# Raiyarao Village, Harrai, Chhindwara (Madhya Pradesh)

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Village · Harrai, Chhindwara 

# Raiyarao

Raiyarao is a village in Harrai sub-district of Chhindwara district, Madhya Pradesh. The 2011 Census counted **949 people in 213 households**, the 35th largest of 210 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 48.4%, below the sub-district's rural average of 54.8%.

- 949people (2011)
- 213households
- 48.4%literacy
- 965females per 1,000 males

## Raiyarao PIN code and other codes

Raiyarao falls in Harrai sub-district, Chhindwara district, Madhya Pradesh.

- Community development blockHarrai
- Census village code494203

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

## How far is Raiyarao from nearby towns?

- Harrai (sub-district HQ)11 km by road
- Chhindwara (district HQ)96 km by road
- Harrai (nearest town)11 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 Raiyarao?

11 services counted by the Census are inside Raiyarao; the rest show the distance to the nearest one.

### In the village

- ●Pre-primary schoolIn village · 1 private
- ●Primary schoolIn village · 2 govt
- ●Mobile phone coverageIn village
- ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village
- ●All-weather roadIn village
- ●Ration (PDS) shopIn village
- ●Anganwadi centreIn village
- ●ASHA health workerIn village
- ●Sports fieldIn village
- ●Public libraryIn village
- ●Polling stationIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Senior secondary school5–10 km · Gorpani
- ○Degree college10+ km · Harrai
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Chhindwara
- ○Primary health centre10+ km
- ○Allopathic hospital10+ km
- ○Post office5–10 km
- ○Public bus service10+ km
- ○Railway station10+ km
- ○ATM10+ km
- ○Commercial bank10+ km
- ○Mandi / regular market10+ km

### Water and power

- Drinking watertreated tap water, untreated tap water, hand pumps, tube wells / boreholes, canal / river and tanks / ponds

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 Raiyarao known for?

The main crops are **makka and dhan**. About 43% of the 901 hectares of village land is sown, and 40 hectares are irrigated.

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

## Homes and amenities in Raiyarao

Of every 100 households in Raiyarao in 2011, 77 had electricity, 2 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 33 had a mobile phone, 3 a two-wheeler and 0 a car.

■ Raiyarao · ■ Harrai rural average

Electricity for lighting ****77%**

**66%

Toilet within the home ****2%**

**3%

No toilet (open defecation) ****98%**

**97%

Tap water ****0%**

**6%

Drinking water within premises ****20%**

**5%

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

**1%

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

**99%

Use banking services ****59%**

**72%

Television ****10%**

**5%

Mobile phone ****33%**

**10%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****3%**

**4%

Car / jeep / van ****0%**

**0%

None of these assets ****42%**

**65%

Own their home ****94%**

**94%

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 Raiyarao?

■ Raiyarao · ■ Harrai rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****48.4%**

**54.8%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****965**

**1008

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****847**

**954

Working population ****60.6%**

**52.0%

### Women and men

Literacy is 57.8% for men and 38.8% for women. 58% of men and 64% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 99 (17%) · **■** Farm labourers 92 (16%) · **■** Household industry 4 (1%) · **■** Other work 12 (2%) · **■** Marginal 368 (64%)

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 Harrai

- Banka981 people
- Karer979 people
- Tehtori962 people
- Chaurasi958 people
- Bhais Khoh942 people
- Kothiya930 people
- Basuriya Khurd915 people
- Khirda882 people

[All 218 villages in Harrai](https://wherepedia.org/india/madhya-pradesh/chhindwara/harrai/villages/)

## Quick answers

- How far is Raiyarao from Chhindwara?96 km by road
- What is the population of Raiyarao?949 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Raiyarao in?Chhindwara district (Harrai sub-district), Madhya Pradesh
- What is the literacy rate of Raiyarao?48.4% (Census 2011)