About Raha Gaon Village

Raha Gaon is a mid sized village in Barnagar tehsil, in the district of Barpeta, Assam. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,192, made up of 596 males and 596 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,000 females per 1000 males. The village covers 129 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 781317, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Raha Gaon Overview

Census 2011 figures for Raha Gaon village
Description	Value
State	Assam
District	Barpeta
Tehsil	Barnagar
Pincode	781317
Area (hectares)	129 hectares
Population	1,192
Male Population	596
Female Population	596
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	1,000
Bus Service (public)	Available within village
Bus Service (private)	Available within village
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 5 - 10 km distance

How Raha Gaon compares

By the 2011 count Raha Gaon is the 58th largest of the 90 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 1,905 residents. Its 129 hectares work out to about 9.2 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, a little above the tehsil average of 982.

Getting to Raha Gaon

Raha Gaon is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Raha Gaon as Available within village. Private bus service is recorded as Available within village. For rail, the census notes the nearest railway station as Available within 5 - 10 km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Raha Gaon from other places

Raha Gaon lies about 18 km from Barpeta, and the nearest railway station is Sorbhog, about 7.0 km away. The figures below are straight-line distances from the village to each place. A road journey is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again.

Distances from Raha Gaon
Nearest railway station	Sorbhog	7.0 km
Nearest town	Barpeta Road	12 km
Tehsil headquarters	Barnagar	18 km
District headquarters	Barpeta	18 km

Villages closest to Raha Gaon

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Barnagar tehsil.

Source: Census of India 2011, the most recent completed census. Figures have not been revised since collection. Read more on our about the data page.

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Common questions about Raha Gaon

As per the Census of India 2011, Raha Gaon village had a population of 1,192. That makes it the 58th largest of the 90 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,905 residents.

Raha Gaon village has 596 males and 596 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Raha Gaon has about 1000 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, a little above the tehsil average of 982.

The pincode recorded for Raha Gaon is 781317. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Raha Gaon covers 129 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 9.2 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Raha Gaon falls under Barnagar tehsil of Barpeta district in Assam.

The nearest railway station to Raha Gaon is Sorbhog, about 7.0 km away in a straight line. The 2011 census recorded it as available within 5 - 10 km distance.

The census records public bus service as Available within village and private bus service as Available within village for Raha Gaon.

Raha Gaon is about 18 km from Barpeta in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Raha Gaon is in Barnagar tehsil of Barpeta district. Sorbhog is about 7.0 km away. Barpeta Road is about 12 km away. Barnagar is about 18 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.