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About Raka Village

Raka is a small village in Yachuli tehsil, in the district of Lower Subansiri, Arunachal Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 205, made up of 102 males and 103 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,010 females per 1000 males. The village covers 12000 hectares hectares.

Raka Overview

Census 2011 figures for Raka village
Description Value
State Arunachal Pradesh
District Lower Subansiri
Tehsil Yachuli
Area (hectares) 12000 hectares
Population 205
Male Population 102
Female Population 103
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,010
Bus Service (public) Available within <5 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within 10+ km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Raka compares

By the 2011 count Raka is the 15th largest of the 57 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little above average, where the typical village holds 150 residents. Its 12000 hectares work out to about 0.0 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 944.

Getting to Raka

Raka is reached by bus from a few kilometres away, with rail a longer trip. The census records public bus service for Raka as Available within <5 km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within 10+ km distance. For rail, the census notes the nearest railway station as Available within 10+ km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Raka from other places

Raka lies about 23 km from Lower Subansiri, and the nearest railway station is Siajuli, about 44 km away. The figures below are straight-line distances from the village to each place. A road journey is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again.

Distances from Raka
Tehsil headquarters Yachuli 22 km
District headquarters Lower Subansiri 23 km
Nearest railway station Siajuli 44 km
Nearest town North Lakhimpur 56 km

Villages closest to Raka

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Yachuli tehsil.

Source: Census of India 2011, the most recent completed census. Figures have not been revised since collection. Read more on our about the data page.

Common questions about Raka

As per the Census of India 2011, Raka village had a population of 205. That makes it the 15th largest of the 57 villages in the tehsil, a little above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 150 residents.

Raka village has 102 males and 103 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Raka has about 1010 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 944.

Raka covers 12000 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 0.0 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Raka falls under Yachuli tehsil of Lower Subansiri district in Arunachal Pradesh.

The nearest railway station to Raka is Siajuli, about 44 km away in a straight line. The 2011 census recorded it as available within 10+ km distance.

The census records public bus service as Available within <5 km distance and private bus service as Available within 10+ km distance for Raka.

Raka is about 23 km from Lower Subansiri in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Raka is in Yachuli tehsil of Lower Subansiri district. Yachuli is about 22 km away. Lower Subansiri is about 23 km away. Siajuli is about 44 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Talo (20 km), Yachuli H Q (22 km) and Peel Joram (23 km).

No. It is the count from the Census of India 2011, the most recent completed census. The population of Raka today is likely to be higher.

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