About Raitarai Village

Raitarai is a mid sized village in Pusour tehsil, in the district of Raigarh, Chhattisgarh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 505, made up of 258 males and 247 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 957 females per 1000 males. The village covers 180.32 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 496001, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Raitarai Overview

Census 2011 figures for Raitarai village
Description	Value
State	Chhattisgarh
District	Raigarh
Tehsil	Pusour
Pincode	496001
Area (hectares)	180.32 hectares
Population	505
Male Population	258
Female Population	247
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	957
Bus Service (public)	Available
Bus Service (private)	Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 10+ km distance

How Raitarai compares

By the 2011 count Raitarai is the 100th largest of the 141 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well below average, where the typical village holds 934 residents. Its 180.32 hectares work out to about 2.8 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 a little below the tehsil average of 989.

Getting to Raitarai

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

Raitarai lies about 14 km from Raigarh, and the nearest railway station is Kirodimal Nagar, about 12 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 Raitarai
Nearest railway station	Kirodimal Nagar	12 km
Tehsil headquarters	Pusour	14 km
District headquarters	Raigarh	14 km

Villages closest to Raitarai

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Raitarai village had a population of 505. That makes it the 100th largest of the 141 villages in the tehsil, well below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 934 residents.

Raitarai village has 258 males and 247 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Raitarai has about 957 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, though that is a little below the tehsil average of 989.

The pincode recorded for Raitarai is 496001. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Raitarai covers 180.32 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 2.8 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Raitarai falls under Pusour tehsil of Raigarh district in Chhattisgarh.

The nearest railway station to Raitarai is Kirodimal Nagar, about 12 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 Raitarai.

Raitarai is about 14 km from Raigarh in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Raitarai is in Pusour tehsil of Raigarh district. Kirodimal Nagar is about 12 km away. Pusour is about 14 km away. Raigarh is about 14 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.