About Raksha Village

Raksha is a small village in Chikhaldara tehsil, in the district of Amravati, Maharashtra. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 231, made up of 104 males and 127 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,221 females per 1000 males. The village covers 185.64 hectares hectares.

Raksha Overview

Census 2011 figures for Raksha village
Description	Value
State	Maharashtra
District	Amravati
Tehsil	Chikhaldara
Area (hectares)	185.64 hectares
Population	231
Male Population	104
Female Population	127
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	1,221
Bus Service (public)	Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Bus Service (private)	Available within 10+ km distance
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 10+ km distance

How Raksha compares

By the 2011 count Raksha is among the smallest villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 718 residents. Its 185.64 hectares work out to about 1.2 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 975.

Getting to Raksha

Raksha is a little way from the nearest bus route, and further still from the railway. The census records public bus service for Raksha as Available within 5 - 10 km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within 10+ 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 Raksha from other places

Raksha lies about 89 km from Amravati, and the nearest railway station is Hiwarkhed, about 38 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 Raksha
Tehsil headquarters	Chikhaldara	24 km
Nearest railway station	Hiwarkhed	38 km
Nearest town	Anjangaon	39 km
District headquarters	Amravati	89 km

Villages closest to Raksha

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Raksha village had a population of 231. That makes it among the smallest villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 718 residents.

Raksha village has 104 males and 127 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Raksha has about 1221 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 975.

Raksha covers 185.64 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 1.2 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Raksha falls under Chikhaldara tehsil of Amravati district in Maharashtra.

The nearest railway station to Raksha is Hiwarkhed, about 38 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 10+ km distance for Raksha.

Raksha is about 89 km from Amravati in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Raksha is in Chikhaldara tehsil of Amravati district. Chikhaldara is about 24 km away. Hiwarkhed is about 38 km away. Anjangaon is about 39 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.