About Raykera Village

Raykera is a mid sized village in Verno tehsil, in the district of Gumla, Jharkhand. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 985, made up of 500 males and 485 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 970 females per 1000 males. The village covers 298 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 835203, 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	Verno
Pincode	835203
Area (hectares)	298 hectares
Population	985
Male Population	500
Female Population	485
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	970
Bus Service (public)	Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Bus Service (private)	Available within 10+ km distance
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 10+ km distance

How Raykera compares

By the 2011 count Raykera is the 36th largest of the 67 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 1,236 residents. Its 298 hectares work out to about 3.3 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 a little below the tehsil average of 993.

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 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
Nearest railway station	Kurkura	20 km
Tehsil headquarters	Verno	32 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 Verno 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 985. That makes it the 36th largest of the 67 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,236 residents.

Raykera village has 500 males and 485 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Raykera has about 970 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, though that is a little below the tehsil average of 993.

The pincode recorded for Raykera is 835203. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Raykera covers 298 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 3.3 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Raykera falls under Verno 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 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 Verno tehsil of Gumla district. Kurkura is about 20 km away. Verno is about 32 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.