About Raiya Village

Raiya is a large village in Soraon tehsil, in the district of Allahabad, Uttar Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 3,177, made up of 1,595 males and 1,582 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 992 females per 1000 males. The village covers 336.04 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 212503, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Raiya Overview

Census 2011 figures for Raiya village
Description	Value
State	Uttar Pradesh
District	Allahabad
Tehsil	Soraon
Pincode	212503
Area (hectares)	336.04 hectares
Population	3,177
Male Population	1,595
Female Population	1,582
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	992
Bus Service (public)	Available within village
Bus Service (private)	Available within village
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 5 - 10 km distance

How Raiya compares

By the 2011 count Raiya is the 67th largest of the 398 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well above average, where the typical village holds 1,909 residents. Its 336.04 hectares work out to about 9.5 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, well above the tehsil average of 933.

Getting to Raiya

Raiya is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Raiya as Available within village. Private bus service is recorded as Available within village. For rail, the census notes the nearest railway station as Available within 5 - 10 km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Raiya from other places

Raiya lies about 20 km from Allahabad, and the nearest railway station is Mau Aimma Station, about 11 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 Raiya
Tehsil headquarters	Soraon	2.4 km
Nearest railway station	Mau Aimma Station	11 km
Nearest town	Mau Aimma	11 km
District headquarters	Allahabad	20 km

Villages closest to Raiya

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Raiya village had a population of 3,177. That makes it the 67th largest of the 398 villages in the tehsil, well above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,909 residents.

Raiya village has 1,595 males and 1,582 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Raiya has about 992 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, well above the tehsil average of 933.

The pincode recorded for Raiya is 212503. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Raiya covers 336.04 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 9.5 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Raiya falls under Soraon tehsil of Allahabad district in Uttar Pradesh.

The nearest railway station to Raiya is Mau Aimma Station, about 11 km away in a straight line. The 2011 census recorded it as available within 5 - 10 km distance.

The census records public bus service as Available within village and private bus service as Available within village for Raiya.

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

Raiya is in Soraon tehsil of Allahabad district. Soraon is about 2.4 km away. Mau Aimma Station is about 11 km away. Mau Aimma is about 11 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.