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About Raaya Village

Raaya is a large village in Aliganj tehsil, in the district of Etah, Uttar Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 4,650, made up of 2,452 males and 2,198 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 896 females per 1000 males. The village covers 839.08 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 207247, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Raaya Overview

Census 2011 figures for Raaya village
Description Value
State Uttar Pradesh
District Etah
Tehsil Aliganj
Pincode 207247
Area (hectares) 839.08 hectares
Population 4,650
Male Population 2,452
Female Population 2,198
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 896
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Raaya compares

By the 2011 count Raaya is the 15th largest of the 232 villages in the tehsil, which puts it more than twice the local average, where the typical village holds 1,868 residents. Its 839.08 hectares work out to about 5.5 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, the shortfall of women against men is wide, though that is a little above the tehsil average of 862.

Getting to Raaya

Raaya is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Raaya 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. The nearest villages by name are Purahar Bulakinagar, Puranjala, Pursari 12 Biswa and Pursari 8 Biswa. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

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 Raaya

As per the Census of India 2011, Raaya village had a population of 4,650. That makes it the 15th largest of the 232 villages in the tehsil, more than twice the local average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,868 residents.

Raaya village has 2,452 males and 2,198 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Raaya has about 896 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, though that is a little above the tehsil average of 862.

The pincode recorded for Raaya is 207247. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Raaya covers 839.08 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 5.5 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Raaya falls under Aliganj tehsil of Etah district in Uttar Pradesh.

The census record for Raaya notes the nearest railway station 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 Raaya.

Raaya is in Aliganj tehsil of Etah district. The district and tehsil pages linked from here list the neighbouring villages, which is usually the quickest way to place it on a map.

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

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