# Raijama Village, Kharsawan, Saraikela-Kharsawan (Jharkhand)

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Village · Kharsawan, Saraikela-Kharsawan 

# Raijama

Raijama is a village in Kharsawan sub-district of Saraikela-Kharsawan district, Jharkhand, PIN code **837530**. The 2011 Census counted **752 people in 161 households**, the 42nd largest of 128 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 45.2%, below the sub-district's rural average of 65.3%.

- 752people (2011)
- 161households
- 45.2%literacy
- 837530PIN code

## Raijama PIN code and other codes

**The PIN code of Raijama is 837530.** Raijama falls in Kharsawan sub-district, Saraikela-Kharsawan district, Jharkhand.

- PIN code837530
- Gram panchayatRiring
- Community development blockKharsawan
- Census village code378706

Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog).

## How far is Raijama from nearby towns?

- Kharsawan (sub-district HQ)15 km by road
- Seraikela Kharsawan (district HQ)27 km by road
- Seraikela (nearest town)27 km by road

Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog).

## What facilities are there in Raijama?

7 services counted by the Census are inside Raijama; the rest show the distance to the nearest one.

### In the village

- ●Primary schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Middle schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●State highwayIn village
- ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village
- ●All-weather roadIn village
- ●Anganwadi centreIn village
- ●ASHA health workerIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Senior secondary school10+ km · Kharsawan
- ○Degree college10+ km · Saraikela
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Kharsawana
- ○Primary health centre10+ km
- ○Allopathic hospitalunder 5 km
- ○Dispensaryunder 5 km
- ○Post office10+ km
- ○Public bus service10+ km
- ○Railway station10+ km
- ○ATM10+ km
- ○Commercial bank10+ km
- ○Ration (PDS) shop5–10 km
- ○Mandi / regular market5–10 km
- ○Public library10+ km

### Water and power

- Drinking waterhand pumps

Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog).

Surveyed for the 2011 Census; facilities may have changed.

## What is Raijama known for?

The main crops are **rice**. About 5% of the 1,134 hectares of village land is sown.

Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog).

## Homes and amenities in Raijama

Of every 100 households in Raijama in 2011, 1 had electricity, 1 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 4 had a mobile phone, 2 a two-wheeler and 3 a car.

■ Raijama · ■ Kharsawan rural average

Electricity for lighting ****1%**

**74%

Toilet within the home ****1%**

**7%

No toilet (open defecation) ****99%**

**92%

Tap water ****2%**

**7%

Drinking water within premises ****0%**

**8%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****0%**

**3%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****100%**

**92%

Use banking services ****87%**

**71%

Television ****1%**

**23%

Mobile phone ****4%**

**36%

Computer with internet ****1%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****2%**

**12%

Car / jeep / van ****3%**

**1%

None of these assets ****20%**

**17%

Own their home ****100%**

**98%

Source: [Census of India 2011, Houselisting and Housing Census – households by amenities and assets (HH-14)](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog).

## What is the population of Raijama?

■ Raijama · ■ Kharsawan rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****45.2%**

**65.3%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****938**

**970

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****827**

**947

Working population ****32.0%**

**40.9%

### Women and men

Literacy is 60.6% for men and 29.3% for women. 47% of men and 16% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 151 (63%) · **■** Farm labourers 20 (8%) · **■** Household industry 2 (1%) · **■** Other work 8 (3%) · **■** Marginal 60 (25%)

Source: [Census of India 2011, Primary Census Abstract (town, village and ward level), all districts](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog).

## Other villages of similar size in Kharsawan

- Sauntari777 people
- Pirki772 people
- Khamardih767 people
- Asantalia755 people
- Gajudih741 people
- Bara Sargidih737 people
- Boragaon716 people
- Telangjari709 people

[All 134 villages in Kharsawan](https://wherepedia.org/india/jharkhand/saraikela-kharsawan/kharsawan/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the PIN code of Raijama?837530
- How far is Raijama from Seraikela Kharsawan?27 km by road
- What is the population of Raijama?752 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Raijama in?Saraikela-Kharsawan district (Kharsawan sub-district), Jharkhand
- What is the literacy rate of Raijama?45.2% (Census 2011)