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About Rakhi Village

Rakhi is a mid sized village in Saja tehsil, in the district of Durg, Chhattisgarh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,719, made up of 871 males and 848 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 974 females per 1000 males. The village covers 982 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 491331, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Rakhi Overview

Census 2011 figures for Rakhi village
Description Value
State Chhattisgarh
District Durg
Tehsil Saja
Pincode 491331
Area (hectares) 982 hectares
Population 1,719
Male Population 871
Female Population 848
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 974
Bus Service (public) Available
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Rakhi compares

By the 2011 count Rakhi is the 9th largest of the 107 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well above average, where the typical village holds 944 residents. Its 982 hectares work out to about 1.8 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, though that is a little below the tehsil average of 1009.

Getting to Rakhi

Rakhi is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Rakhi as Available. Private bus service is recorded as Available within <5 km distance. For rail, the census notes the nearest railway station as Available within 10+ 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 44 km from Durg, and the nearest railway station is Kumhari, about 42 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
Tehsil headquarters Saja 9.9 km
Nearest town Bemetāra 25 km
Nearest railway station Kumhari 42 km
District headquarters Durg 44 km

Villages closest to Rakhi

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Saja 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 1,719. That makes it the 9th largest of the 107 villages in the tehsil, well above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 944 residents.

Rakhi village has 871 males and 848 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Rakhi has about 974 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, though that is a little below the tehsil average of 1009.

The pincode recorded for Rakhi is 491331. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Rakhi covers 982 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 1.8 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Rakhi falls under Saja tehsil of Durg district in Chhattisgarh.

The nearest railway station to Rakhi is Kumhari, about 42 km away in a straight line. The 2011 census recorded it as available within 10+ km distance.

The census records public bus service as Available and private bus service as Available within <5 km distance for Rakhi.

Rakhi is about 44 km from Durg in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Rakhi is in Saja tehsil of Durg district. Saja is about 9.9 km away. Bemetāra is about 25 km away. Kumhari is about 42 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Akalwara (2.6 km), Budera (3.0 km) and Harduwa (3.2 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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