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About Raikara Village

Raikara is a small village in Ghorawal tehsil, in the district of Sonbhadra, Uttar Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 9, made up of 5 males and 4 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 800 females per 1000 males. The village covers 15.26 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 231210, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Raikara Overview

Census 2011 figures for Raikara village
Description Value
State Uttar Pradesh
District Sonbhadra
Tehsil Ghorawal
Pincode 231210
Area (hectares) 15.26 hectares
Population 9
Male Population 5
Female Population 4
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 800
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 Raikara compares

By the 2011 count Raikara is among the smallest villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 822 residents. Its 15.26 hectares work out to about 0.6 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 932.

Getting to Raikara

Raikara is reached by bus from a few kilometres away, with rail a longer trip. The census records public bus service for Raikara 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 Raikara from other places

Raikara lies about 44 km from Sonbhadra, and the nearest railway station is Lusa, about 21 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 Raikara
Tehsil headquarters Ghorawal 14 km
Nearest railway station Lusa 21 km
Nearest town Mirzāpur 39 km
District headquarters Sonbhadra 44 km

Villages closest to Raikara

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Raikara village had a population of 9. That makes it among the smallest villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 822 residents.

Raikara village has 5 males and 4 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Raikara has about 800 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 932.

The pincode recorded for Raikara is 231210. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Raikara covers 15.26 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 0.6 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Raikara falls under Ghorawal tehsil of Sonbhadra district in Uttar Pradesh.

The nearest railway station to Raikara is Lusa, about 21 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 Raikara.

Raikara is about 44 km from Sonbhadra in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Raikara is in Ghorawal tehsil of Sonbhadra district. Ghorawal is about 14 km away. Lusa is about 21 km away. Mirzāpur is about 39 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Sapahi (3.2 km), Ubha (4.3 km) and Basahi (5.6 km).

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

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