About Raika Village

Raika is a mid sized village in Pratapnagar tehsil, in the district of Tehri Garhwal, Uttarakhand. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 990, made up of 478 males and 512 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,071 females per 1000 males. The village covers 87.64 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 249165, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Raika Overview

Census 2011 figures for Raika village
Description	Value
State	Uttarakhand
District	Tehri Garhwal
Tehsil	Pratapnagar
Pincode	249165
Area (hectares)	87.64 hectares
Population	990
Male Population	478
Female Population	512
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	1,071
Bus Service (public)	Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Bus Service (private)	Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 10+ km distance

How Raika compares

By the 2011 count Raika is the 14th largest of the 145 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well above average, where the typical village holds 504 residents. Its 87.64 hectares work out to about 11 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, though that is well below the tehsil average of 1142.

Getting to Raika

Raika is a little way from the nearest bus route, and further still from the railway. The census records public bus service for Raika as Available within 5 - 10 km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within 5 - 10 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 Raika from other places

Raika lies about 5.8 km from Tehri Garhwal, and the nearest railway station is Rishikesh, about 41 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 Raika
Tehsil headquarters	Pratapnagar	under 2 km
District headquarters	Tehri Garhwal	5.8 km
Nearest town	Tehri	5.8 km
Nearest railway station	Rishikesh	41 km

Villages closest to Raika

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Raika village had a population of 990. That makes it the 14th largest of the 145 villages in the tehsil, well above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 504 residents.

Raika village has 478 males and 512 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Raika has about 1071 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, though that is well below the tehsil average of 1142.

The pincode recorded for Raika is 249165. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Raika covers 87.64 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 11 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Raika falls under Pratapnagar tehsil of Tehri Garhwal district in Uttarakhand.

The nearest railway station to Raika is Rishikesh, about 41 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 - 10 km distance and private bus service as Available within 5 - 10 km distance for Raika.

Raika is about 5.8 km from Tehri Garhwal in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Raika is in Pratapnagar tehsil of Tehri Garhwal district. Pratapnagar is about under 2 km away. Tehri Garhwal is about 5.8 km away. Tehri is about 5.8 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.