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About Raksa Village

Raksa is a small village in Mohanpur tehsil, in the district of Deoghar, Jharkhand. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 281, made up of 146 males and 135 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 925 females per 1000 males. The village covers 65 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 814113, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Raksa Overview

Census 2011 figures for Raksa village
Description Value
State Jharkhand
District Deoghar
Tehsil Mohanpur
Pincode 814113
Area (hectares) 65 hectares
Population 281
Male Population 146
Female Population 135
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 925
Bus Service (public) Available within 10+ km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within 10+ km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Raksa compares

By the 2011 count Raksa is the 206th largest of the 350 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 461 residents. Its 65 hectares work out to about 4.3 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, much in line with the tehsil average of 935.

Getting to Raksa

Raksa is fairly remote, with both bus and rail more than ten kilometres away. The census records public bus service for Raksa as Available within 10+ km distance. 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. The nearest villages by name are Purnabathan, Raghunathpur, Raghunathpur Chhit and Rajasor. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

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 Raksa

As per the Census of India 2011, Raksa village had a population of 281. That makes it the 206th largest of the 350 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 461 residents.

Raksa village has 146 males and 135 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Raksa has about 925 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, much in line with the tehsil average of 935.

The pincode recorded for Raksa is 814113. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Raksa covers 65 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 4.3 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Raksa falls under Mohanpur tehsil of Deoghar district in Jharkhand.

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

The census records public bus service as Available within 10+ km distance and private bus service as Available within 10+ km distance for Raksa.

Raksa is in Mohanpur tehsil of Deoghar district. The district and tehsil pages linked from here list the neighbouring villages, which is usually the quickest way to place it on a map.

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

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