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About Raya Village

Raya is a small village in Girwa tehsil, in the district of Udaipur, Rajasthan. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 336, made up of 158 males and 178 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,127 females per 1000 males. The village covers 196.14 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 313011, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Raya Overview

Census 2011 figures for Raya village
Description Value
State Rajasthan
District Udaipur
Tehsil Girwa
Pincode 313011
Area (hectares) 196.14 hectares
Population 336
Male Population 158
Female Population 178
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,127
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 Raya compares

By the 2011 count Raya is the 280th largest of the 318 villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 1,268 residents. Its 196.14 hectares work out to about 1.7 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 966.

Getting to Raya

Raya is reached by bus from a few kilometres away, with rail a longer trip. The census records public bus service for Raya 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 Raya from other places

Raya lies about 20 km from Udaipur, and the nearest railway station is Khemli, about 16 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 Khemli 16 km
Tehsil headquarters Girwa 20 km
District headquarters Udaipur 20 km

Villages closest to Raya

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Raya village had a population of 336. That makes it the 280th largest of the 318 villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,268 residents.

Raya village has 158 males and 178 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Raya has about 1127 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 966.

The pincode recorded for Raya is 313011. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Raya covers 196.14 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 1.7 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Raya falls under Girwa tehsil of Udaipur district in Rajasthan.

The nearest railway station to Raya is Khemli, about 16 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 Raya.

Raya is about 20 km from Udaipur in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Raya is in Girwa tehsil of Udaipur district. Khemli is about 16 km away. Girwa is about 20 km away. Udaipur is about 20 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Mathatha (under 2 km), Karawari (under 2 km) and Kailashpuri (2.9 km).

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

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