About Raksa Village

Raksa is a mid sized village in Dhamdha tehsil, in the district of Durg, Chhattisgarh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,007, made up of 503 males and 504 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,002 females per 1000 males. The village covers 529.6 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 491558, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Raksa Overview

Census 2011 figures for Raksa village
Description	Value
State	Chhattisgarh
District	Durg
Tehsil	Dhamdha
Pincode	491558
Area (hectares)	529.6 hectares
Population	1,007
Male Population	503
Female Population	504
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	1,002
Bus Service (public)	Available
Bus Service (private)	Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 10+ km distance

How Raksa compares

By the 2011 count Raksa is the 89th largest of the 150 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 1,271 residents. Its 529.6 hectares work out to about 1.9 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, much in line with the tehsil average of 1004.

Getting to Raksa

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

Raksa lies about 34 km from Durg, and the nearest railway station is Durg Junction, about 33 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	Dhamdha	5.7 km
Nearest town	Ahīwāra	20 km
Nearest railway station	Durg Junction	33 km
District headquarters	Durg	34 km

Villages closest to Raksa

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Dhamdha 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 1,007. That makes it the 89th largest of the 150 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,271 residents.

Raksa village has 503 males and 504 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Raksa has about 1002 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, much in line with the tehsil average of 1004.

The pincode recorded for Raksa is 491558. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Raksa covers 529.6 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 1.9 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Raksa falls under Dhamdha tehsil of Durg district in Chhattisgarh.

The nearest railway station to Raksa is Durg Junction, about 33 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 Raksa.

Raksa is about 34 km from Durg in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Raksa is in Dhamdha tehsil of Durg district. Dhamdha is about 5.7 km away. Ahīwāra is about 20 km away. Durg Junction is about 33 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.