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About Raikona Village

Raikona is a large village in Bilaigarh tehsil, in the district of Raipur, Chhattisgarh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 2,765, made up of 1,350 males and 1,415 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,048 females per 1000 males. The village covers 515.91 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 497778, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Raikona Overview

Census 2011 figures for Raikona village
Description Value
State Chhattisgarh
District Raipur
Tehsil Bilaigarh
Pincode 497778
Area (hectares) 515.91 hectares
Population 2,765
Male Population 1,350
Female Population 1,415
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,048
Bus Service (public) Available
Bus Service (private) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Raikona compares

By the 2011 count Raikona is among the largest villages in the tehsil, which puts it more than twice the local average, where the typical village holds 983 residents. Its 515.91 hectares work out to about 5.4 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, a little above the tehsil average of 1009.

Getting to Raikona

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

Raikona lies about 137 km from Raipur, and the nearest railway station is Sakti, about 46 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 Raikona
Tehsil headquarters Bilaigarh 18 km
Nearest town Saraipali 34 km
Nearest railway station Sakti 46 km
District headquarters Raipur 137 km

Villages closest to Raikona

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Raikona village had a population of 2,765. That makes it among the largest villages in the tehsil, more than twice the local average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 983 residents.

Raikona village has 1,350 males and 1,415 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Raikona has about 1048 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, a little above the tehsil average of 1009.

The pincode recorded for Raikona is 497778. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Raikona covers 515.91 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 5.4 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Raikona falls under Bilaigarh tehsil of Raipur district in Chhattisgarh.

The nearest railway station to Raikona is Sakti, about 46 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 Raikona.

Raikona is about 137 km from Raipur in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Raikona is in Bilaigarh tehsil of Raipur district. Bilaigarh is about 18 km away. Saraipali is about 34 km away. Sakti is about 46 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Panchpedi (2.2 km), Sohagpur (2.3 km) and Bilaspur (2.5 km).

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

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