About Raikal Village

Raikal is one of the larger villages in Raikal tehsil, in the district of Karimnagar, Telangana. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 16,404, made up of 8,055 males and 8,349 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,036 females per 1000 males. The village covers 1860 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 505460, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Raikal Overview

Census 2011 figures for Raikal village
Description	Value
State	Telangana
District	Karimnagar
Tehsil	Raikal
Pincode	505460
Area (hectares)	1860 hectares
Population	16,404
Male Population	8,055
Female Population	8,349
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	1,036
Bus Service (public)	Available within village
Bus Service (private)	Available within 10+ km distance
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 10+ km distance

How Raikal compares

By the 2011 count Raikal is the largest village in the tehsil by population, which puts it more than twice the local average, where the typical village holds 3,195 residents. Its 1860 hectares work out to about 8.8 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, though that is a little below the tehsil average of 1062.

Getting to Raikal

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

Raikal lies about 62 km from Karimnagar, and the nearest railway station is Katlakunta Medipally, about 9.8 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 Raikal
Nearest railway station	Katlakunta Medipally	9.8 km
Nearest town	Koratla	13 km
District headquarters	Karimnagar	62 km

Villages closest to Raikal

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Raikal village had a population of 16,404. That makes it the largest village in the tehsil by population, more than twice the local average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 3,195 residents.

Raikal village has 8,055 males and 8,349 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Raikal has about 1036 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, though that is a little below the tehsil average of 1062.

The pincode recorded for Raikal is 505460. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Raikal covers 1860 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 8.8 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Raikal falls under Raikal tehsil of Karimnagar district in Telangana.

The nearest railway station to Raikal is Katlakunta Medipally, about 9.8 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 10+ km distance for Raikal.

Raikal is about 62 km from Karimnagar in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Raikal is in Raikal tehsil of Karimnagar district. Katlakunta Medipally is about 9.8 km away. Koratla is about 13 km away. Karimnagar is about 62 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.