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About Rabai Village

Rabai is a small village in Bano tehsil, in the district of Simdega, Jharkhand. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 342, made up of 159 males and 183 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,151 females per 1000 males. The village covers 283 hectares hectares.

Rabai Overview

Census 2011 figures for Rabai village
Description Value
State Jharkhand
District Simdega
Tehsil Bano
Area (hectares) 283 hectares
Population 342
Male Population 159
Female Population 183
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,151
Bus Service (public) Available within 10+ km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within 5 - 10 km distance

How Rabai compares

By the 2011 count Rabai is the 75th largest of the 93 villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 865 residents. Its 283 hectares work out to about 1.2 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 1015.

Getting to Rabai

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

Rabai lies about 48 km from Simdega, and the nearest railway station is Mahabuang, about 2.8 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 Rabai
Nearest railway station Mahabuang 2.8 km
Tehsil headquarters Bano 10 km
Nearest town Birmitrapur 42 km
District headquarters Simdega 48 km

Villages closest to Rabai

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Rabai village had a population of 342. That makes it the 75th largest of the 93 villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 865 residents.

Rabai village has 159 males and 183 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Rabai has about 1151 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 1015.

Rabai covers 283 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 1.2 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Rabai falls under Bano tehsil of Simdega district in Jharkhand.

The nearest railway station to Rabai is Mahabuang, about 2.8 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 within 10+ km distance and private bus service as Available within village for Rabai.

Rabai is about 48 km from Simdega in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Rabai is in Bano tehsil of Simdega district. Mahabuang is about 2.8 km away. Bano is about 10 km away. Birmitrapur 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 Buru Erge (1.9 km), Barbera (2.2 km) and Mahabuang (2.5 km).

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

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