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About Raksha Village

Raksha is a mid sized village in Rajim tehsil, in the district of Raipur, Chhattisgarh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,046, made up of 527 males and 519 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 985 females per 1000 males. The village covers 364.14 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 493992, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Raksha Overview

Census 2011 figures for Raksha village
Description Value
State Chhattisgarh
District Raipur
Tehsil Rajim
Pincode 493992
Area (hectares) 364.14 hectares
Population 1,046
Male Population 527
Female Population 519
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 985
Bus Service (public) Available
Bus Service (private) Available within 10+ km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Raksha compares

By the 2011 count Raksha is the 53rd largest of the 96 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 1,471 residents. Its 364.14 hectares work out to about 2.9 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 1007.

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 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 Raksha from other places

Raksha lies about 44 km from Raipur. 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 Rajim 13 km
Nearest town Mahāsamund 14 km
District headquarters Raipur 44 km

Villages closest to Raksha

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Raksha village had a population of 1,046. That makes it the 53rd largest of the 96 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,471 residents.

Raksha village has 527 males and 519 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Raksha has about 985 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 1007.

The pincode recorded for Raksha is 493992. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Raksha covers 364.14 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 2.9 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Raksha falls under Rajim tehsil of Raipur district in Chhattisgarh.

The census record for Raksha notes the nearest railway station 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 Raksha.

Raksha is about 44 km from Raipur in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Raksha is in Rajim tehsil of Raipur district. Rajim is about 13 km away. Mahāsamund is about 14 km away. Raipur is about 44 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Pendra (under 2 km), Pali (1.7 km) and Bhasera (1.8 km).

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

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