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About Raiba Village

Raiba is a mid sized village in Kamdara tehsil, in the district of Gumla, Jharkhand. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 711, made up of 364 males and 347 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 953 females per 1000 males. The village covers 339 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 835227, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Raiba Overview

Census 2011 figures for Raiba village
Description Value
State Jharkhand
District Gumla
Tehsil Kamdara
Pincode 835227
Area (hectares) 339 hectares
Population 711
Male Population 364
Female Population 347
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 953
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 Raiba compares

By the 2011 count Raiba is the 39th largest of the 73 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 874 residents. Its 339 hectares work out to about 2.1 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, though that is well below the tehsil average of 1004.

Getting to Raiba

Raiba is a little way from the nearest bus route, and further still from the railway. The census records public bus service for Raiba 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 Raiba from other places

Raiba lies about 39 km from Gumla, and the nearest railway station is Pokla, about 4.7 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 Raiba
Tehsil headquarters Kamdara 3.8 km
Nearest railway station Pokla 4.7 km
District headquarters Gumla 39 km
Nearest town Gumlā 39 km

Villages closest to Raiba

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Raiba village had a population of 711. That makes it the 39th largest of the 73 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 874 residents.

Raiba village has 364 males and 347 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Raiba has about 953 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, though that is well below the tehsil average of 1004.

The pincode recorded for Raiba is 835227. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Raiba covers 339 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 2.1 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Raiba falls under Kamdara tehsil of Gumla district in Jharkhand.

The nearest railway station to Raiba is Pokla, about 4.7 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 Raiba.

Raiba is about 39 km from Gumla in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Raiba is in Kamdara tehsil of Gumla district. Kamdara is about 3.8 km away. Pokla is about 4.7 km away. Gumla is about 39 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Turbul (under 2 km), Kotbo (1.9 km) and Arahara (3.1 km).

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

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