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About Rahad Village

Rahad is a large village in Gunderdehi tehsil, in the district of Durg, Chhattisgarh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 2,010, made up of 1,033 males and 977 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 946 females per 1000 males. The village covers 469.64 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 491557, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Rahad Overview

Census 2011 figures for Rahad village
Description Value
State Chhattisgarh
District Durg
Tehsil Gunderdehi
Pincode 491557
Area (hectares) 469.64 hectares
Population 2,010
Male Population 1,033
Female Population 977
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 946
Bus Service (public) Available
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Rahad compares

By the 2011 count Rahad is the 13th largest of the 143 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well above average, where the typical village holds 1,205 residents. Its 469.64 hectares work out to about 4.3 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, well below the tehsil average of 1007.

Getting to Rahad

Rahad is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Rahad as Available. Private bus service is recorded as Available within village. For rail, the census notes the nearest railway station as Available within 10+ km distance. The nearest villages by name are Payla, Pendri, Phuljhar and Pinkapar. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

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 Rahad

As per the Census of India 2011, Rahad village had a population of 2,010. That makes it the 13th largest of the 143 villages in the tehsil, well above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,205 residents.

Rahad village has 1,033 males and 977 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Rahad has about 946 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, well below the tehsil average of 1007.

The pincode recorded for Rahad is 491557. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Rahad covers 469.64 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 4.3 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Rahad falls under Gunderdehi tehsil of Durg district in Chhattisgarh.

The census record for Rahad notes the nearest railway station as Available within 10+ km distance.

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

Rahad is in Gunderdehi tehsil of Durg district. The district and tehsil pages linked from here list the neighbouring villages, which is usually the quickest way to place it on a map.

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

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