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About Raygadh Village

Raygadh is a mid sized village in Dhrangadhra tehsil, in the district of Surendranagar, Gujarat. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 884, made up of 474 males and 410 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 865 females per 1000 males. The village covers 1309.63 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 363310, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Raygadh Overview

Census 2011 figures for Raygadh village
Description Value
State Gujarat
District Surendranagar
Tehsil Dhrangadhra
Pincode 363310
Area (hectares) 1309.63 hectares
Population 884
Male Population 474
Female Population 410
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 865
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within 10+ km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Raygadh compares

By the 2011 count Raygadh is the 60th largest of the 63 villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 2,268 residents. Its 1309.63 hectares work out to about 0.7 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 952.

Getting to Raygadh

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

Raygadh lies about 32 km from Surendranagar, and the nearest railway station is Vasadva, about 4.5 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 Raygadh
Nearest railway station Vasadva 4.5 km
Tehsil headquarters Dhrangadhra 10 km
Nearest town Dhrāngadhra 10 km
District headquarters Surendranagar 32 km

Villages closest to Raygadh

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Raygadh village had a population of 884. That makes it the 60th largest of the 63 villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 2,268 residents.

Raygadh village has 474 males and 410 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Raygadh has about 865 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 952.

The pincode recorded for Raygadh is 363310. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Raygadh covers 1309.63 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 0.7 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Raygadh falls under Dhrangadhra tehsil of Surendranagar district in Gujarat.

The nearest railway station to Raygadh is Vasadva, about 4.5 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 within village and private bus service as Available within 10+ km distance for Raygadh.

Raygadh is about 32 km from Surendranagar in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Raygadh is in Dhrangadhra tehsil of Surendranagar district. Vasadva is about 4.5 km away. Dhrangadhra is about 10 km away. Dhrāngadhra is about 10 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Rajgadh (under 2 km), Ramgadh (under 2 km) and Hirapur (under 2 km).

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

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