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About Raikudar Village

Raikudar is a small village in Ghatgaon tehsil, in the district of Kendujhar, Odisha. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 357, made up of 181 males and 176 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 972 females per 1000 males. The village covers 208 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 758029, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Raikudar Overview

Census 2011 figures for Raikudar village
Description Value
State Odisha
District Kendujhar
Tehsil Ghatgaon
Pincode 758029
Area (hectares) 208 hectares
Population 357
Male Population 181
Female Population 176
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 972
Bus Service (public) Available within 10+ km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Raikudar compares

By the 2011 count Raikudar is the 110th largest of the 129 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well below average, where the typical village holds 830 residents. Its 208 hectares work out to about 1.7 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, though that is a little below the tehsil average of 1003.

Getting to Raikudar

Raikudar is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Raikudar as Available within 10+ km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within village. 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 Raikudar from other places

Raikudar lies about 24 km from Kendujhar, and the nearest railway station is Sitabinji, about 8.9 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 Raikudar
Nearest railway station Sitabinji 8.9 km
Tehsil headquarters Ghatgaon 21 km
District headquarters Kendujhar 24 km
Nearest town Keonjhargarh 24 km

Villages closest to Raikudar

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Raikudar village had a population of 357. That makes it the 110th largest of the 129 villages in the tehsil, well below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 830 residents.

Raikudar village has 181 males and 176 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Raikudar has about 972 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, though that is a little below the tehsil average of 1003.

The pincode recorded for Raikudar is 758029. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Raikudar covers 208 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 1.7 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Raikudar falls under Ghatgaon tehsil of Kendujhar district in Odisha.

The nearest railway station to Raikudar is Sitabinji, about 8.9 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 10+ km distance and private bus service as Available within village for Raikudar.

Raikudar is about 24 km from Kendujhar in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Raikudar is in Ghatgaon tehsil of Kendujhar district. Sitabinji is about 8.9 km away. Ghatgaon is about 21 km away. Kendujhar is about 24 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Ambuapada (2.3 km), Sarasapasi (3.0 km) and Bharandia (3.9 km).

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

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