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About Rahea Village

Rahea is a mid sized village in Manatu tehsil, in the district of Palamu, Jharkhand. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,065, made up of 519 males and 546 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,052 females per 1000 males. The village covers 169 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 822123, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Rahea Overview

Census 2011 figures for Rahea village
Description Value
State Jharkhand
District Palamu
Tehsil Manatu
Pincode 822123
Area (hectares) 169 hectares
Population 1,065
Male Population 519
Female Population 546
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,052
Bus Service (public) Available within 10+ km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within 10+ km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Rahea compares

By the 2011 count Rahea is the 10th largest of the 76 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well above average, where the typical village holds 610 residents. Its 169 hectares work out to about 6.3 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 916.

Getting to Rahea

Rahea is fairly remote, with both bus and rail more than ten kilometres away. The census records public bus service for Rahea as Available within 10+ km distance. 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 Rahea from other places

Rahea lies about 111 km from Palamu, and the nearest railway station is Bukru, about 3.5 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 Rahea
Nearest railway station Bukru 3.5 km
Nearest town Churi 29 km
Tehsil headquarters Manatu 30 km
District headquarters Palamu 111 km

Villages closest to Rahea

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Rahea village had a population of 1,065. That makes it the 10th largest of the 76 villages in the tehsil, well above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 610 residents.

Rahea village has 519 males and 546 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Rahea has about 1052 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 916.

The pincode recorded for Rahea is 822123. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Rahea covers 169 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 6.3 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Rahea falls under Manatu tehsil of Palamu district in Jharkhand.

The nearest railway station to Rahea is Bukru, about 3.5 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 10+ km distance and private bus service as Available within 10+ km distance for Rahea.

Rahea is about 111 km from Palamu in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Rahea is in Manatu tehsil of Palamu district. Bukru is about 3.5 km away. Churi is about 29 km away. Manatu is about 30 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Karma Alias Tilha (12 km), Purnadih (17 km) and Karmahi (19 km).

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

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