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About Raikot Village

Raikot is a small village in Sakri tehsil, in the district of Dhule, Maharashtra. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 407, made up of 201 males and 206 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,025 females per 1000 males. The village covers 1856.51 hectares hectares.

Raikot Overview

Census 2011 figures for Raikot village
Description Value
State Maharashtra
District Dhule
Tehsil Sakri
Area (hectares) 1856.51 hectares
Population 407
Male Population 201
Female Population 206
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,025
Bus Service (public) Available within <5 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within 10+ km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Raikot compares

By the 2011 count Raikot is among the smallest villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 1,957 residents. Its 1856.51 hectares work out to about 0.2 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, a little above the tehsil average of 987.

Getting to Raikot

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

Raikot lies about 75 km from Dhule, and the nearest railway station is Khatgaon, about 17 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 Raikot
Nearest railway station Khatgaon 17 km
Tehsil headquarters Sakri 28 km
District headquarters Dhule 75 km

Villages closest to Raikot

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Raikot village had a population of 407. That makes it among the smallest villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,957 residents.

Raikot village has 201 males and 206 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Raikot has about 1025 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, a little above the tehsil average of 987.

Raikot covers 1856.51 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 0.2 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Raikot falls under Sakri tehsil of Dhule district in Maharashtra.

The nearest railway station to Raikot is Khatgaon, about 17 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 10+ km distance for Raikot.

Raikot is about 75 km from Dhule in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Raikot is in Sakri tehsil of Dhule district. Khatgaon is about 17 km away. Sakri is about 28 km away. Dhule is about 75 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Lagalwal (2.4 km), Burudkhe (2.5 km) and Panchmauli (2.7 km).

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

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