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About Raba Village

Raba is a mid sized village in Nayakote tehsil, in the district of Kendujhar, Odisha. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 716, made up of 357 males and 359 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,006 females per 1000 males. The village covers 697 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 758018, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Raba Overview

Census 2011 figures for Raba village
Description Value
State Odisha
District Kendujhar
Tehsil Nayakote
Pincode 758018
Area (hectares) 697 hectares
Population 716
Male Population 357
Female Population 359
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,006
Bus Service (public) Available within <5 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Raba compares

By the 2011 count Raba is the 25th largest of the 67 villages in the tehsil, which puts it close to average, where the typical village holds 657 residents. Its 697 hectares work out to about 1.0 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, though that is a little below the tehsil average of 1032.

Getting to Raba

Raba is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Raba as Available within <5 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 Raba from other places

Raba lies about 22 km from Kendujhar, and the nearest railway station is Sitabinji, about 14 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 Raba
Nearest railway station Sitabinji 14 km
Tehsil headquarters Nayakote 22 km
District headquarters Kendujhar 22 km
Nearest town Keonjhargarh 22 km

Villages closest to Raba

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Raba village had a population of 716. That makes it the 25th largest of the 67 villages in the tehsil, close to average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 657 residents.

Raba village has 357 males and 359 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Raba has about 1006 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, though that is a little below the tehsil average of 1032.

The pincode recorded for Raba is 758018. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Raba covers 697 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 1.0 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Raba falls under Nayakote tehsil of Kendujhar district in Odisha.

The nearest railway station to Raba is Sitabinji, about 14 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 <5 km distance and private bus service as Available within village for Raba.

Raba is about 22 km from Kendujhar in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Raba is in Nayakote tehsil of Kendujhar district. Sitabinji is about 14 km away. Nayakote is about 22 km away. Kendujhar is about 22 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Mayurdihi (10 km), Gopapur (13 km) and Jaladiha (17 km).

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

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