About Raikera Village

Raikera is a mid sized village in Kunkuri tehsil, in the district of Jashpur, Chhattisgarh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,172, made up of 588 males and 584 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 993 females per 1000 males. The village covers 493.47 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 494111, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Raikera Overview

Census 2011 figures for Raikera village
Description	Value
State	Chhattisgarh
District	Jashpur
Tehsil	Kunkuri
Pincode	494111
Area (hectares)	493.47 hectares
Population	1,172
Male Population	588
Female Population	584
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	993
Bus Service (public)	Available
Bus Service (private)	Available within village
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 10+ km distance

How Raikera compares

By the 2011 count Raikera is the 23rd largest of the 90 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little above average, where the typical village holds 905 residents. Its 493.47 hectares work out to about 2.4 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, much in line with the tehsil average of 995.

Getting to Raikera

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

Raikera lies about 18 km from Jashpur, and the nearest railway station is Garposh, about 82 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 Raikera
Tehsil headquarters	Kunkuri	7.6 km
District headquarters	Jashpur	18 km
Nearest town	Jashpur Nagar	18 km
Nearest railway station	Garposh	82 km

Villages closest to Raikera

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

Most viewed villages

Related Villages

Common questions about Raikera

As per the Census of India 2011, Raikera village had a population of 1,172. That makes it the 23rd largest of the 90 villages in the tehsil, a little above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 905 residents.

Raikera village has 588 males and 584 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Raikera has about 993 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, much in line with the tehsil average of 995.

The pincode recorded for Raikera is 494111. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Raikera covers 493.47 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 2.4 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Raikera falls under Kunkuri tehsil of Jashpur district in Chhattisgarh.

The nearest railway station to Raikera is Garposh, about 82 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 village for Raikera.

Raikera is about 18 km from Jashpur in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Raikera is in Kunkuri tehsil of Jashpur district. Kunkuri is about 7.6 km away. Jashpur is about 18 km away. Jashpur Nagar is about 18 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.