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About Ragra Village

Ragra is a mid sized village in Khairagarh tehsil, in the district of Rajnandgaon, Chhattisgarh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,294, made up of 636 males and 658 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,035 females per 1000 males. The village covers 571.19 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 491441, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Ragra Overview

Census 2011 figures for Ragra village
Description Value
State Chhattisgarh
District Rajnandgaon
Tehsil Khairagarh
Pincode 491441
Area (hectares) 571.19 hectares
Population 1,294
Male Population 636
Female Population 658
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,035
Bus Service (public) Available
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Ragra compares

By the 2011 count Ragra is the 35th largest of the 212 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well above average, where the typical village holds 779 residents. Its 571.19 hectares work out to about 2.3 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 1027.

Getting to Ragra

Ragra is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Ragra as Available. Private bus service is recorded as Available within <5 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 Ragra from other places

Ragra lies about 44 km from Rajnandgaon, and the nearest railway station is Rasmara, about 34 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 Ragra
Tehsil headquarters Khairagarh 13 km
Nearest town Khairāgarh 13 km
Nearest railway station Rasmara 34 km
District headquarters Rajnandgaon 44 km

Villages closest to Ragra

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Ragra village had a population of 1,294. That makes it the 35th largest of the 212 villages in the tehsil, well above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 779 residents.

Ragra village has 636 males and 658 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Ragra has about 1035 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, much in line with the tehsil average of 1027.

The pincode recorded for Ragra is 491441. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Ragra covers 571.19 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 2.3 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Ragra falls under Khairagarh tehsil of Rajnandgaon district in Chhattisgarh.

The nearest railway station to Ragra is Rasmara, about 34 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 km distance for Ragra.

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

Ragra is in Khairagarh tehsil of Rajnandgaon district. Khairagarh is about 13 km away. Khairāgarh is about 13 km away. Rasmara is about 34 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Dullapur (under 2 km), Sonpuri (2.4 km) and Chandeni (3.2 km).

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

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