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About Raikala Village

Raikala is a small village in Turumunga tehsil, in the district of Kendujhar, Odisha. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 399, made up of 214 males and 185 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 864 females per 1000 males. The village covers 320 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 758017, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Raikala Overview

Census 2011 figures for Raikala village
Description Value
State Odisha
District Kendujhar
Tehsil Turumunga
Pincode 758017
Area (hectares) 320 hectares
Population 399
Male Population 214
Female Population 185
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 864
Bus Service (public) Available within <5 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Raikala compares

By the 2011 count Raikala is the 70th largest of the 105 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 653 residents. Its 320 hectares work out to about 1.2 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 1024.

Getting to Raikala

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

Raikala lies about 21 km from Kendujhar, and the nearest railway station is Porjanpur, about 9.5 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 Raikala
Nearest railway station Porjanpur 9.5 km
Tehsil headquarters Turumunga 21 km
District headquarters Kendujhar 21 km
Nearest town Keonjhargarh 21 km

Villages closest to Raikala

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Raikala village had a population of 399. That makes it the 70th largest of the 105 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 653 residents.

Raikala village has 214 males and 185 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Raikala has about 864 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 1024.

The pincode recorded for Raikala is 758017. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Raikala covers 320 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 1.2 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Raikala falls under Turumunga tehsil of Kendujhar district in Odisha.

The nearest railway station to Raikala is Porjanpur, about 9.5 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 Raikala.

Raikala is about 21 km from Kendujhar in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Raikala is in Turumunga tehsil of Kendujhar district. Porjanpur is about 9.5 km away. Turumunga is about 21 km away. Kendujhar is about 21 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Kainda (1.5 km), Murusuan (6.3 km) and Padmakesharpur (9.9 km).

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

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