About Raikhel Village

Raikhel is a mid sized village in Tuljapur tehsil, in the district of Osmanabad, Maharashtra. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 749, made up of 382 males and 367 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 961 females per 1000 males. The village covers 537.12 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 413601, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Raikhel Overview

Census 2011 figures for Raikhel village
Description	Value
State	Maharashtra
District	Osmanabad
Tehsil	Tuljapur
Pincode	413601
Area (hectares)	537.12 hectares
Population	749
Male Population	382
Female Population	367
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	961
Bus Service (public)	Available within village
Bus Service (private)	Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 10+ km distance

How Raikhel compares

By the 2011 count Raikhel is the 100th largest of the 120 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well below average, where the typical village holds 1,845 residents. Its 537.12 hectares work out to about 1.4 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, a little above the tehsil average of 926.

Getting to Raikhel

Raikhel is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Raikhel as Available within village. Private bus service is recorded as Available within 5 - 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 Raikhel from other places

Raikhel lies about 25 km from Osmanabad, and the nearest railway station is Dharashiv, about 32 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 Raikhel
Tehsil headquarters	Tuljapur	5.1 km
Nearest town	Tuljāpur	5.1 km
District headquarters	Osmanabad	25 km
Nearest railway station	Dharashiv	32 km

Villages closest to Raikhel

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Raikhel village had a population of 749. That makes it the 100th largest of the 120 villages in the tehsil, well below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,845 residents.

Raikhel village has 382 males and 367 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Raikhel has about 961 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, a little above the tehsil average of 926.

The pincode recorded for Raikhel is 413601. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Raikhel covers 537.12 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 1.4 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Raikhel falls under Tuljapur tehsil of Osmanabad district in Maharashtra.

The nearest railway station to Raikhel is Dharashiv, about 32 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 5 - 10 km distance for Raikhel.

Raikhel is about 25 km from Osmanabad in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Raikhel is in Tuljapur tehsil of Osmanabad district. Tuljapur is about 5.1 km away. Tuljāpur is about 5.1 km away. Osmanabad is about 25 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.