About Raykera Village

Raykera is a mid sized village in Basia tehsil, in the district of Gumla, Jharkhand. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 724, made up of 356 males and 368 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,034 females per 1000 males. The village covers 371 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 835229, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Raykera Overview

Census 2011 figures for Raykera village
Description	Value
State	Jharkhand
District	Gumla
Tehsil	Basia
Pincode	835229
Area (hectares)	371 hectares
Population	724
Male Population	356
Female Population	368
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	1,034
Bus Service (public)	Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Bus Service (private)	Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 10+ km distance

How Raykera compares

By the 2011 count Raykera is the 48th largest of the 87 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 925 residents. Its 371 hectares work out to about 2.0 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 989.

Getting to Raykera

Raykera is a little way from the nearest bus route, and further still from the railway. The census records public bus service for Raykera as Available within 5 - 10 km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within 5 - 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 Raykera from other places

Raykera lies about 32 km from Gumla, and the nearest railway station is Kurkura, 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 Raykera
Tehsil headquarters	Basia	11 km
Nearest railway station	Kurkura	20 km
District headquarters	Gumla	32 km
Nearest town	Gumlā	32 km

Villages closest to Raykera

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Raykera village had a population of 724. That makes it the 48th largest of the 87 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 925 residents.

Raykera village has 356 males and 368 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Raykera has about 1034 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 989.

The pincode recorded for Raykera is 835229. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Raykera covers 371 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 2.0 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Raykera falls under Basia tehsil of Gumla district in Jharkhand.

The nearest railway station to Raykera is Kurkura, 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 5 - 10 km distance and private bus service as Available within 5 - 10 km distance for Raykera.

Raykera is about 32 km from Gumla in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Raykera is in Basia tehsil of Gumla district. Basia is about 11 km away. Kurkura is about 20 km away. Gumla is about 32 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.