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About Raikhal Village

Raikhal is a small village in Belpara tehsil, in the district of Balangir, Odisha. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 378, made up of 192 males and 186 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 969 females per 1000 males. The village covers 129 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 767026, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Raikhal Overview

Census 2011 figures for Raikhal village
Description Value
State Odisha
District Balangir
Tehsil Belpara
Pincode 767026
Area (hectares) 129 hectares
Population 378
Male Population 192
Female Population 186
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 969
Bus Service (public) Available within 10+ km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within <5 km distance

How Raikhal compares

By the 2011 count Raikhal is the 62nd largest of the 70 villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 1,001 residents. Its 129 hectares work out to about 2.9 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, though that is well below the tehsil average of 1018.

Getting to Raikhal

The census records public bus service for Raikhal as Available within 10+ km distance. 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. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Raikhal from other places

Raikhal lies about 65 km from Balangir, and the nearest railway station is Harishanker Rd, 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 Raikhal
Nearest railway station Harishanker Rd 17 km
Tehsil headquarters Belpara 21 km
Nearest town Patnāgarh 28 km
District headquarters Balangir 65 km

Villages closest to Raikhal

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Raikhal village had a population of 378. That makes it the 62nd largest of the 70 villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,001 residents.

Raikhal village has 192 males and 186 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Raikhal has about 969 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, though that is well below the tehsil average of 1018.

The pincode recorded for Raikhal is 767026. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Raikhal covers 129 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 2.9 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Raikhal falls under Belpara tehsil of Balangir district in Odisha.

The nearest railway station to Raikhal is Harishanker Rd, about 17 km away in a straight line. The 2011 census recorded it as available within <5 km distance.

The census records public bus service as Available within 10+ km distance and private bus service as Available within <5 km distance for Raikhal.

Raikhal is about 65 km from Balangir in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Raikhal is in Belpara tehsil of Balangir district. Harishanker Rd is about 17 km away. Belpara is about 21 km away. Patnāgarh is about 28 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Munapali (6.7 km), Ghagara (11 km) and Khalipathar (18 km).

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

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