About Raikona Village

Raikona is a small village in Jashpur tehsil, in the district of Jashpur, Chhattisgarh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 469, made up of 243 males and 226 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 930 females per 1000 males. The village covers 302.09 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 492112, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Raikona Overview

Census 2011 figures for Raikona village
Description	Value
State	Chhattisgarh
District	Jashpur
Tehsil	Jashpur
Pincode	492112
Area (hectares)	302.09 hectares
Population	469
Male Population	243
Female Population	226
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	930
Bus Service (public)	Available
Bus Service (private)	Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 10+ km distance

How Raikona compares

By the 2011 count Raikona is the 60th largest of the 96 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 709 residents. Its 302.09 hectares work out to about 1.6 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, well below the tehsil average of 999.

Getting to Raikona

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

Raikona lies about 8.1 km from Jashpur, and the nearest railway station is Biramitrapur, about 79 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 Raikona
Tehsil headquarters	Jashpur	8.1 km
Nearest town	Jashpur Nagar	8.1 km
Nearest railway station	Biramitrapur	79 km

Villages closest to Raikona

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Raikona village had a population of 469. That makes it the 60th largest of the 96 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 709 residents.

Raikona village has 243 males and 226 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Raikona has about 930 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, well below the tehsil average of 999.

The pincode recorded for Raikona is 492112. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Raikona covers 302.09 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 1.6 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Raikona falls under Jashpur tehsil of Jashpur district in Chhattisgarh.

The nearest railway station to Raikona is Biramitrapur, about 79 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 Raikona.

Raikona is about 8.1 km from Jashpur in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Raikona is in Jashpur tehsil of Jashpur district. Jashpur is about 8.1 km away. Jashpur Nagar is about 8.1 km away. Biramitrapur is about 79 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.