About Raigawan Village

Raigawan is a large village in Maihar tehsil, in the district of Satna, Madhya Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 2,031, made up of 1,065 males and 966 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 907 females per 1000 males. The village covers 682.71 hectares hectares.

Raigawan Overview

Census 2011 figures for Raigawan village
Description	Value
State	Madhya Pradesh
District	Satna
Tehsil	Maihar
Area (hectares)	682.71 hectares
Population	2,031
Male Population	1,065
Female Population	966
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	907
Bus Service (public)	Available within village
Bus Service (private)	Available within 10+ km distance
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 5 - 10 km distance

How Raigawan compares

By the 2011 count Raigawan is the 52nd largest of the 238 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well above average, where the typical village holds 1,325 residents. Its 682.71 hectares work out to about 3.0 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, well below the tehsil average of 947.

Getting to Raigawan

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

Raigawan lies about 53 km from Satna, and the nearest railway station is Ghunwara Railway Station, about 1.9 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 Raigawan
Nearest railway station	Ghunwara Railway Station	1.9 km
Tehsil headquarters	Maihar	20 km
District headquarters	Satna	53 km

Villages closest to Raigawan

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Raigawan village had a population of 2,031. That makes it the 52nd largest of the 238 villages in the tehsil, well above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,325 residents.

Raigawan village has 1,065 males and 966 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Raigawan has about 907 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, well below the tehsil average of 947.

Raigawan covers 682.71 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 3.0 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Raigawan falls under Maihar tehsil of Satna district in Madhya Pradesh.

The nearest railway station to Raigawan is Ghunwara Railway Station, about 1.9 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 village and private bus service as Available within 10+ km distance for Raigawan.

Raigawan is about 53 km from Satna in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Raigawan is in Maihar tehsil of Satna district. Ghunwara Railway Station is about 1.9 km away. Maihar is about 20 km away. Satna is about 53 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.