Raipura

Raipura
रैपुरा
Town
Nickname(s): रैपुरा
Raipura

Location in Madhya Pradesh, india

Coordinates: 23°53′43″N 79°57′28″E / 23.895367°N 79.957734°E / 23.895367; 79.957734Coordinates: 23°53′43″N 79°57′28″E / 23.895367°N 79.957734°E / 23.895367; 79.957734
Country  India
State Madhya Pradesh
District Panna
Government
  Type Gram Panchayat
  Body Gram Panchayat Raipura
  ग्राम पंचायत Vijay Modi
Time zone IST (UTC+5:30)
PIN 488443
Telephone code 07734
Vehicle registration MP 35
Official language Hindi

Raipura is a town which comes under the jurisdiction of Panna district, Madhya Pradesh, India. It is one of the nine tehsils of Panna. It is about 113 km from the district headquarters. It is surrounded by Damoh and Katni districts.

It shares borders with Rithi tehsil to the east, Bahoriband tehsil to the south, Patera tehsil to the north west, and Pawai tehsil to the north east.

State Highways SH14 and SH51 pass through the town, where the busses for Katni, Jabalpur, Damoh, Sagar, Indore, Panna, and Tikamgarh are available.

The economy is mainly based on agriculture, and a market is being developed. A Software Company Goyal Softech Private Limited has been established in Town by a young entrepreneur Pravesh Agrawal. The town also hosts some good schools. A private college named Rajiv Gandhi College is situated in the town.

Available means of Public transport includes Bus and Train(via Salaiya Railway).

Important Places:

Temple of Lord Hanumaan
Sankat Mochan Dham

Civic administration

The Gram Panchayat Raipura is charged with governance of the town's civic and infrastructural assets.

Mr. Vijay Modi is Sarpanch of current panchvarsi.

Jhanda Chowk Raipura
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