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About Raikara Village

Raikara is a mid sized village in Pawai tehsil, in the district of Panna, Madhya Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,259, made up of 664 males and 595 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 896 females per 1000 males. The village covers 290.56 hectares hectares.

Raikara Overview

Census 2011 figures for Raikara village
Description Value
State Madhya Pradesh
District Panna
Tehsil Pawai
Area (hectares) 290.56 hectares
Population 1,259
Male Population 664
Female Population 595
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 896
Bus Service (public) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Raikara compares

By the 2011 count Raikara is the 37th largest of the 168 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well above average, where the typical village holds 894 residents. Its 290.56 hectares work out to about 4.3 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, the shortfall of women against men is wide, much in line with the tehsil average of 909.

Getting to Raikara

Raikara is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Raikara as Available within 5 - 10 km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within village. 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 Raikara from other places

Raikara lies about 62 km from Panna, and the nearest railway station is Ratangaon, about 47 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 Raikara
Nearest town Hatta 29 km
Tehsil headquarters Pawai 31 km
Nearest railway station Ratangaon 47 km
District headquarters Panna 62 km

Villages closest to Raikara

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Raikara village had a population of 1,259. That makes it the 37th largest of the 168 villages in the tehsil, well above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 894 residents.

Raikara village has 664 males and 595 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Raikara has about 896 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, much in line with the tehsil average of 909.

Raikara covers 290.56 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 4.3 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Raikara falls under Pawai tehsil of Panna district in Madhya Pradesh.

The nearest railway station to Raikara is Ratangaon, about 47 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 5 - 10 km distance and private bus service as Available within village for Raikara.

Raikara is about 62 km from Panna in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Raikara is in Pawai tehsil of Panna district. Hatta is about 29 km away. Pawai is about 31 km away. Ratangaon is about 47 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Rtaru (under 2 km), Amghat (3.0 km) and Niwari (3.0 km).

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

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