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About Rakasmeta Village

Rakasmeta is a small village in Kondagaon tehsil, in the district of Bastar, Chhattisgarh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 81, made up of 38 males and 43 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,132 females per 1000 males. The village covers 297.8 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 494226, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Rakasmeta Overview

Census 2011 figures for Rakasmeta village
Description Value
State Chhattisgarh
District Bastar
Tehsil Kondagaon
Pincode 494226
Area (hectares) 297.8 hectares
Population 81
Male Population 38
Female Population 43
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,132
Bus Service (public) Available
Bus Service (private) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Rakasmeta compares

By the 2011 count Rakasmeta is among the smallest villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 927 residents. Its 297.8 hectares work out to about 0.3 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 1046.

Getting to Rakasmeta

Rakasmeta is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Rakasmeta as Available. 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 Rakasmeta from other places

Rakasmeta lies about 57 km from Bastar, and the nearest railway station is Silak Jhori, about 70 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 Rakasmeta
Tehsil headquarters Kondagaon 8.3 km
District headquarters Bastar 57 km
Nearest railway station Silak Jhori 70 km

Villages closest to Rakasmeta

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Rakasmeta village had a population of 81. That makes it among the smallest villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 927 residents.

Rakasmeta village has 38 males and 43 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Rakasmeta has about 1132 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 1046.

The pincode recorded for Rakasmeta is 494226. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Rakasmeta covers 297.8 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 0.3 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Rakasmeta falls under Kondagaon tehsil of Bastar district in Chhattisgarh.

The nearest railway station to Rakasmeta is Silak Jhori, about 70 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 and private bus service as Available within 5 - 10 km distance for Rakasmeta.

Rakasmeta is about 57 km from Bastar in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Rakasmeta is in Kondagaon tehsil of Bastar district. Kondagaon is about 8.3 km away. Bastar is about 57 km away. Silak Jhori is about 70 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Temrugaon (under 2 km), Gulbha (1.9 km) and Bansirsi (3.0 km).

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

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