About Rayate Village

Rayate is a large village in Kalyan tehsil, in the district of Thane, Maharashtra. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 2,516, made up of 1,284 males and 1,232 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 960 females per 1000 males. The village covers 359 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 421301, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Rayate Overview

Census 2011 figures for Rayate village
Description	Value
State	Maharashtra
District	Thane
Tehsil	Kalyan
Pincode	421301
Area (hectares)	359 hectares
Population	2,516
Male Population	1,284
Female Population	1,232
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	960
Bus Service (public)	Available within village
Bus Service (private)	Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 5 - 10 km distance

How Rayate compares

By the 2011 count Rayate is the 18th largest of the 85 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 3,332 residents. Its 359 hectares work out to about 7.0 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, well above the tehsil average of 916.

Getting to Rayate

Rayate is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Rayate 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 5 - 10 km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Rayate from other places

Rayate lies about 27 km from Thane, and the nearest railway station is Ambivli, about 5.1 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 Rayate
Nearest town	Mharal Bk	4.2 km
Nearest railway station	Ambivli	5.1 km
Tehsil headquarters	Kalyan	8.6 km
District headquarters	Thane	27 km

Villages closest to Rayate

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Rayate village had a population of 2,516. That makes it the 18th largest of the 85 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 3,332 residents.

Rayate village has 1,284 males and 1,232 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Rayate has about 960 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, well above the tehsil average of 916.

The pincode recorded for Rayate is 421301. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Rayate covers 359 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 7.0 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Rayate falls under Kalyan tehsil of Thane district in Maharashtra.

The nearest railway station to Rayate is Ambivli, about 5.1 km away in a straight line. The 2011 census recorded it as available within 5 - 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 Rayate.

Rayate is about 27 km from Thane in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Rayate is in Kalyan tehsil of Thane district. Mharal Bk is about 4.2 km away. Ambivli is about 5.1 km away. Kalyan is about 8.6 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.