About Raijama Village

Raijama is a mid sized village in Kharsawan tehsil, in the district of Saraikela Kharsawan, Jharkhand. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 752, made up of 388 males and 364 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 938 females per 1000 males. The village covers 1134 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 837530, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Raijama Overview

Census 2011 figures for Raijama village
Description	Value
State	Jharkhand
District	Saraikela Kharsawan
Tehsil	Kharsawan
Pincode	837530
Area (hectares)	1134 hectares
Population	752
Male Population	388
Female Population	364
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	938
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 Raijama compares

By the 2011 count Raijama is the 42nd largest of the 128 villages in the tehsil, which puts it close to average, where the typical village holds 693 residents. Its 1134 hectares work out to about 0.7 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, a little below the tehsil average of 977.

Getting to Raijama

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

Raijama lies about 11 km from Saraikela Kharsawan, and the nearest railway station is Mahali Marup, about 14 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 Raijama
Tehsil headquarters	Kharsawan	9.2 km
District headquarters	Saraikela Kharsawan	11 km
Nearest railway station	Mahali Marup	14 km
Nearest town	Chakradharpur	30 km

Villages closest to Raijama

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Raijama village had a population of 752. That makes it the 42nd largest of the 128 villages in the tehsil, close to average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 693 residents.

Raijama village has 388 males and 364 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Raijama has about 938 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, a little below the tehsil average of 977.

The pincode recorded for Raijama is 837530. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Raijama covers 1134 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 0.7 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Raijama falls under Kharsawan tehsil of Saraikela Kharsawan district in Jharkhand.

The nearest railway station to Raijama is Mahali Marup, about 14 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 Raijama.

Raijama is about 11 km from Saraikela Kharsawan in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Raijama is in Kharsawan tehsil of Saraikela Kharsawan district. Kharsawan is about 9.2 km away. Saraikela Kharsawan is about 11 km away. Mahali Marup is about 14 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.