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About Raya Village

Raya is a mid sized village in Machhlishahr tehsil, in the district of Jaunpur, Uttar Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 980, made up of 461 males and 519 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,126 females per 1000 males. The village covers 60.25 hectares hectares.

Raya Overview

Census 2011 figures for Raya village
Description Value
State Uttar Pradesh
District Jaunpur
Tehsil Machhlishahr
Area (hectares) 60.25 hectares
Population 980
Male Population 461
Female Population 519
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,126
Bus Service (public) Available within <5 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Raya compares

By the 2011 count Raya is the 257th largest of the 481 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 1,380 residents. Its 60.25 hectares work out to about 16 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 1061.

Getting to Raya

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

How far is Raya from other places

Raya lies about 37 km from Jaunpur, and the nearest railway station is Mungara Badshahpur, about 16 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 Raya
Tehsil headquarters Machhlishahr 11 km
Nearest town Machhlīshahr 11 km
Nearest railway station Mungara Badshahpur 16 km
District headquarters Jaunpur 37 km

Villages closest to Raya

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Raya village had a population of 980. That makes it the 257th largest of the 481 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,380 residents.

Raya village has 461 males and 519 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Raya has about 1126 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 1061.

Raya covers 60.25 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 16 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area.

Raya falls under Machhlishahr tehsil of Jaunpur district in Uttar Pradesh.

The nearest railway station to Raya is Mungara Badshahpur, about 16 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 within <5 km distance for Raya.

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

Raya is in Machhlishahr tehsil of Jaunpur district. Machhlishahr is about 11 km away. Machhlīshahr is about 11 km away. Mungara Badshahpur is about 16 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Kharari (under 2 km), Gauhani (1.7 km) and Unchgawan (2.0 km).

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

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