About Raya Village

Raya is a mid sized village in Khamanon tehsil, in the district of Fatehgarh Sahib, Punjab. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 979, made up of 523 males and 456 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 872 females per 1000 males. The village covers 300 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 140101, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Raya Overview

Census 2011 figures for Raya village
Description	Value
State	Punjab
District	Fatehgarh Sahib
Tehsil	Khamanon
Pincode	140101
Area (hectares)	300 hectares
Population	979
Male Population	523
Female Population	456
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	872
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 Raya compares

By the 2011 count Raya is the 37th largest of the 71 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 1,126 residents. Its 300 hectares work out to about 3.3 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, the shortfall of women against men is wide, a little below the tehsil average of 898.

Getting to Raya

Raya is a little way from the nearest bus route, and further still from the railway. The census records public bus service for Raya 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. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Raya from other places

Raya lies about 64 km from Fatehgarh Sahib, and the nearest railway station is Khamanon, about 3.9 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	Khamanon	3.9 km
Nearest town	Gobindgarh	12 km
District headquarters	Fatehgarh Sahib	64 km

Villages closest to Raya

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Khamanon 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 979. That makes it the 37th largest of the 71 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,126 residents.

Raya village has 523 males and 456 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Raya has about 872 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, a little below the tehsil average of 898.

The pincode recorded for Raya is 140101. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Raya covers 300 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 3.3 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Raya falls under Khamanon tehsil of Fatehgarh Sahib district in Punjab.

The nearest railway station to Raya is Khamanon, about 3.9 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 - 10 km distance and private bus service as Available within 5 - 10 km distance for Raya.

Raya is about 64 km from Fatehgarh Sahib in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Raya is in Khamanon tehsil of Fatehgarh Sahib district. Khamanon is about 3.9 km away. Gobindgarh is about 12 km away. Fatehgarh Sahib is about 64 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.