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About Raiya Village

Raiya is a mid sized village in Birsinghpur tehsil, in the district of Satna, Madhya Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,442, made up of 771 males and 671 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 870 females per 1000 males. The village covers 861.2 hectares hectares.

Raiya Overview

Census 2011 figures for Raiya village
Description Value
State Madhya Pradesh
District Satna
Tehsil Birsinghpur
Area (hectares) 861.2 hectares
Population 1,442
Male Population 771
Female Population 671
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 870
Bus Service (public) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 5 - 10 km distance

How Raiya compares

By the 2011 count Raiya is the 22nd largest of the 133 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well above average, where the typical village holds 812 residents. Its 861.2 hectares work out to about 1.7 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 928.

Getting to Raiya

Raiya is a little way from the nearest bus route, and further still from the railway. The census records public bus service for Raiya as Available within 5 - 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 5 - 10 km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Raiya from other places

Raiya lies about 28 km from Satna, and the nearest railway station is Khutaha, about 4.4 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 Raiya
Nearest railway station Khutaha 4.4 km
Tehsil headquarters Birsinghpur 7.5 km
District headquarters Satna 28 km

Villages closest to Raiya

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Raiya village had a population of 1,442. That makes it the 22nd largest of the 133 villages in the tehsil, well above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 812 residents.

Raiya village has 771 males and 671 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Raiya has about 870 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 928.

Raiya covers 861.2 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 1.7 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Raiya falls under Birsinghpur tehsil of Satna district in Madhya Pradesh.

The nearest railway station to Raiya is Khutaha, about 4.4 km away in a straight line. The 2011 census recorded it as available within 5 - 10 km distance.

The census records public bus service as Available within 5 - 10 km distance and private bus service as Available within 5 - 10 km distance for Raiya.

Raiya is about 28 km from Satna in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Raiya is in Birsinghpur tehsil of Satna district. Khutaha is about 4.4 km away. Birsinghpur is about 7.5 km away. Satna 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 Rasoiya (under 2 km), Karaundi (under 2 km) and Karaundi Kalan (under 2 km).

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

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