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About Raksi Village

Raksi is a small village in Chhura tehsil, in the district of Raipur, Chhattisgarh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 238, made up of 108 males and 130 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,204 females per 1000 males. The village covers 235.5 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 493996, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Raksi Overview

Census 2011 figures for Raksi village
Description Value
State Chhattisgarh
District Raipur
Tehsil Chhura
Pincode 493996
Area (hectares) 235.5 hectares
Population 238
Male Population 108
Female Population 130
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,204
Bus Service (public) Available
Bus Service (private) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Raksi compares

By the 2011 count Raksi is the 135th largest of the 152 villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 694 residents. Its 235.5 hectares work out to about 1.0 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 1038.

Getting to Raksi

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

Raksi lies about 83 km from Raipur, and the nearest railway station is Khariar Road, about 30 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 Raksi
Tehsil headquarters Chhura 6.8 km
Nearest railway station Khariar Road 30 km
Nearest town Mahāsamund 41 km
District headquarters Raipur 83 km

Villages closest to Raksi

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Raksi village had a population of 238. That makes it the 135th largest of the 152 villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 694 residents.

Raksi village has 108 males and 130 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Raksi has about 1204 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 1038.

The pincode recorded for Raksi is 493996. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Raksi covers 235.5 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 1.0 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Raksi falls under Chhura tehsil of Raipur district in Chhattisgarh.

The nearest railway station to Raksi is Khariar Road, about 30 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 Raksi.

Raksi is about 83 km from Raipur in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Raksi is in Chhura tehsil of Raipur district. Chhura is about 6.8 km away. Khariar Road is about 30 km away. Mahāsamund is about 41 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Sendabahara (under 2 km), Sendbahara (under 2 km) and Tonhidabari (under 2 km).

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

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