About Raika Village

Raika is a mid sized village in Jubbal tehsil, in the district of Shimla, Himachal Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 670, made up of 334 males and 336 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,006 females per 1000 males. The village covers 209 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 171206, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Raika Overview

Census 2011 figures for Raika village
Description	Value
State	Himachal Pradesh
District	Shimla
Tehsil	Jubbal
Pincode	171206
Area (hectares)	209 hectares
Population	670
Male Population	334
Female Population	336
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	1,006
Bus Service (public)	Available within village
Bus Service (private)	Available within village
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 10+ km distance

How Raika compares

By the 2011 count Raika is among the largest villages in the tehsil, which puts it more than twice the local average, where the typical village holds 267 residents. Its 209 hectares work out to about 3.2 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, a little above the tehsil average of 971.

Getting to Raika

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

Raika lies about 54 km from Shimla. 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 Raika
Tehsil headquarters	Jubbal	7.8 km
District headquarters	Shimla	54 km

Villages closest to Raika

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

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Common questions about Raika

As per the Census of India 2011, Raika village had a population of 670. That makes it among the largest villages in the tehsil, more than twice the local average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 267 residents.

Raika village has 334 males and 336 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Raika has about 1006 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, a little above the tehsil average of 971.

The pincode recorded for Raika is 171206. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Raika covers 209 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 3.2 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Raika falls under Jubbal tehsil of Shimla district in Himachal Pradesh.

The census record for Raika notes the nearest railway station as Available within 10+ km distance.

The census records public bus service as Available within village and private bus service as Available within village for Raika.

Raika is about 54 km from Shimla in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Raika is in Jubbal tehsil of Shimla district. Jubbal is about 7.8 km away. Shimla is about 54 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.