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About Raygadh Village

Raygadh is one of the larger villages in Nizar tehsil, in the district of Tapi, Gujarat. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 7,483, made up of 3,730 males and 3,753 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,006 females per 1000 males. The village covers 1862.78 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 394380, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Raygadh Overview

Census 2011 figures for Raygadh village
Description Value
State Gujarat
District Tapi
Tehsil Nizar
Pincode 394380
Area (hectares) 1862.78 hectares
Population 7,483
Male Population 3,730
Female Population 3,753
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,006
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 4th largest of the 51 villages in the tehsil, which puts it more than twice the local average, where the typical village holds 2,548 residents. Its 1862.78 hectares work out to about 4.0 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, though that is a little below the tehsil average of 1027.

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 5.7 km from Tapi, and the nearest railway station is Khandbara, about 18 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
Tehsil headquarters Nizar 5.7 km
District headquarters Tapi 5.7 km
Nearest railway station Khandbara 18 km
Nearest town Taloda 23 km

Villages closest to Raygadh

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Nizar 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 7,483. That makes it the 4th largest of the 51 villages in the tehsil, more than twice the local average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 2,548 residents.

Raygadh village has 3,730 males and 3,753 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Raygadh has about 1006 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, though that is a little below the tehsil average of 1027.

The pincode recorded for Raygadh is 394380. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Raygadh covers 1862.78 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 4.0 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Raygadh falls under Nizar tehsil of Tapi district in Gujarat.

The nearest railway station to Raygadh is Khandbara, about 18 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 5.7 km from Tapi in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Raygadh is in Nizar tehsil of Tapi district. Nizar is about 5.7 km away. Tapi is about 5.7 km away. Khandbara is about 18 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Gamdi (2.3 km), Lekurvadi (3.1 km) and Gujarpur (3.2 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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