About Raika Village

Raika is a large village in Nawanagar tehsil, in the district of Buxar, Bihar. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 2,541, made up of 1,261 males and 1,280 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,015 females per 1000 males. The village covers 278 hectares hectares.

Raika Overview

Census 2011 figures for Raika village
Description	Value
State	Bihar
District	Buxar
Tehsil	Nawanagar
Area (hectares)	278 hectares
Population	2,541
Male Population	1,261
Female Population	1,280
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	1,015
Bus Service (public)	Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Bus Service (private)	Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 10+ km distance

How Raika compares

By the 2011 count Raika is the 19th largest of the 93 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well above average, where the typical village holds 1,775 residents. Its 278 hectares work out to about 9.1 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 965.

Getting to Raika

Raika is a little way from the nearest bus route, and further still from the railway. The census records public bus service for Raika as Available within 5 - 10 km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within 5 - 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 Raika from other places

Raika lies about 23 km from Buxar, and the nearest railway station is V.V. Giri Halt, about 13 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 Raika
Tehsil headquarters	Nawanagar	8.9 km
Nearest town	Dumraon	11 km
Nearest railway station	V.V. Giri Halt	13 km
District headquarters	Buxar	23 km

Villages closest to Raika

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

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Common questions about Raika

As per the Census of India 2011, Raika village had a population of 2,541. That makes it the 19th largest of the 93 villages in the tehsil, well above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,775 residents.

Raika village has 1,261 males and 1,280 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Raika has about 1015 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 965.

Raika covers 278 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 9.1 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Raika falls under Nawanagar tehsil of Buxar district in Bihar.

The nearest railway station to Raika is V.V. Giri Halt, about 13 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 - 10 km distance and private bus service as Available within 5 - 10 km distance for Raika.

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

Raika is in Nawanagar tehsil of Buxar district. Nawanagar is about 8.9 km away. Dumraon is about 11 km away. V.V. Giri Halt is about 13 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.