About Raksha Village

Raksha is a mid sized village in Sarangarh tehsil, in the district of Raigarh, Chhattisgarh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 822, made up of 411 males and 411 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,000 females per 1000 males. The village covers 138.36 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 496445, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Raksha Overview

Census 2011 figures for Raksha village
Description	Value
State	Chhattisgarh
District	Raigarh
Tehsil	Sarangarh
Pincode	496445
Area (hectares)	138.36 hectares
Population	822
Male Population	411
Female Population	411
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	1,000
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 87th largest of the 261 villages in the tehsil, which puts it close to average, where the typical village holds 792 residents. Its 138.36 hectares work out to about 5.9 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, much in line with the tehsil average of 1008.

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 48 km from Raigarh, and the nearest railway station is Jharadih, about 38 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	Sarangarh	11 km
Nearest railway station	Jharadih	38 km
Nearest town	Saraipali	38 km
District headquarters	Raigarh	48 km

Villages closest to Raksha

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Raksha village had a population of 822. That makes it the 87th largest of the 261 villages in the tehsil, close to average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 792 residents.

Raksha village has 411 males and 411 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Raksha has about 1000 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, much in line with the tehsil average of 1008.

The pincode recorded for Raksha is 496445. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Raksha covers 138.36 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 5.9 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Raksha falls under Sarangarh tehsil of Raigarh district in Chhattisgarh.

The nearest railway station to Raksha is Jharadih, about 38 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 48 km from Raigarh in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Raksha is in Sarangarh tehsil of Raigarh district. Sarangarh is about 11 km away. Jharadih is about 38 km away. Saraipali is about 38 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.