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About Raidiha Village

Raidiha is a mid sized village in Harichandanpur tehsil, in the district of Kendujhar, Odisha. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,968, made up of 1,003 males and 965 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 962 females per 1000 males. The village covers 757 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 758028, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Raidiha Overview

Census 2011 figures for Raidiha village
Description Value
State Odisha
District Kendujhar
Tehsil Harichandanpur
Pincode 758028
Area (hectares) 757 hectares
Population 1,968
Male Population 1,003
Female Population 965
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 962
Bus Service (public) Available within 10+ km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Raidiha compares

By the 2011 count Raidiha is the 6th largest of the 107 villages in the tehsil, which puts it more than twice the local average, where the typical village holds 743 residents. Its 757 hectares work out to about 2.6 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 a little below the tehsil average of 996.

Getting to Raidiha

Raidiha is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Raidiha 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 Raidiha from other places

Raidiha lies about 18 km from Kendujhar, and the nearest railway station is Basantapur, about 15 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 Raidiha
Nearest railway station Basantapur 15 km
District headquarters Kendujhar 18 km
Nearest town Keonjhargarh 18 km
Tehsil headquarters Harichandanpur 29 km

Villages closest to Raidiha

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Raidiha village had a population of 1,968. That makes it the 6th largest of the 107 villages in the tehsil, more than twice the local average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 743 residents.

Raidiha village has 1,003 males and 965 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Raidiha has about 962 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 996.

The pincode recorded for Raidiha is 758028. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Raidiha covers 757 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 2.6 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Raidiha falls under Harichandanpur tehsil of Kendujhar district in Odisha.

The nearest railway station to Raidiha is Basantapur, about 15 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 Raidiha.

Raidiha is about 18 km from Kendujhar in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Raidiha is in Harichandanpur tehsil of Kendujhar district. Basantapur is about 15 km away. Kendujhar is about 18 km away. Keonjhargarh is about 18 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Gopinathapur (5.2 km), Balipal (5.7 km) and Balipasi (5.7 km).

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

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