About Raiya Village

Raiya is a mid sized village in Robertsganj tehsil, in the district of Sonbhadra, Uttar Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 870, made up of 442 males and 428 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 968 females per 1000 males. The village covers 70.66 hectares hectares.

Raiya Overview

Census 2011 figures for Raiya village
Description	Value
State	Uttar Pradesh
District	Sonbhadra
Tehsil	Robertsganj
Area (hectares)	70.66 hectares
Population	870
Male Population	442
Female Population	428
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	968
Bus Service (public)	Available within village
Bus Service (private)	Available within village
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 10+ km distance

How Raiya compares

By the 2011 count Raiya is the 220th largest of the 732 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 1,032 residents. Its 70.66 hectares work out to about 12 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, a little above the tehsil average of 942.

Getting to Raiya

Raiya is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Raiya 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. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Raiya from other places

Raiya lies about 32 km from Sonbhadra, and the nearest railway station is Churk, about 29 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 Raiya
Nearest railway station	Churk	29 km
Tehsil headquarters	Robertsganj	32 km
District headquarters	Sonbhadra	32 km

Villages closest to Raiya

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

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Common questions about Raiya

As per the Census of India 2011, Raiya village had a population of 870. That makes it the 220th largest of the 732 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,032 residents.

Raiya village has 442 males and 428 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Raiya has about 968 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, a little above the tehsil average of 942.

Raiya covers 70.66 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 12 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Raiya falls under Robertsganj tehsil of Sonbhadra district in Uttar Pradesh.

The nearest railway station to Raiya is Churk, about 29 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 village and private bus service as Available within village for Raiya.

Raiya is about 32 km from Sonbhadra in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Raiya is in Robertsganj tehsil of Sonbhadra district. Churk is about 29 km away. Robertsganj is about 32 km away. Sonbhadra is about 32 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.