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About Raka Village

Raka is a large village in Sadak Arjuni tehsil, in the district of Gondiya, Maharashtra. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 2,186, made up of 1,082 males and 1,104 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,020 females per 1000 males. The village covers 646.96 hectares hectares.

Raka Overview

Census 2011 figures for Raka village
Description Value
State Maharashtra
District Gondiya
Tehsil Sadak Arjuni
Area (hectares) 646.96 hectares
Population 2,186
Male Population 1,082
Female Population 1,104
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,020
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within <5 km distance

How Raka compares

By the 2011 count Raka is the 10th largest of the 93 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well above average, where the typical village holds 1,147 residents. Its 646.96 hectares work out to about 3.4 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, a little above the tehsil average of 997.

Getting to Raka

Raka is well connected by rural standards, with buses in the village itself and a railway station close by. The census records public bus service for Raka as Available within village. Private bus service is recorded as Available within <5 km distance. For rail, the census notes the nearest railway station as Available within <5 km distance. The nearest villages by name are Pipri, Pradhantola, Purkabadi and Putli. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

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 Raka

As per the Census of India 2011, Raka village had a population of 2,186. That makes it the 10th largest of the 93 villages in the tehsil, well above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,147 residents.

Raka village has 1,082 males and 1,104 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Raka has about 1020 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, a little above the tehsil average of 997.

Raka covers 646.96 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 3.4 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Raka falls under Sadak Arjuni tehsil of Gondiya district in Maharashtra.

The census record for Raka notes the nearest railway station as Available within <5 km distance.

The census records public bus service as Available within village and private bus service as Available within <5 km distance for Raka.

Raka is in Sadak Arjuni tehsil of Gondiya district. The district and tehsil pages linked from here list the neighbouring villages, which is usually the quickest way to place it on a map.

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

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