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About Raikelaposh Village

Raikelaposh is a small village in Gurundia tehsil, in the district of Sundargarh, Odisha. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 316, made up of 163 males and 153 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 939 females per 1000 males. The village covers 558 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 770043, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Raikelaposh Overview

Census 2011 figures for Raikelaposh village
Description Value
State Odisha
District Sundargarh
Tehsil Gurundia
Pincode 770043
Area (hectares) 558 hectares
Population 316
Male Population 163
Female Population 153
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 939
Bus Service (public) Available within <5 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Raikelaposh compares

By the 2011 count Raikelaposh is the 39th largest of the 70 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 503 residents. Its 558 hectares work out to about 0.6 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, well below the tehsil average of 1014.

Getting to Raikelaposh

Raikelaposh is reached by bus from a few kilometres away, with rail a longer trip. The census records public bus service for Raikelaposh as Available within <5 km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within <5 km distance. 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 Raikelaposh from other places

Raikelaposh lies about 101 km from Sundargarh, and the nearest railway station is Bimlagarh Junction, about 4.7 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 Raikelaposh
Nearest railway station Bimlagarh Junction 4.7 km
Tehsil headquarters Gurundia 24 km
Nearest town Raurkela Industrial Township 33 km
District headquarters Sundargarh 101 km

Villages closest to Raikelaposh

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Raikelaposh village had a population of 316. That makes it the 39th largest of the 70 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 503 residents.

Raikelaposh village has 163 males and 153 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Raikelaposh has about 939 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, well below the tehsil average of 1014.

The pincode recorded for Raikelaposh is 770043. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Raikelaposh covers 558 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 0.6 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Raikelaposh falls under Gurundia tehsil of Sundargarh district in Odisha.

The nearest railway station to Raikelaposh is Bimlagarh Junction, about 4.7 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 <5 km distance for Raikelaposh.

Raikelaposh is about 101 km from Sundargarh in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Raikelaposh is in Gurundia tehsil of Sundargarh district. Bimlagarh Junction is about 4.7 km away. Gurundia is about 24 km away. Raurkela Industrial Township is about 33 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Jhaliadihi (under 2 km), Thakurpali (9.6 km) and Madhupur (12 km).

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

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