About Rakua Village

Rakua is a large village in Gola tehsil, in the district of Ramgarh, Jharkhand. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 3,584, made up of 1,842 males and 1,742 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 946 females per 1000 males. The village covers 876.36 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 825101, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Rakua Overview

Census 2011 figures for Rakua village
Description	Value
State	Jharkhand
District	Ramgarh
Tehsil	Gola
Pincode	825101
Area (hectares)	876.36 hectares
Population	3,584
Male Population	1,842
Female Population	1,742
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	946
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 Rakua compares

By the 2011 count Rakua is the 7th largest of the 86 villages in the tehsil, which puts it more than twice the local average, where the typical village holds 1,650 residents. Its 876.36 hectares work out to about 4.1 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, much in line with the tehsil average of 957.

Getting to Rakua

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

Rakua lies about 26 km from Ramgarh, and the nearest railway station is Gola Road, about 13 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 Rakua
Tehsil headquarters	Gola	12 km
Nearest railway station	Gola Road	13 km
Nearest town	Chitarpur	14 km
District headquarters	Ramgarh	26 km

Villages closest to Rakua

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Rakua village had a population of 3,584. That makes it the 7th largest of the 86 villages in the tehsil, more than twice the local average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,650 residents.

Rakua village has 1,842 males and 1,742 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Rakua has about 946 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, much in line with the tehsil average of 957.

The pincode recorded for Rakua is 825101. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Rakua covers 876.36 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 4.1 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Rakua falls under Gola tehsil of Ramgarh district in Jharkhand.

The nearest railway station to Rakua is Gola Road, about 13 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 Rakua.

Rakua is about 26 km from Ramgarh in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Rakua is in Gola tehsil of Ramgarh district. Gola is about 12 km away. Gola Road is about 13 km away. Chitarpur is about 14 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.