About Raikela Village

Raikela is a mid sized village in Koida tehsil, in the district of Sundargarh, Odisha. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,342, made up of 645 males and 697 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,081 females per 1000 males. The village covers 683 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 770048, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Raikela Overview

Census 2011 figures for Raikela village
Description	Value
State	Odisha
District	Sundargarh
Tehsil	Koida
Pincode	770048
Area (hectares)	683 hectares
Population	1,342
Male Population	645
Female Population	697
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	1,081
Bus Service (public)	Available within village
Bus Service (private)	Available within village
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 10+ km distance

How Raikela compares

By the 2011 count Raikela is the 4th largest of the 51 villages in the tehsil, which puts it more than twice the local average, where the typical village holds 666 residents. Its 683 hectares work out to about 2.0 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 1012.

Getting to Raikela

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

Raikela lies about 123 km from Sundargarh, and the nearest railway station is Barsuan, about 9.3 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 Raikela
Tehsil headquarters	Koida	5.1 km
Nearest railway station	Barsuan	9.3 km
Nearest town	Joda	27 km
District headquarters	Sundargarh	123 km

Villages closest to Raikela

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

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Common questions about Raikela

As per the Census of India 2011, Raikela village had a population of 1,342. That makes it the 4th largest of the 51 villages in the tehsil, more than twice the local average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 666 residents.

Raikela village has 645 males and 697 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Raikela has about 1081 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 1012.

The pincode recorded for Raikela is 770048. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Raikela covers 683 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 2.0 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Raikela falls under Koida tehsil of Sundargarh district in Odisha.

The nearest railway station to Raikela is Barsuan, about 9.3 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 village and private bus service as Available within village for Raikela.

Raikela is about 123 km from Sundargarh in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Raikela is in Koida tehsil of Sundargarh district. Koida is about 5.1 km away. Barsuan is about 9.3 km away. Joda is about 27 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.