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About Raeka Village

Raeka is a small village in Barbil tehsil, in the district of Kendujhar, Odisha. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 294, made up of 140 males and 154 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,100 females per 1000 males. The village covers 158 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 758035, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Raeka Overview

Census 2011 figures for Raeka village
Description Value
State Odisha
District Kendujhar
Tehsil Barbil
Pincode 758035
Area (hectares) 158 hectares
Population 294
Male Population 140
Female Population 154
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,100
Bus Service (public) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 5 - 10 km distance

How Raeka compares

By the 2011 count Raeka is among the smallest villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 978 residents. Its 158 hectares work out to about 1.9 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 922.

Getting to Raeka

Raeka is a little way from the nearest bus route, and further still from the railway. The census records public bus service for Raeka as Available within 5 - 10 km distance. 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. The nearest villages by name are Karakhendara, Kasia, Kolhabarapada and Matiapasi. 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 Raeka

As per the Census of India 2011, Raeka village had a population of 294. That makes it among the smallest villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 978 residents.

Raeka village has 140 males and 154 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Raeka has about 1100 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 922.

The pincode recorded for Raeka is 758035. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Raeka covers 158 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 1.9 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Raeka falls under Barbil tehsil of Kendujhar district in Odisha.

The census record for Raeka notes the nearest railway station as Available within 5 - 10 km distance.

The census records public bus service as Available within 5 - 10 km distance and private bus service as Available within 5 - 10 km distance for Raeka.

Raeka is in Barbil tehsil of Kendujhar 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 Raeka today is likely to be higher.

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