About Raikera Village

Raikera is a large village in Bano tehsil, in the district of Simdega, Jharkhand. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 2,789, made up of 1,333 males and 1,456 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,092 females per 1000 males. The village covers 2060 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 835201, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Raikera Overview

Census 2011 figures for Raikera village
Description	Value
State	Jharkhand
District	Simdega
Tehsil	Bano
Pincode	835201
Area (hectares)	2060 hectares
Population	2,789
Male Population	1,333
Female Population	1,456
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	1,092
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 Raikera compares

By the 2011 count Raikera is among the largest villages in the tehsil, which puts it more than twice the local average, where the typical village holds 865 residents. Its 2060 hectares work out to about 1.4 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 1015.

Getting to Raikera

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

Raikera lies about 55 km from Simdega, and the nearest railway station is Parbatonia, 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 Raikera
Nearest railway station	Parbatonia	9.1 km
Tehsil headquarters	Bano	18 km
Nearest town	Birmitrapur	31 km
District headquarters	Simdega	55 km

Villages closest to Raikera

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Raikera village had a population of 2,789. That makes it among the largest villages in the tehsil, more than twice the local average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 865 residents.

Raikera village has 1,333 males and 1,456 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Raikera has about 1092 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 1015.

The pincode recorded for Raikera is 835201. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Raikera covers 2060 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 1.4 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Raikera falls under Bano tehsil of Simdega district in Jharkhand.

The nearest railway station to Raikera is Parbatonia, 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 Raikera.

Raikera is about 55 km from Simdega in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Raikera is in Bano tehsil of Simdega district. Parbatonia is about 9.1 km away. Bano is about 18 km away. Birmitrapur is about 31 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.