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About Raytorang Village

Raytorang is a small village in Erki tehsil, in the district of Khunti, Jharkhand. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 391, made up of 187 males and 204 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,091 females per 1000 males. The village covers 426.61 hectares hectares.

Raytorang Overview

Census 2011 figures for Raytorang village
Description Value
State Jharkhand
District Khunti
Tehsil Erki
Area (hectares) 426.61 hectares
Population 391
Male Population 187
Female Population 204
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,091
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 Raytorang compares

By the 2011 count Raytorang is the 68th largest of the 126 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 626 residents. Its 426.61 hectares work out to about 0.9 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 1005.

Getting to Raytorang

Raytorang is fairly remote, with both bus and rail more than ten kilometres away. The census records public bus service for Raytorang 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 Raytorang from other places

Raytorang lies about 21 km from Khunti, and the nearest railway station is Karra, about 36 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 Raytorang
Tehsil headquarters Erki 21 km
District headquarters Khunti 21 km
Nearest railway station Karra 36 km

Villages closest to Raytorang

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Raytorang village had a population of 391. That makes it the 68th largest of the 126 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 626 residents.

Raytorang village has 187 males and 204 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Raytorang has about 1091 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 1005.

Raytorang covers 426.61 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 0.9 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Raytorang falls under Erki tehsil of Khunti district in Jharkhand.

The nearest railway station to Raytorang is Karra, about 36 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 Raytorang.

Raytorang is about 21 km from Khunti in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Raytorang is in Erki tehsil of Khunti district. Erki is about 21 km away. Khunti is about 21 km away. Karra is about 36 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Charadih (under 2 km), Mailpiri (under 2 km) and Ragonoe (1.7 km).

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

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