About Raksa Village

Raksa is a large village in Gurua tehsil, in the district of Gaya, Bihar. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 2,155, made up of 1,049 males and 1,106 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,054 females per 1000 males. The village covers 243 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 824205, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Raksa Overview

Census 2011 figures for Raksa village
Description	Value
State	Bihar
District	Gaya
Tehsil	Gurua
Pincode	824205
Area (hectares)	243 hectares
Population	2,155
Male Population	1,049
Female Population	1,106
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	1,054
Bus Service (public)	Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Bus Service (private)	Available within 10+ km distance
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 10+ km distance

How Raksa compares

By the 2011 count Raksa is the 16th largest of the 164 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well above average, where the typical village holds 1,089 residents. Its 243 hectares work out to about 8.9 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 951.

Getting to Raksa

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

Raksa lies about 33 km from Gaya, and the nearest railway station is Ismailpur, about 16 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 Raksa
Tehsil headquarters	Gurua	7.2 km
Nearest railway station	Ismailpur	16 km
Nearest town	Sherghāti	16 km
District headquarters	Gaya	33 km

Villages closest to Raksa

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Raksa village had a population of 2,155. That makes it the 16th largest of the 164 villages in the tehsil, well above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,089 residents.

Raksa village has 1,049 males and 1,106 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Raksa has about 1054 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 951.

The pincode recorded for Raksa is 824205. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Raksa covers 243 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 8.9 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Raksa falls under Gurua tehsil of Gaya district in Bihar.

The nearest railway station to Raksa is Ismailpur, about 16 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 10+ km distance for Raksa.

Raksa is about 33 km from Gaya in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Raksa is in Gurua tehsil of Gaya district. Gurua is about 7.2 km away. Ismailpur is about 16 km away. Sherghāti is about 16 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.