About Raya Village

Raya is a mid sized village in Talwandi Sabo tehsil, in the district of Bathinda, Punjab. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,141, made up of 599 males and 542 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 905 females per 1000 males. The village covers 533.79 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 151107, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Raya Overview

Census 2011 figures for Raya village
Description	Value
State	Punjab
District	Bathinda
Tehsil	Talwandi Sabo
Pincode	151107
Area (hectares)	533.79 hectares
Population	1,141
Male Population	599
Female Population	542
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	905
Bus Service (public)	Available within 10+ km distance
Bus Service (private)	Available within village
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 10+ km distance

How Raya compares

By the 2011 count Raya is the 76th largest of the 86 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well below average, where the typical village holds 2,778 residents. Its 533.79 hectares work out to about 2.1 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, though that is a little above the tehsil average of 877.

Getting to Raya

Raya is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Raya as Available within 10+ 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 Raya from other places

Raya lies about 47 km from Bathinda, and the nearest railway station is Kalanwali, about 13 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 Raya
Nearest railway station	Kalanwali	13 km
Nearest town	Kālānwāli	14 km
Tehsil headquarters	Talwandi Sabo	19 km
District headquarters	Bathinda	47 km

Villages closest to Raya

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Talwandi Sabo 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 Raya

As per the Census of India 2011, Raya village had a population of 1,141. That makes it the 76th largest of the 86 villages in the tehsil, well below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 2,778 residents.

Raya village has 599 males and 542 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Raya has about 905 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, though that is a little above the tehsil average of 877.

The pincode recorded for Raya is 151107. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Raya covers 533.79 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 2.1 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Raya falls under Talwandi Sabo tehsil of Bathinda district in Punjab.

The nearest railway station to Raya is Kalanwali, about 13 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 10+ km distance and private bus service as Available within village for Raya.

Raya is about 47 km from Bathinda in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Raya is in Talwandi Sabo tehsil of Bathinda district. Kalanwali is about 13 km away. Kālānwāli is about 14 km away. Talwandi Sabo is about 19 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.