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About Raikalachua Village

Raikalachua is a small village in Sharata tehsil, in the district of Mayurbhanj, Odisha. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 404, made up of 203 males and 201 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 990 females per 1000 males. The village covers 399 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 757106, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Raikalachua Overview

Census 2011 figures for Raikalachua village
Description Value
State Odisha
District Mayurbhanj
Tehsil Sharata
Pincode 757106
Area (hectares) 399 hectares
Population 404
Male Population 203
Female Population 201
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 990
Bus Service (public) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Raikalachua compares

By the 2011 count Raikalachua is the 52nd largest of the 59 villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 1,311 residents. Its 399 hectares work out to about 1.0 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, much in line with the tehsil average of 999.

Getting to Raikalachua

Raikalachua is a little way from the nearest bus route, and further still from the railway. The census records public bus service for Raikalachua 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 10+ km distance. The nearest villages by name are Phulbadia Hill Block, Prafullachandrapur, Prasanachandrapur and Raidiha. 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 Raikalachua

As per the Census of India 2011, Raikalachua village had a population of 404. That makes it the 52nd largest of the 59 villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,311 residents.

Raikalachua village has 203 males and 201 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Raikalachua has about 990 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, much in line with the tehsil average of 999.

The pincode recorded for Raikalachua is 757106. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Raikalachua covers 399 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.

Raikalachua falls under Sharata tehsil of Mayurbhanj district in Odisha.

The census record for Raikalachua notes the nearest railway station as Available within 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 Raikalachua.

Raikalachua is in Sharata tehsil of Mayurbhanj 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 Raikalachua today is likely to be higher.

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