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About Rayda Village

Rayda is a mid sized village in Egra I tehsil, in the district of Purba Medinipur, West Bengal. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,001, made up of 506 males and 495 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 978 females per 1000 males. The village covers 202.87 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 721447, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Rayda Overview

Census 2011 figures for Rayda village
Description Value
State West Bengal
District Purba Medinipur
Tehsil Egra I
Pincode 721447
Area (hectares) 202.87 hectares
Population 1,001
Male Population 506
Female Population 495
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 978
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 Rayda compares

By the 2011 count Rayda is the 50th largest of the 121 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 1,367 residents. Its 202.87 hectares work out to about 4.9 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, well above the tehsil average of 932.

Getting to Rayda

Rayda is reached by bus from a few kilometres away, with rail a longer trip. The census records public bus service for Rayda 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. The nearest villages by name are Purushotampur, Ramchandrapur, Ramkrishanapur and Ranisai. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

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 Rayda

As per the Census of India 2011, Rayda village had a population of 1,001. That makes it the 50th largest of the 121 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,367 residents.

Rayda village has 506 males and 495 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Rayda has about 978 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, well above the tehsil average of 932.

The pincode recorded for Rayda is 721447. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Rayda covers 202.87 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 4.9 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Rayda falls under Egra I tehsil of Purba Medinipur district in West Bengal.

The census record for Rayda notes the nearest railway station 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 Rayda.

Rayda is in Egra I tehsil of Purba Medinipur district. The district and tehsil pages linked from here list the neighbouring villages, which is usually the quickest way to place it on a map.

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

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