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About Raytalai Village

Raytalai is a large village in Khaknar tehsil, in the district of Burhanpur, Madhya Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 2,253, made up of 1,160 males and 1,093 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 942 females per 1000 males. The village covers 805.47 hectares hectares.

Raytalai Overview

Census 2011 figures for Raytalai village
Description Value
State Madhya Pradesh
District Burhanpur
Tehsil Khaknar
Area (hectares) 805.47 hectares
Population 2,253
Male Population 1,160
Female Population 1,093
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 942
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within <5 km distance

How Raytalai compares

By the 2011 count Raytalai is the 16th largest of the 81 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little above average, where the typical village holds 1,645 residents. Its 805.47 hectares work out to about 2.8 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, a little below the tehsil average of 979.

Getting to Raytalai

Raytalai is well connected by rural standards, with buses in the village itself and a railway station close by. The census records public bus service for Raytalai as Available within village. Private bus service is recorded as Available within village. For rail, the census notes the nearest railway station as Available within <5 km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Raytalai from other places

Raytalai lies about 60 km from Burhanpur, and the nearest railway station is Wan Road, about 4.3 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 Raytalai
Nearest railway station Wan Road 4.3 km
Nearest town Telhāra 25 km
Tehsil headquarters Khaknar 28 km
District headquarters Burhanpur 60 km

Villages closest to Raytalai

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

Common questions about Raytalai

As per the Census of India 2011, Raytalai village had a population of 2,253. That makes it the 16th largest of the 81 villages in the tehsil, a little above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,645 residents.

Raytalai village has 1,160 males and 1,093 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Raytalai has about 942 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, a little below the tehsil average of 979.

Raytalai covers 805.47 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 2.8 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Raytalai falls under Khaknar tehsil of Burhanpur district in Madhya Pradesh.

The nearest railway station to Raytalai is Wan Road, about 4.3 km away in a straight line. The 2011 census recorded it as available within <5 km distance.

The census records public bus service as Available within village and private bus service as Available within village for Raytalai.

Raytalai is about 60 km from Burhanpur in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Raytalai is in Khaknar tehsil of Burhanpur district. Wan Road is about 4.3 km away. Telhāra is about 25 km away. Khaknar is about 28 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Dedtalai (under 2 km), Jampani (12 km) and Saikheda Kalan (15 km).

No. It is the count from the Census of India 2011, the most recent completed census. The population of Raytalai today is likely to be higher.

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