About Rai Village

Rai is one of the larger villages in Limkheda tehsil, in the district of Dohad, Gujarat. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 5,815, made up of 2,867 males and 2,948 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,028 females per 1000 males. The village covers 1151.93 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 389140, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Rai Overview

Census 2011 figures for Rai village
Description	Value
State	Gujarat
District	Dohad
Tehsil	Limkheda
Pincode	389140
Area (hectares)	1151.93 hectares
Population	5,815
Male Population	2,867
Female Population	2,948
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	1,028
Bus Service (public)	Available within village
Bus Service (private)	Available within 10+ km distance
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 10+ km distance

How Rai compares

By the 2011 count Rai is among the largest villages in the tehsil, which puts it more than twice the local average, where the typical village holds 1,978 residents. Its 1151.93 hectares work out to about 5.0 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, a little above the tehsil average of 1007.

Getting to Rai

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

Rai lies about 26 km from Dohad, and the nearest railway station is Mangal Mahudi, about 22 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 Rai
Nearest town	Devgadh Bāriya	21 km
Nearest railway station	Mangal Mahudi	22 km
Tehsil headquarters	Limkheda	24 km
District headquarters	Dohad	26 km

Villages closest to Rai

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

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Common questions about Rai

As per the Census of India 2011, Rai village had a population of 5,815. That makes it among the largest villages in the tehsil, more than twice the local average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,978 residents.

Rai village has 2,867 males and 2,948 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Rai has about 1028 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, a little above the tehsil average of 1007.

The pincode recorded for Rai is 389140. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Rai covers 1151.93 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 5.0 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Rai falls under Limkheda tehsil of Dohad district in Gujarat.

The nearest railway station to Rai is Mangal Mahudi, about 22 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 Rai.

Rai is about 26 km from Dohad in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Rai is in Limkheda tehsil of Dohad district. Devgadh Bāriya is about 21 km away. Mangal Mahudi is about 22 km away. Limkheda is about 24 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.