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About Raksapali Village

Raksapali is a mid sized village in Kharsia tehsil, in the district of Raigarh, Chhattisgarh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,108, made up of 568 males and 540 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 951 females per 1000 males. The village covers 335.41 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 496661, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Raksapali Overview

Census 2011 figures for Raksapali village
Description Value
State Chhattisgarh
District Raigarh
Tehsil Kharsia
Pincode 496661
Area (hectares) 335.41 hectares
Population 1,108
Male Population 568
Female Population 540
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 951
Bus Service (public) Available
Bus Service (private) Available within 10+ km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Raksapali compares

By the 2011 count Raksapali is the 43rd largest of the 135 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little above average, where the typical village holds 970 residents. Its 335.41 hectares work out to about 3.3 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, though that is well below the tehsil average of 1015.

Getting to Raksapali

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

Raksapali lies about 20 km from Raigarh, and the nearest railway station is Bhupdeopur, about 4.1 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 Raksapali
Nearest railway station Bhupdeopur 4.1 km
Tehsil headquarters Kharsia 12 km
District headquarters Raigarh 20 km

Villages closest to Raksapali

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

Common questions about Raksapali

As per the Census of India 2011, Raksapali village had a population of 1,108. That makes it the 43rd largest of the 135 villages in the tehsil, a little above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 970 residents.

Raksapali village has 568 males and 540 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Raksapali has about 951 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, though that is well below the tehsil average of 1015.

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

Raksapali covers 335.41 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 3.3 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Raksapali falls under Kharsia tehsil of Raigarh district in Chhattisgarh.

The nearest railway station to Raksapali is Bhupdeopur, about 4.1 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 Raksapali.

Raksapali is about 20 km from Raigarh in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Raksapali is in Kharsia tehsil of Raigarh district. Bhupdeopur is about 4.1 km away. Kharsia is about 12 km away. Raigarh is about 20 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Saliha Bhantha (1.9 km), Sendripali (1.9 km) and Kurru (2.0 km).

No. It is the count from the Census of India 2011, the most recent completed census. The population of Raksapali today is likely to be higher.

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