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About Raikalwa Village

Raikalwa is a small village in Ramnagar tehsil, in the district of Barabanki, Uttar Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 31, made up of 24 males and 7 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 292 females per 1000 males. The village covers 177 hectares hectares.

Raikalwa Overview

Census 2011 figures for Raikalwa village
Description Value
State Uttar Pradesh
District Barabanki
Tehsil Ramnagar
Area (hectares) 177 hectares
Population 31
Male Population 24
Female Population 7
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 292
Bus Service (public) Available within <5 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Raikalwa compares

By the 2011 count Raikalwa is among the smallest villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 1,283 residents. Its 177 hectares work out to about 0.2 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 865.

Getting to Raikalwa

Raikalwa is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Raikalwa as Available within <5 km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available. 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 Raikalwa from other places

Raikalwa lies about 18 km from Barabanki, and the nearest railway station is Safdarganj, about 5.9 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 Raikalwa
Nearest town Zaidpur 3.9 km
Nearest railway station Safdarganj 5.9 km
District headquarters Barabanki 18 km
Tehsil headquarters Ramnagar 25 km

Villages closest to Raikalwa

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Raikalwa village had a population of 31. That makes it among the smallest villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,283 residents.

Raikalwa village has 24 males and 7 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Raikalwa has about 292 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 865.

Raikalwa covers 177 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.

Raikalwa falls under Ramnagar tehsil of Barabanki district in Uttar Pradesh.

The nearest railway station to Raikalwa is Safdarganj, about 5.9 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 <5 km distance and private bus service as Available for Raikalwa.

Raikalwa is about 18 km from Barabanki in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Raikalwa is in Ramnagar tehsil of Barabanki district. Zaidpur is about 3.9 km away. Safdarganj is about 5.9 km away. Barabanki is about 18 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Shahpur Bheekha (7.4 km), Shahpur Najmuddin (7.4 km) and Madhawa Jalalpur (7.6 km).

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

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