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About Rakhi 1 Village

Rakhi 1 is a mid sized village in Arang tehsil, in the district of Raipur, Chhattisgarh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,877, made up of 937 males and 940 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,003 females per 1000 males. The village covers 471 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 494450, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Rakhi 1 Overview

Census 2011 figures for Rakhi 1 village
Description Value
State Chhattisgarh
District Raipur
Tehsil Arang
Pincode 494450
Area (hectares) 471 hectares
Population 1,877
Male Population 937
Female Population 940
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,003
Bus Service (public) Available
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within 5 - 10 km distance

How Rakhi 1 compares

By the 2011 count Rakhi 1 is the 55th largest of the 164 villages in the tehsil, which puts it close to average, where the typical village holds 1,723 residents. Its 471 hectares work out to about 4.0 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 989.

Getting to Rakhi 1

Rakhi 1 is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Rakhi 1 as Available. 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 Rakhi 1 from other places

Rakhi 1 lies about 18 km from Raipur, and the nearest railway station is Kendri, about 6.9 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 1
Nearest railway station Kendri 6.9 km
District headquarters Raipur 18 km
Tehsil headquarters Arang 20 km

Villages closest to Rakhi 1

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Arang 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 1

As per the Census of India 2011, Rakhi 1 village had a population of 1,877. That makes it the 55th largest of the 164 villages in the tehsil, close to average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,723 residents.

Rakhi 1 village has 937 males and 940 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Rakhi 1 has about 1003 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, much in line with the tehsil average of 989.

The pincode recorded for Rakhi 1 is 494450. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Rakhi 1 covers 471 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 4.0 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Rakhi 1 falls under Arang tehsil of Raipur district in Chhattisgarh.

The nearest railway station to Rakhi 1 is Kendri, about 6.9 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 and private bus service as Available within village for Rakhi 1.

Rakhi 1 is about 18 km from Raipur in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Rakhi 1 is in Arang tehsil of Raipur district. Kendri is about 6.9 km away. Raipur is about 18 km away. Arang is about 20 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Jhanj (under 2 km), Kayabandha (1.8 km) and Kuhera (2.7 km).

No. It is the count from the Census of India 2011, the most recent completed census. The population of Rakhi 1 today is likely to be higher.

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