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About Raksaha Village

Raksaha is one of the larger villages in Zamania tehsil, in the district of Ghazipur, Uttar Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 11,125, made up of 5,863 males and 5,262 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 897 females per 1000 males. The village covers 527.88 hectares hectares.

Raksaha Overview

Census 2011 figures for Raksaha village
Description Value
State Uttar Pradesh
District Ghazipur
Tehsil Zamania
Area (hectares) 527.88 hectares
Population 11,125
Male Population 5,863
Female Population 5,262
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 897
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 Raksaha compares

By the 2011 count Raksaha is among the largest villages in the tehsil, which puts it more than twice the local average, where the typical village holds 2,294 residents. Its 527.88 hectares work out to about 21 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area. On the sex ratio, the shortfall of women against men is wide, a little below the tehsil average of 923.

Getting to Raksaha

The census records public bus service for Raksaha 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 Raksaha from other places

Raksaha lies about 18 km from Ghazipur, and the nearest railway station is Usia Khas, about 2.3 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 Raksaha
Nearest railway station Usia Khas 2.3 km
Tehsil headquarters Zamania 13 km
Nearest town Zamānia 13 km
District headquarters Ghazipur 18 km

Villages closest to Raksaha

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Raksaha village had a population of 11,125. That makes it among the largest villages in the tehsil, more than twice the local average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 2,294 residents.

Raksaha village has 5,863 males and 5,262 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Raksaha has about 897 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, a little below the tehsil average of 923.

Raksaha covers 527.88 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 21 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area.

Raksaha falls under Zamania tehsil of Ghazipur district in Uttar Pradesh.

The nearest railway station to Raksaha is Usia Khas, about 2.3 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 Raksaha.

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

Raksaha is in Zamania tehsil of Ghazipur district. Usia Khas is about 2.3 km away. Zamania is about 13 km away. Zamānia 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 Bahuwara (1.7 km), Bagesari (1.8 km) and Karma (2.1 km).

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

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