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About Raye Village

Raye is a small village in Antagarh tehsil, in the district of Uttar Bastar Kanker, Chhattisgarh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 245, made up of 121 males and 124 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,025 females per 1000 males. The village covers 263.88 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 494635, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Raye Overview

Census 2011 figures for Raye village
Description Value
State Chhattisgarh
District Uttar Bastar Kanker
Tehsil Antagarh
Pincode 494635
Area (hectares) 263.88 hectares
Population 245
Male Population 121
Female Population 124
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,025
Bus Service (public) Available
Bus Service (private) Available within 10+ km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Raye compares

By the 2011 count Raye is the 113th largest of the 185 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 380 residents. Its 263.88 hectares work out to about 0.9 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, much in line with the tehsil average of 1018.

Getting to Raye

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

Raye lies about 49 km from Uttar Bastar Kanker. 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 Raye
Nearest town Nārāinpur 16 km
Tehsil headquarters Antagarh 34 km
District headquarters Uttar Bastar Kanker 49 km

Villages closest to Raye

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Raye village had a population of 245. That makes it the 113th largest of the 185 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 380 residents.

Raye village has 121 males and 124 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Raye has about 1025 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, much in line with the tehsil average of 1018.

The pincode recorded for Raye is 494635. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Raye covers 263.88 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 0.9 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Raye falls under Antagarh tehsil of Uttar Bastar Kanker district in Chhattisgarh.

The census record for Raye 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 Raye.

Raye is about 49 km from Uttar Bastar Kanker in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Raye is in Antagarh tehsil of Uttar Bastar Kanker district. Nārāinpur is about 16 km away. Antagarh is about 34 km away. Uttar Bastar Kanker is about 49 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Chapai (under 2 km), Kudhurpal (2.9 km) and Kongera (3.0 km).

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

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