# Raya, Mathura (Uttar Pradesh) – Town Population, History, Wards & Facts > Source: https://wherepedia.org/india/uttar-pradesh/mathura/mahavan/raya/ Town · Mathura, Uttar Pradesh # Raya Raya is a town in Mahavan sub-district of Mathura district, Uttar Pradesh (nagar panchayat). The 2011 Census counted **21,344 people** in 3,325 households. Literacy was 73.8%. - 21,344people (2011) - 3,325households - 73.8%literacy - 14census wards ## Population of Raya ■ Raya · ■ Mathura urban average Literacy (age 7+) ****73.8%** **74.5% Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****905** **866 Child sex ratio (0–6) ****896** **861 Working population ****27.6%** **29.8% Source: [Census of India 2011, Primary Census Abstract (town, village and ward level), all districts](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog). ## Homes and amenities in Raya Of every 100 households in Raya in 2011, 90 had electricity, 83 a toilet at home and 56 cooked with LPG; 80 had a mobile phone, 33 a two-wheeler and 3 a car. ■ Raya · ■ Mathura urban average Electricity for lighting ****90%** **92% Toilet within the home ****83%** **81% No toilet (open defecation) ****14%** **17% Tap water ****22%** **51% Drinking water within premises ****72%** **74% Cooking with LPG / PNG ****56%** **64% Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****42%** **34% Use banking services ****68%** **70% Television ****77%** **76% Mobile phone ****80%** **77% Computer with internet ****3%** **5% Two-wheeler ****33%** **35% Car / jeep / van ****3%** **8% None of these assets ****7%** **8% Own their home ****90%** **84% 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 people in Raya work as ******** **■** Services, trade & industry 3,329 (57%) · **■** Household industry 539 (9%) · **■** Farming 331 (6%) · **■** Marginal 1,684 (29%) Source: [Census of India 2011, Primary Census Abstract (town, village and ward level), all districts](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog). ## How has the population of Raya changed? From 2,831 in 1901 to 21,344 in 2011. **1901 **1911 **1921 **1931 **1941 **1951 **1981 **1991 **2001 **2011 Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – town directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog). ## Raya in numbers and road distances - Annual rainfall841 mm - Temperature range5 °C to 42 °C ### Road distances - Lucknow (state capital)442 km by road - Mathura (district HQ)13 km by road - Mathura (city of 1 lakh+)13 km by road - AGRA (city of 5 lakh+)52 km by road Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – town directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog). ## Services and economy in Raya ### Civic services - Pucca roads14 km - DrainageOpen drains - Flush toilets1,180 - Water storage30 kl - Electricity — homes1,150 - Electricity — industry14 ### Hospitals - ●Alternative-medicine hospitals1 · 6 beds · 1 doctors - ●Dispensaries1 · 5 beds · 1 doctors - ●Veterinary hospitals1 · 3 doctors ### Schools and colleges - ●Primary schools4 govt · 5 private - ●Senior secondary schools2 govt ### Banks - Nationalised banks4 - Co-operative banks1 **Main manufactured goods:** sweets, agro apparatus and dairy product. Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – town directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog). ## Hospitals, banks, ATMs and more in Raya - Hospitals2 in Raya - Banks8 in Raya - ATMs4 in Raya - Petrol pumps1 in Raya - Schools3 in Raya - Colleges and universities1 in Raya - Restaurants2 in Raya - Dental clinics2 in Raya Source: [Overture Maps Foundation places, release 2026-10-21.0 (CDLA-Permissive-2.0, Apache-2.0 or CC0 by source)](https://docs.overturemaps.org/attribution/). ## Raya ward list (2011) Ward (2011) People Households [Ward 1](https://wherepedia.org/india/uttar-pradesh/mathura/mahavan/raya/ward-1/) 861 153 [Ward 2](https://wherepedia.org/india/uttar-pradesh/mathura/mahavan/raya/ward-2/) 2,625 435 [Ward 3](https://wherepedia.org/india/uttar-pradesh/mathura/mahavan/raya/ward-3/) 2,006 349 [Ward 4](https://wherepedia.org/india/uttar-pradesh/mathura/mahavan/raya/ward-4/) 1,816 276 [Ward 5](https://wherepedia.org/india/uttar-pradesh/mathura/mahavan/raya/ward-5/) 1,143 199 [Ward 6](https://wherepedia.org/india/uttar-pradesh/mathura/mahavan/raya/ward-6/) 1,444 233 [Ward 7](https://wherepedia.org/india/uttar-pradesh/mathura/mahavan/raya/ward-7/) 1,109 162 [Ward 8](https://wherepedia.org/india/uttar-pradesh/mathura/mahavan/raya/ward-8/) 2,031 361 [Ward 9](https://wherepedia.org/india/uttar-pradesh/mathura/mahavan/raya/ward-9/) 1,861 252 [Ward 10](https://wherepedia.org/india/uttar-pradesh/mathura/mahavan/raya/ward-10/) 1,685 266 [Ward 11](https://wherepedia.org/india/uttar-pradesh/mathura/mahavan/raya/ward-11/) 736 124 [Ward 12](https://wherepedia.org/india/uttar-pradesh/mathura/mahavan/raya/ward-12/) 1,050 128 [Ward 13](https://wherepedia.org/india/uttar-pradesh/mathura/mahavan/raya/ward-13/) 1,513 186 [Ward 14](https://wherepedia.org/india/uttar-pradesh/mathura/mahavan/raya/ward-14/) 1,464 201 Source: [Census of India 2011, Primary Census Abstract (town, village and ward level), all districts](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog). Census wards of 2011; municipal ward boundaries may have changed since. ## Quick answers - What is the population of Raya?21,344 (Census 2011) - Which district is Raya in?Mathura district, Uttar Pradesh - What was the population of Raya in 1901?2,831 - How many wards does Raya have?14 census wards (2011)