Skip to main content

About Rahtalav Village

Rahtalav is a mid sized village in Dhandhuka tehsil, in the district of Ahmadabad, Gujarat. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,315, made up of 707 males and 608 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 860 females per 1000 males. The village covers 6344.51 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 382220, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Rahtalav Overview

Census 2011 figures for Rahtalav village
Description Value
State Gujarat
District Ahmadabad
Tehsil Dhandhuka
Pincode 382220
Area (hectares) 6344.51 hectares
Population 1,315
Male Population 707
Female Population 608
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 860
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within 10+ km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Rahtalav compares

By the 2011 count Rahtalav is the 35th largest of the 69 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 1,634 residents. Its 6344.51 hectares work out to about 0.2 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 921.

Getting to Rahtalav

Rahtalav is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Rahtalav as Available within village. Private bus service is recorded as Available within 10+ 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 Rahtalav from other places

Rahtalav lies about 98 km from Ahmadabad, and the nearest railway station is Dholi Bhal, about 32 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 Rahtalav
Nearest railway station Dholi Bhal 32 km
Tehsil headquarters Dhandhuka 33 km
District headquarters Ahmadabad 98 km

Villages closest to Rahtalav

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Rahtalav village had a population of 1,315. That makes it the 35th largest of the 69 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,634 residents.

Rahtalav village has 707 males and 608 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Rahtalav has about 860 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 921.

The pincode recorded for Rahtalav is 382220. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Rahtalav covers 6344.51 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 0.2 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Rahtalav falls under Dhandhuka tehsil of Ahmadabad district in Gujarat.

The nearest railway station to Rahtalav is Dholi Bhal, about 32 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 within village and private bus service as Available within 10+ km distance for Rahtalav.

Rahtalav is about 98 km from Ahmadabad in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Rahtalav is in Dhandhuka tehsil of Ahmadabad district. Dholi Bhal is about 32 km away. Dhandhuka is about 33 km away. Ahmadabad is about 98 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Khun (4.9 km), Bhimtalav (5.6 km) and Dholera (7.4 km).

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

Our Blogs Blogs

Explore the beauty of india and villages of india with our blog.