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About Raksa Village

Raksa is a mid sized village in Nagaruntari tehsil, in the district of Garhwa, Jharkhand. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 741, made up of 392 males and 349 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 890 females per 1000 males. The village covers 13 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 822121, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Raksa Overview

Census 2011 figures for Raksa village
Description Value
State Jharkhand
District Garhwa
Tehsil Nagaruntari
Pincode 822121
Area (hectares) 13 hectares
Population 741
Male Population 392
Female Population 349
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 890
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within <5 km distance

How Raksa compares

By the 2011 count Raksa is the 47th largest of the 74 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well below average, where the typical village holds 1,389 residents. Its 13 hectares work out to about 57 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area. On the sex ratio, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 931.

Getting to Raksa

Raksa is well connected by rural standards, with buses in the village itself and a railway station close by. The census records public bus service for Raksa 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 <5 km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Raksa from other places

Raksa lies about 31 km from Garhwa, and the nearest railway station is Ramna, about 19 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 Raksa
Nearest railway station Ramna 19 km
Tehsil headquarters Nagaruntari 21 km
District headquarters Garhwa 31 km

Villages closest to Raksa

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Raksa village had a population of 741. That makes it the 47th largest of the 74 villages in the tehsil, well below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,389 residents.

Raksa village has 392 males and 349 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Raksa has about 890 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 931.

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

Raksa covers 13 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 57 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area.

Raksa falls under Nagaruntari tehsil of Garhwa district in Jharkhand.

The nearest railway station to Raksa is Ramna, about 19 km away in a straight line. The 2011 census recorded it as available within <5 km distance.

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

Raksa is about 31 km from Garhwa in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Raksa is in Nagaruntari tehsil of Garhwa district. Ramna is about 19 km away. Nagaruntari is about 21 km away. Garhwa is about 31 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Kolhua (9.6 km), Pipardih (11 km) and Kadhwan (11 km).

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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