# Raksa Village, Salempur, Deoria (Uttar Pradesh) – Population

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Village · Salempur, Deoria 

# Raksa

Raksa is a village in Salempur sub-district of Deoria district, Uttar Pradesh. The 2011 Census counted **1,284 people in 138 households**, the 132nd largest of 471 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 72.9%, close to the sub-district's rural average of 72.9%.

- 1,284people (2011)
- 138households
- 72.9%literacy
- 883females per 1,000 males

## Homes and amenities in Raksa

Of every 100 households in Raksa in 2011, 38 had electricity, 18 a toilet at home and 4 cooked with LPG; 98 had a mobile phone, 20 a two-wheeler and 4 a car.

■ Raksa · ■ Salempur rural average

Electricity for lighting ****38%**

**31%

Toilet within the home ****18%**

**19%

No toilet (open defecation) ****82%**

**80%

Tap water ****100%**

**19%

Drinking water within premises ****70%**

**61%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****4%**

**13%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****96%**

**87%

Use banking services ****99%**

**83%

Television ****30%**

**22%

Mobile phone ****98%**

**78%

Computer with internet ****1%**

**1%

Two-wheeler ****20%**

**17%

Car / jeep / van ****4%**

**2%

None of these assets ****1%**

**8%

Own their home ****98%**

**99%

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 Raksa?

■ Raksa · ■ Salempur rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****72.9%**

**72.9%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****883**

**1040

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****691**

**922

Working population ****33.9%**

**26.0%

### Women and men

Literacy is 85.0% for men and 59.7% for women. 42% of men and 25% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 58 (13%) · **■** Farm labourers 39 (9%) · **■** Household industry 13 (3%) · **■** Other work 85 (20%) · **■** Marginal 240 (55%)

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 Salempur

- Doomri1,341 people
- Pura Dakhila1,324 people
- Chandpalia1,323 people
- Khirsar1,294 people
- Birajmal1,281 people
- Laxmipur1,268 people
- Jiraso1,263 people
- Karjaha1,262 people

[All 522 villages in Salempur](https://wherepedia.org/india/uttar-pradesh/deoria/salempur/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the population of Raksa?1,284 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Raksa in?Deoria district (Salempur sub-district), Uttar Pradesh
- What is the literacy rate of Raksa?72.9% (Census 2011)