About Raha Village

Raha is a mid sized village in Pali tehsil, in the district of Korba, Chhattisgarh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 872, made up of 476 males and 396 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 832 females per 1000 males. The village covers 1423 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 495449, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Raha Overview

Census 2011 figures for Raha village
Description	Value
State	Chhattisgarh
District	Korba
Tehsil	Pali
Pincode	495449
Area (hectares)	1423 hectares
Population	872
Male Population	476
Female Population	396
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	832
Bus Service (public)	Available
Bus Service (private)	Available within 10+ km distance
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 10+ km distance

How Raha compares

By the 2011 count Raha is the 79th largest of the 138 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 1,372 residents. Its 1423 hectares work out to about 0.6 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 990.

Getting to Raha

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

Raha lies about 44 km from Korba, and the nearest railway station is Belgahna, about 35 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 Raha
Tehsil headquarters	Pali	21 km
Nearest town	Katghora	22 km
Nearest railway station	Belgahna	35 km
District headquarters	Korba	44 km

Villages closest to Raha

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Raha village had a population of 872. That makes it the 79th largest of the 138 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,372 residents.

Raha village has 476 males and 396 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Raha has about 832 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 990.

The pincode recorded for Raha is 495449. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Raha covers 1423 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 0.6 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Raha falls under Pali tehsil of Korba district in Chhattisgarh.

The nearest railway station to Raha is Belgahna, about 35 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 10+ km distance for Raha.

Raha is about 44 km from Korba in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Raha is in Pali tehsil of Korba district. Pali is about 21 km away. Katghora is about 22 km away. Belgahna is about 35 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.