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About Raithuwa Village

Raithuwa is a large village in Sohawal tehsil, in the district of Faizabad, Uttar Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 2,117, made up of 1,057 males and 1,060 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,003 females per 1000 males. The village covers 132.08 hectares hectares.

Raithuwa Overview

Census 2011 figures for Raithuwa village
Description Value
State Uttar Pradesh
District Faizabad
Tehsil Sohawal
Area (hectares) 132.08 hectares
Population 2,117
Male Population 1,057
Female Population 1,060
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,003
Bus Service (public) Available within <5 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within <5 km distance

How Raithuwa compares

By the 2011 count Raithuwa is the 64th largest of the 148 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 2,518 residents. Its 132.08 hectares work out to about 16 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, a little above the tehsil average of 966.

Getting to Raithuwa

The census records public bus service for Raithuwa 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 km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Raithuwa from other places

Raithuwa lies about 13 km from Faizabad, and the nearest railway station is Bharatkund, about 3.2 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 Raithuwa
Nearest railway station Bharatkund 3.2 km
Tehsil headquarters Sohawal 13 km
District headquarters Faizabad 13 km
Nearest town Fyzābād 13 km

Villages closest to Raithuwa

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Raithuwa village had a population of 2,117. That makes it the 64th largest of the 148 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 2,518 residents.

Raithuwa village has 1,057 males and 1,060 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Raithuwa has about 1003 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, a little above the tehsil average of 966.

Raithuwa covers 132.08 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 16 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area.

Raithuwa falls under Sohawal tehsil of Faizabad district in Uttar Pradesh.

The nearest railway station to Raithuwa is Bharatkund, about 3.2 km away in a straight line. The 2011 census recorded it as available within <5 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 Raithuwa.

Raithuwa is about 13 km from Faizabad in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Raithuwa is in Sohawal tehsil of Faizabad district. Bharatkund is about 3.2 km away. Sohawal is about 13 km away. Faizabad is about 13 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Bibipur (under 2 km), Madhupur (under 2 km) and Nandigram (under 2 km).

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

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