About Raksi Village

Raksi is a large village in Dhurki tehsil, in the district of Garhwa, Jharkhand. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 2,882, made up of 1,510 males and 1,372 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 909 females per 1000 males. The village covers 833 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 822121, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Raksi Overview

Census 2011 figures for Raksi village
Description	Value
State	Jharkhand
District	Garhwa
Tehsil	Dhurki
Pincode	822121
Area (hectares)	833 hectares
Population	2,882
Male Population	1,510
Female Population	1,372
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	909
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 Raksi compares

By the 2011 count Raksi is the 7th largest of the 28 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well above average, where the typical village holds 1,981 residents. Its 833 hectares work out to about 3.5 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, a little below the tehsil average of 940.

Getting to Raksi

Raksi is fairly remote, with both bus and rail more than ten kilometres away. The census records public bus service for Raksi 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. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Raksi from other places

Raksi lies about 34 km from Garhwa, and the nearest railway station is Mangra, about 20 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 Raksi
Nearest railway station	Mangra	20 km
Nearest town	Medininagar	24 km
Tehsil headquarters	Dhurki	34 km
District headquarters	Garhwa	34 km

Villages closest to Raksi

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Raksi village had a population of 2,882. That makes it the 7th largest of the 28 villages in the tehsil, well above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,981 residents.

Raksi village has 1,510 males and 1,372 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Raksi has about 909 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, a little below the tehsil average of 940.

The pincode recorded for Raksi is 822121. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Raksi covers 833 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 3.5 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Raksi falls under Dhurki tehsil of Garhwa district in Jharkhand.

The nearest railway station to Raksi is Mangra, about 20 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 10+ km distance and private bus service as Available within 10+ km distance for Raksi.

Raksi is about 34 km from Garhwa in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Raksi is in Dhurki tehsil of Garhwa district. Mangra is about 20 km away. Medininagar is about 24 km away. Dhurki is about 34 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.