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About Rai Village

Rai is a large village in Niwali tehsil, in the district of Barwani, Madhya Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 2,143, made up of 1,052 males and 1,091 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,037 females per 1000 males. The village covers 857.95 hectares hectares.

Rai Overview

Census 2011 figures for Rai village
Description Value
State Madhya Pradesh
District Barwani
Tehsil Niwali
Area (hectares) 857.95 hectares
Population 2,143
Male Population 1,052
Female Population 1,091
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,037
Bus Service (public) Available within <5 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Rai compares

By the 2011 count Rai is the 14th largest of the 67 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little above average, where the typical village holds 1,678 residents. Its 857.95 hectares work out to about 2.5 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 996.

Getting to Rai

Rai is reached by bus from a few kilometres away, with rail a longer trip. The census records public bus service for Rai as Available within <5 km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within <5 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 8.9 km from Barwani, and the nearest railway station is Hathi gate station, about 18 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 Anjad 8.1 km
Tehsil headquarters Niwali 8.9 km
District headquarters Barwani 8.9 km
Nearest railway station Hathi gate station 18 km

Villages closest to Rai

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Rai village had a population of 2,143. That makes it the 14th largest of the 67 villages in the tehsil, a little above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,678 residents.

Rai village has 1,052 males and 1,091 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Rai has about 1037 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 996.

Rai covers 857.95 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 2.5 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Rai falls under Niwali tehsil of Barwani district in Madhya Pradesh.

The nearest railway station to Rai is Hathi gate station, about 18 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 <5 km distance and private bus service as Available within <5 km distance for Rai.

Rai is about 8.9 km from Barwani in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Rai is in Niwali tehsil of Barwani district. Anjad is about 8.1 km away. Niwali is about 8.9 km away. Barwani is about 8.9 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Borli (3.2 km), Badgaon (7.4 km) and Badgaon Urf Bhangeedad (7.4 km).

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

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