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About Rayra Village

Rayra is a mid sized village in Phalodi tehsil, in the district of Jodhpur, Rajasthan. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 608, made up of 303 males and 305 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,007 females per 1000 males. The village covers 3012 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 345023, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Rayra Overview

Census 2011 figures for Rayra village
Description Value
State Rajasthan
District Jodhpur
Tehsil Phalodi
Pincode 345023
Area (hectares) 3012 hectares
Population 608
Male Population 303
Female Population 305
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,007
Bus Service (public) Available within 10+ km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within 10+ km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Rayra compares

By the 2011 count Rayra is the 266th largest of the 476 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well below average, where the typical village holds 1,033 residents. Its 3012 hectares work out to about 0.2 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 907.

Getting to Rayra

Rayra is fairly remote, with both bus and rail more than ten kilometres away. The census records public bus service for Rayra as Available within 10+ km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within 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 Rayra from other places

Rayra lies about 131 km from Jodhpur, and the nearest railway station is Marwar Khara, about 6.9 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 Rayra
Nearest railway station Marwar Khara 6.9 km
Nearest town Pokaran 25 km
Tehsil headquarters Phalodi 30 km
District headquarters Jodhpur 131 km

Villages closest to Rayra

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Rayra village had a population of 608. That makes it the 266th largest of the 476 villages in the tehsil, well below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,033 residents.

Rayra village has 303 males and 305 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Rayra has about 1007 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 907.

The pincode recorded for Rayra is 345023. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Rayra covers 3012 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 0.2 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Rayra falls under Phalodi tehsil of Jodhpur district in Rajasthan.

The nearest railway station to Rayra is Marwar Khara, about 6.9 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 10+ km distance and private bus service as Available within 10+ km distance for Rayra.

Rayra is about 131 km from Jodhpur in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Rayra is in Phalodi tehsil of Jodhpur district. Marwar Khara is about 6.9 km away. Pokaran is about 25 km away. Phalodi is about 30 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Shivpura (4.0 km), Shivpuri (4.0 km) and Shimala (7.7 km).

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

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