About Raikola Village

Raikola is a mid sized village in Tantnagar tehsil, in the district of Pashchimi Singhbhum, Jharkhand. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 610, made up of 298 males and 312 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,047 females per 1000 males. The village covers 255.82 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 833201, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Raikola Overview

Census 2011 figures for Raikola village
Description	Value
State	Jharkhand
District	Pashchimi Singhbhum
Tehsil	Tantnagar
Pincode	833201
Area (hectares)	255.82 hectares
Population	610
Male Population	298
Female Population	312
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	1,047
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 Raikola compares

By the 2011 count Raikola is the 46th largest of the 75 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 847 residents. Its 255.82 hectares work out to about 2.4 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, a little above the tehsil average of 1026.

Getting to Raikola

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

Raikola lies about 31 km from Pashchimi Singhbhum, and the nearest railway station is Jhinkpani, about 10 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 Raikola
Nearest railway station	Jhinkpani	10 km
Tehsil headquarters	Tantnagar	11 km
Nearest town	Chāībāsa	19 km
District headquarters	Pashchimi Singhbhum	31 km

Villages closest to Raikola

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Raikola village had a population of 610. That makes it the 46th largest of the 75 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 847 residents.

Raikola village has 298 males and 312 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Raikola has about 1047 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, a little above the tehsil average of 1026.

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

Raikola covers 255.82 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 2.4 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Raikola falls under Tantnagar tehsil of Pashchimi Singhbhum district in Jharkhand.

The nearest railway station to Raikola is Jhinkpani, about 10 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 Raikola.

Raikola is about 31 km from Pashchimi Singhbhum in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Raikola is in Tantnagar tehsil of Pashchimi Singhbhum district. Jhinkpani is about 10 km away. Tantnagar is about 11 km away. Chāībāsa is about 19 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.