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About Rakhi Village

Rakhi is a large village in Kurud tehsil, in the district of Dhamtari, Chhattisgarh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 2,240, made up of 1,114 males and 1,126 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,011 females per 1000 males. The village covers 621.71 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 493663, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Rakhi Overview

Census 2011 figures for Rakhi village
Description Value
State Chhattisgarh
District Dhamtari
Tehsil Kurud
Pincode 493663
Area (hectares) 621.71 hectares
Population 2,240
Male Population 1,114
Female Population 1,126
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,011
Bus Service (public) Available
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within <5 km distance

How Rakhi compares

By the 2011 count Rakhi is the 22nd largest of the 122 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well above average, where the typical village holds 1,539 residents. Its 621.71 hectares work out to about 3.6 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, much in line with the tehsil average of 1000.

Getting to Rakhi

Rakhi is well connected by rural standards, with buses in the village itself and a railway station close by. The census records public bus service for Rakhi as Available. Private bus service is recorded as Available within village. For rail, the census notes the nearest railway station as Available within <5 km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Rakhi from other places

Rakhi lies about 22 km from Dhamtari, and the nearest railway station is Kurud, about 1.8 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 Rakhi
Nearest railway station Kurud 1.8 km
District headquarters Dhamtari 22 km

Villages closest to Rakhi

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

Common questions about Rakhi

As per the Census of India 2011, Rakhi village had a population of 2,240. That makes it the 22nd largest of the 122 villages in the tehsil, well above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,539 residents.

Rakhi village has 1,114 males and 1,126 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Rakhi has about 1011 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, much in line with the tehsil average of 1000.

The pincode recorded for Rakhi is 493663. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Rakhi covers 621.71 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 3.6 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Rakhi falls under Kurud tehsil of Dhamtari district in Chhattisgarh.

The nearest railway station to Rakhi is Kurud, about 1.8 km away in a straight line. The 2011 census recorded it as available within <5 km distance.

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

Rakhi is about 22 km from Dhamtari in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Rakhi is in Kurud tehsil of Dhamtari district. Kurud is about 1.8 km away. Dhamtari is about 22 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Bhahtagaon (2.5 km), Bhalookona (2.5 km) and Charmudiya (2.6 km).

No. It is the count from the Census of India 2011, the most recent completed census. The population of Rakhi today is likely to be higher.

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