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About Raihatu Village

Raihatu is a mid sized village in Khuntpani tehsil, in the district of Pashchimi Singhbhum, Jharkhand. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 641, made up of 312 males and 329 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,054 females per 1000 males. The village covers 159 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 833201, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Raihatu Overview

Census 2011 figures for Raihatu village
Description Value
State Jharkhand
District Pashchimi Singhbhum
Tehsil Khuntpani
Pincode 833201
Area (hectares) 159 hectares
Population 641
Male Population 312
Female Population 329
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,054
Bus Service (public) Available within <5 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 5 - 10 km distance

How Raihatu compares

By the 2011 count Raihatu is the 54th largest of the 114 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 723 residents. Its 159 hectares work out to about 4.0 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, a little above the tehsil average of 1020.

Getting to Raihatu

Raihatu is reached by bus from a few kilometres away, with rail a longer trip. The census records public bus service for Raihatu as Available within <5 km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within <5 km distance. For rail, the census notes the nearest railway station as Available within 5 - 10 km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Raihatu from other places

Raihatu lies about 13 km from Pashchimi Singhbhum, and the nearest railway station is Pandrasali, about 5.5 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 Raihatu
Tehsil headquarters Khuntpani 3.7 km
Nearest railway station Pandrasali 5.5 km
Nearest town Chāībāsa 9.0 km
District headquarters Pashchimi Singhbhum 13 km

Villages closest to Raihatu

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Raihatu village had a population of 641. That makes it the 54th largest of the 114 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 723 residents.

Raihatu village has 312 males and 329 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Raihatu has about 1054 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, a little above the tehsil average of 1020.

The pincode recorded for Raihatu is 833201. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Raihatu covers 159 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 4.0 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Raihatu falls under Khuntpani tehsil of Pashchimi Singhbhum district in Jharkhand.

The nearest railway station to Raihatu is Pandrasali, about 5.5 km away in a straight line. The 2011 census recorded it as available within 5 - 10 km distance.

The census records public bus service as Available within <5 km distance and private bus service as Available within <5 km distance for Raihatu.

Raihatu is about 13 km from Pashchimi Singhbhum in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Raihatu is in Khuntpani tehsil of Pashchimi Singhbhum district. Khuntpani is about 3.7 km away. Pandrasali is about 5.5 km away. Chāībāsa is about 9.0 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Pasuhatu (under 2 km), Gararajabasa (under 2 km) and Sarda (under 2 km).

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

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