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About Raigaon Village

Raigaon is a mid sized village in Lonar tehsil, in the district of Buldana, Maharashtra. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,805, made up of 947 males and 858 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 906 females per 1000 males. The village covers 859.01 hectares hectares.

Raigaon Overview

Census 2011 figures for Raigaon village
Description Value
State Maharashtra
District Buldana
Tehsil Lonar
Area (hectares) 859.01 hectares
Population 1,805
Male Population 947
Female Population 858
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 906
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within 10+ km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Raigaon compares

By the 2011 count Raigaon is the 26th largest of the 83 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little above average, where the typical village holds 1,553 residents. Its 859.01 hectares work out to about 2.1 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 923.

Getting to Raigaon

Raigaon is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Raigaon 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 10+ km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Raigaon from other places

Raigaon lies about 86 km from Buldana, and the nearest railway station is Satuna, about 46 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 Raigaon
Tehsil headquarters Lonar 17 km
Nearest railway station Satuna 46 km
District headquarters Buldana 86 km

Villages closest to Raigaon

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Raigaon village had a population of 1,805. That makes it the 26th largest of the 83 villages in the tehsil, a little above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,553 residents.

Raigaon village has 947 males and 858 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Raigaon has about 906 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, a little below the tehsil average of 923.

Raigaon covers 859.01 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 2.1 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Raigaon falls under Lonar tehsil of Buldana district in Maharashtra.

The nearest railway station to Raigaon is Satuna, about 46 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 village and private bus service as Available within 10+ km distance for Raigaon.

Raigaon is about 86 km from Buldana in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Raigaon is in Lonar tehsil of Buldana district. Lonar is about 17 km away. Satuna is about 46 km away. Buldana is about 86 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Sawargaon Mundhe (3.2 km), Dhad (3.4 km) and Nandra (3.6 km).

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

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