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About Raigaon Village

Raigaon is a mid sized village in Utraula tehsil, in the district of Balrampur, Uttar Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,059, made up of 507 males and 552 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,089 females per 1000 males. The village covers 162.72 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 271604, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Raigaon Overview

Census 2011 figures for Raigaon village
Description Value
State Uttar Pradesh
District Balrampur
Tehsil Utraula
Pincode 271604
Area (hectares) 162.72 hectares
Population 1,059
Male Population 507
Female Population 552
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,089
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Raigaon compares

By the 2011 count Raigaon is the 228th largest of the 356 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well below average, where the typical village holds 1,870 residents. Its 162.72 hectares work out to about 6.5 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 1004.

Getting to Raigaon

Raigaon is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Raigaon 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 10+ km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Raigaon from other places

Raigaon lies about 21 km from Balrampur, and the nearest railway station is Gainjahwa, about 17 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 Raigaon
Tehsil headquarters Utraula 5.5 km
Nearest railway station Gainjahwa 17 km
District headquarters Balrampur 21 km

Villages closest to Raigaon

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Raigaon village had a population of 1,059. That makes it the 228th largest of the 356 villages in the tehsil, well below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,870 residents.

Raigaon village has 507 males and 552 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Raigaon has about 1089 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 1004.

The pincode recorded for Raigaon is 271604. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Raigaon covers 162.72 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 6.5 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Raigaon falls under Utraula tehsil of Balrampur district in Uttar Pradesh.

The nearest railway station to Raigaon is Gainjahwa, about 17 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 village for Raigaon.

Raigaon is about 21 km from Balrampur in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Raigaon is in Utraula tehsil of Balrampur district. Utraula is about 5.5 km away. Gainjahwa is about 17 km away. Balrampur is about 21 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Raigai (under 2 km), Ramawapur Kalan (under 2 km) and Padari Ramnath (under 2 km).

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

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