# Raiya Village, Robertsganj, Sonbhadra (Uttar Pradesh)

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Village · Robertsganj, Sonbhadra 

# Raiya

Raiya is a village in Robertsganj sub-district of Sonbhadra district, Uttar Pradesh. The 2011 Census counted **870 people in 174 households**, the 226th largest of 770 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 63.5%, above the sub-district's rural average of 60.0%.

- 870people (2011)
- 174households
- 63.5%literacy
- 968females per 1,000 males

## Homes and amenities in Raiya

Of every 100 households in Raiya in 2011, 0 had electricity, 1 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 56 had a mobile phone, 2 a two-wheeler and 0 a car.

■ Raiya · ■ Robertsganj rural average

Electricity for lighting ****0%**

**19%

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

**13%

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

**86%

Tap water ****1%**

**3%

Drinking water within premises ****1%**

**13%

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

**3%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****99%**

**96%

Use banking services ****82%**

**81%

Television ****2%**

**16%

Mobile phone ****56%**

**44%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****2%**

**9%

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

**2%

None of these assets ****14%**

**23%

Own their home ****99%**

**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 Raiya?

■ Raiya · ■ Robertsganj rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****63.5%**

**60.0%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****968**

**926

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****948**

**930

Working population ****29.3%**

**40.5%

### Women and men

Literacy is 77.5% for men and 49.0% for women. 43% of men and 15% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

********

**■** Cultivators 56 (22%) · **■** Farm labourers 57 (22%) · **■** Other work 29 (11%) · **■** Marginal 113 (44%)

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 Robertsganj

- Dhotari880 people
- Shirshi880 people
- Chhaura872 people
- Papi872 people
- Tilya870 people
- Raghunathpur862 people
- Shohdal862 people
- Ketar861 people

[All 793 villages in Robertsganj](https://wherepedia.org/india/uttar-pradesh/sonbhadra/robertsganj/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the population of Raiya?870 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Raiya in?Sonbhadra district (Robertsganj sub-district), Uttar Pradesh
- What is the literacy rate of Raiya?63.5% (Census 2011)