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About Raksa Village

Raksa is a mid sized village in Salempur tehsil, in the district of Deoria, Uttar Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,284, made up of 682 males and 602 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 883 females per 1000 males. The village covers 64.04 hectares hectares.

Raksa Overview

Census 2011 figures for Raksa village
Description Value
State Uttar Pradesh
District Deoria
Tehsil Salempur
Area (hectares) 64.04 hectares
Population 1,284
Male Population 682
Female Population 602
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 883
Bus Service (public) Available within <5 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 5 - 10 km distance

How Raksa compares

By the 2011 count Raksa is the 124th largest of the 440 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little above average, where the typical village holds 1,116 residents. Its 64.04 hectares work out to about 20 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area. On the sex ratio, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 1062.

Getting to Raksa

Raksa is reached by bus from a few kilometres away, with rail a longer trip. The census records public bus service for Raksa 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 5 - 10 km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Raksa from other places

Raksa lies about 37 km from Deoria, and the nearest railway station is Lar Road, about 3.9 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 Raksa
Nearest town Lar 2.1 km
Nearest railway station Lar Road 3.9 km
Tehsil headquarters Salempur 11 km
District headquarters Deoria 37 km

Villages closest to Raksa

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Raksa village had a population of 1,284. That makes it the 124th largest of the 440 villages in the tehsil, a little above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,116 residents.

Raksa village has 682 males and 602 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Raksa has about 883 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 1062.

Raksa covers 64.04 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 20 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area.

Raksa falls under Salempur tehsil of Deoria district in Uttar Pradesh.

The nearest railway station to Raksa is Lar Road, about 3.9 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 <5 km distance and private bus service as Available within <5 km distance for Raksa.

Raksa is about 37 km from Deoria in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Raksa is in Salempur tehsil of Deoria district. Lar is about 2.1 km away. Lar Road is about 3.9 km away. Salempur is about 11 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Sarakara (under 2 km), Sarkara (under 2 km) and Naini (under 2 km).

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

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