About Raika Village

Raika is a mid sized village in Noamundi tehsil, in the district of Pashchimi Singhbhum, Jharkhand. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 770, made up of 393 males and 377 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 959 females per 1000 males. The village covers 1823.35 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 833218, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Raika Overview

Census 2011 figures for Raika village
Description	Value
State	Jharkhand
District	Pashchimi Singhbhum
Tehsil	Noamundi
Pincode	833218
Area (hectares)	1823.35 hectares
Population	770
Male Population	393
Female Population	377
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	959
Bus Service (public)	Available within 10+ km distance
Bus Service (private)	Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 10+ km distance

How Raika compares

By the 2011 count Raika is the 37th largest of the 62 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 949 residents. Its 1823.35 hectares work out to about 0.4 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, though that is a little below the tehsil average of 996.

Getting to Raika

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

Raika lies about 39 km from Pashchimi Singhbhum, and the nearest railway station is Gua, about 9.1 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 Raika
Nearest railway station	Gua	9.1 km
Tehsil headquarters	Noamundi	14 km
Nearest town	Bada Barabīl	19 km
District headquarters	Pashchimi Singhbhum	39 km

Villages closest to Raika

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Raika village had a population of 770. That makes it the 37th largest of the 62 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 949 residents.

Raika village has 393 males and 377 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Raika has about 959 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 996.

The pincode recorded for Raika is 833218. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Raika covers 1823.35 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 0.4 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Raika falls under Noamundi tehsil of Pashchimi Singhbhum district in Jharkhand.

The nearest railway station to Raika is Gua, about 9.1 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 5 - 10 km distance for Raika.

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

Raika is in Noamundi tehsil of Pashchimi Singhbhum district. Gua is about 9.1 km away. Noamundi is about 14 km away. Bada Barabīl is about 19 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.