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About Raikwar Village

Raikwar is a large village in Amarpatan tehsil, in the district of Satna, Madhya Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 2,024, made up of 1,054 males and 970 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 920 females per 1000 males. The village covers 404.95 hectares hectares.

Raikwar Overview

Census 2011 figures for Raikwar village
Description Value
State Madhya Pradesh
District Satna
Tehsil Amarpatan
Area (hectares) 404.95 hectares
Population 2,024
Male Population 1,054
Female Population 970
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 920
Bus Service (public) Available within <5 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Raikwar compares

By the 2011 count Raikwar is the 29th largest of the 164 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well above average, where the typical village holds 1,217 residents. Its 404.95 hectares work out to about 5.0 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 953.

Getting to Raikwar

Raikwar is reached by bus from a few kilometres away, with rail a longer trip. The census records public bus service for Raikwar as Available within <5 km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within <5 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 Raikwar from other places

Raikwar lies about 34 km from Satna, and the nearest railway station is Baghai Road, about 24 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 Raikwar
Tehsil headquarters Amarpatan 7.2 km
Nearest railway station Baghai Road 24 km
Nearest town Maihar 30 km
District headquarters Satna 34 km

Villages closest to Raikwar

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Raikwar village had a population of 2,024. That makes it the 29th largest of the 164 villages in the tehsil, well above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,217 residents.

Raikwar village has 1,054 males and 970 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Raikwar has about 920 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, a little below the tehsil average of 953.

Raikwar covers 404.95 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 5.0 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Raikwar falls under Amarpatan tehsil of Satna district in Madhya Pradesh.

The nearest railway station to Raikwar is Baghai Road, about 24 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 km distance and private bus service as Available within <5 km distance for Raikwar.

Raikwar is about 34 km from Satna in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Raikwar is in Amarpatan tehsil of Satna district. Amarpatan is about 7.2 km away. Baghai Road is about 24 km away. Maihar is about 30 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Bedura Kalan (under 2 km), Bedura Khurd (under 2 km) and Bedura Unmukt (under 2 km).

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

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