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About Rajkheta Village

Rajkheta is a large village in Wadrafnagar tehsil, in the district of Surguja, Chhattisgarh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 2,804, made up of 1,439 males and 1,365 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 949 females per 1000 males. The village covers 735.75 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 497225, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Rajkheta Overview

Census 2011 figures for Rajkheta village
Description Value
State Chhattisgarh
District Surguja
Tehsil Wadrafnagar
Pincode 497225
Area (hectares) 735.75 hectares
Population 2,804
Male Population 1,439
Female Population 1,365
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 949
Bus Service (public) Available
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Rajkheta compares

By the 2011 count Rajkheta is the 10th largest of the 116 villages in the tehsil, which puts it more than twice the local average, where the typical village holds 1,295 residents. Its 735.75 hectares work out to about 3.8 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, a little below the tehsil average of 969.

Getting to Rajkheta

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

Rajkheta lies about 70 km from Surguja, and the nearest railway station is Jharokhas, about 48 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 Rajkheta
Tehsil headquarters Wadrafnagar 1.8 km
Nearest railway station Jharokhas 48 km
Nearest town Renukūt 55 km
District headquarters Surguja 70 km

Villages closest to Rajkheta

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Rajkheta village had a population of 2,804. That makes it the 10th largest of the 116 villages in the tehsil, more than twice the local average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,295 residents.

Rajkheta village has 1,439 males and 1,365 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Rajkheta has about 949 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, a little below the tehsil average of 969.

The pincode recorded for Rajkheta is 497225. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Rajkheta covers 735.75 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 3.8 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Rajkheta falls under Wadrafnagar tehsil of Surguja district in Chhattisgarh.

The nearest railway station to Rajkheta is Jharokhas, about 48 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 village for Rajkheta.

Rajkheta is about 70 km from Surguja in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Rajkheta is in Wadrafnagar tehsil of Surguja district. Wadrafnagar is about 1.8 km away. Jharokhas is about 48 km away. Renukūt is about 55 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Bhagwanpur Jirat (3.4 km), Bhagwanpur Khas (3.4 km) and Kotrahi (5.1 km).

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

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