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About Raikheda Village

Raikheda is a large village in Tilda tehsil, in the district of Raipur, Chhattisgarh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 3,541, made up of 1,734 males and 1,807 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,042 females per 1000 males. The village covers 1368.46 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 497778, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Raikheda Overview

Census 2011 figures for Raikheda village
Description Value
State Chhattisgarh
District Raipur
Tehsil Tilda
Pincode 497778
Area (hectares) 1368.46 hectares
Population 3,541
Male Population 1,734
Female Population 1,807
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,042
Bus Service (public) Available
Bus Service (private) Available within 10+ km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Raikheda compares

By the 2011 count Raikheda is among the largest villages in the tehsil, which puts it more than twice the local average, where the typical village holds 1,467 residents. Its 1368.46 hectares work out to about 2.6 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 997.

Getting to Raikheda

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

Raikheda lies about 31 km from Raipur, and the nearest railway station is Silyari, about 8.6 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 Raikheda
Nearest railway station Silyari 8.6 km
Tehsil headquarters Tilda 14 km
Nearest town Tilda Newra 14 km
District headquarters Raipur 31 km

Villages closest to Raikheda

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Raikheda village had a population of 3,541. That makes it among the largest villages in the tehsil, more than twice the local average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,467 residents.

Raikheda village has 1,734 males and 1,807 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Raikheda has about 1042 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 997.

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

Raikheda covers 1368.46 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 2.6 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Raikheda falls under Tilda tehsil of Raipur district in Chhattisgarh.

The nearest railway station to Raikheda is Silyari, about 8.6 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 10+ km distance for Raikheda.

Raikheda is about 31 km from Raipur in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Raikheda is in Tilda tehsil of Raipur district. Silyari is about 8.6 km away. Tilda is about 14 km away. Tilda Newra is about 14 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Sontara (under 2 km), Dhansuli 1 (2.7 km) and Mura (2.8 km).

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

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