About Raksha Village

Raksha is a mid sized village in Saraipali tehsil, in the district of Mahasamund, Chhattisgarh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 570, made up of 274 males and 296 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,080 females per 1000 males. The village covers 230.28 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 496661, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Raksha Overview

Census 2011 figures for Raksha village
Description	Value
State	Chhattisgarh
District	Mahasamund
Tehsil	Saraipali
Pincode	496661
Area (hectares)	230.28 hectares
Population	570
Male Population	274
Female Population	296
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	1,080
Bus Service (public)	Available
Bus Service (private)	Available within village
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 10+ km distance

How Raksha compares

By the 2011 count Raksha is the 127th largest of the 224 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 750 residents. Its 230.28 hectares work out to about 2.5 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 1018.

Getting to Raksha

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

Raksha lies about 113 km from Mahasamund, and the nearest railway station is Barpali, about 49 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 Raksha
Tehsil headquarters	Saraipali	16 km
Nearest railway station	Barpali	49 km
District headquarters	Mahasamund	113 km

Villages closest to Raksha

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Raksha village had a population of 570. That makes it the 127th largest of the 224 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 750 residents.

Raksha village has 274 males and 296 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Raksha has about 1080 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 1018.

The pincode recorded for Raksha is 496661. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Raksha covers 230.28 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 2.5 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Raksha falls under Saraipali tehsil of Mahasamund district in Chhattisgarh.

The nearest railway station to Raksha is Barpali, about 49 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 Raksha.

Raksha is about 113 km from Mahasamund in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Raksha is in Saraipali tehsil of Mahasamund district. Saraipali is about 16 km away. Barpali is about 49 km away. Mahasamund is about 113 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.