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About Rekha Village

Rekha is a mid sized village in Laundi tehsil, in the district of Chhatarpur, Madhya Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 968, made up of 518 males and 450 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 869 females per 1000 males. The village covers 358.85 hectares hectares.

Rekha Overview

Census 2011 figures for Rekha village
Description Value
State Madhya Pradesh
District Chhatarpur
Tehsil Laundi
Area (hectares) 358.85 hectares
Population 968
Male Population 518
Female Population 450
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 869
Bus Service (public) Available within <5 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within <5 km distance

How Rekha compares

By the 2011 count Rekha is the 33rd largest of the 61 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 1,278 residents. Its 358.85 hectares work out to about 2.7 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, the shortfall of women against men is wide, much in line with the tehsil average of 871.

Getting to Rekha

The census records public bus service for Rekha 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 <5 km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Rekha from other places

Rekha lies about 43 km from Chhatarpur, and the nearest railway station is Raghouli, about 4.2 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 Rekha
Nearest railway station Raghouli 4.2 km
Tehsil headquarters Laundi 7.3 km
Nearest town Lauri 7.3 km
District headquarters Chhatarpur 43 km

Villages closest to Rekha

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Rekha village had a population of 968. That makes it the 33rd largest of the 61 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,278 residents.

Rekha village has 518 males and 450 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Rekha has about 869 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, much in line with the tehsil average of 871.

Rekha covers 358.85 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 2.7 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Rekha falls under Laundi tehsil of Chhatarpur district in Madhya Pradesh.

The nearest railway station to Rekha is Raghouli, about 4.2 km away in a straight line. The 2011 census recorded it as available within <5 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 Rekha.

Rekha is about 43 km from Chhatarpur in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Rekha is in Laundi tehsil of Chhatarpur district. Raghouli is about 4.2 km away. Laundi is about 7.3 km away. Lauri is about 7.3 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Sumedi (under 2 km), Sadafal (2.0 km) and Peera (2.8 km).

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

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