[1] In 1863, Debendranath Tagore took on permanent lease 20 acres (81,000 m2) of land, with two chhatim trees, at a yearly payment of Rs.

The village lies on the road that bypasses the town of bolpur and is near to the BITM[clarification needed].

Raipur is located in the south-eastern corner of the district which is an alluvial plain between Ajay and Mayurakshi Rivers.

It has hot and dry summers, spread over March – May, followed by the monsoon from June to September.

[1] The ruins of the ancestral house of Bhuban Mohan Singha still stands at the end of the village.