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About Rakhra Village

Rakhra is a mid sized village in Bhander tehsil, in the district of Datia, Madhya Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 741, made up of 402 males and 339 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 843 females per 1000 males. The village covers 213.94 hectares hectares.

Rakhra Overview

Census 2011 figures for Rakhra village
Description Value
State Madhya Pradesh
District Datia
Tehsil Bhander
Area (hectares) 213.94 hectares
Population 741
Male Population 402
Female Population 339
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 843
Bus Service (public) Available within <5 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Rakhra compares

By the 2011 count Rakhra is the 73rd largest of the 140 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 962 residents. Its 213.94 hectares work out to about 3.5 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, the shortfall of women against men is wide, a little below the tehsil average of 876.

Getting to Rakhra

Rakhra is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Rakhra as Available within <5 km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within village. 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 Rakhra from other places

Rakhra lies about 46 km from Datia, and the nearest railway station is Moth, about 31 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 Rakhra
Nearest town Samthar 19 km
Tehsil headquarters Bhander 26 km
Nearest railway station Moth 31 km
District headquarters Datia 46 km

Villages closest to Rakhra

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Rakhra village had a population of 741. That makes it the 73rd largest of the 140 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 962 residents.

Rakhra village has 402 males and 339 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Rakhra has about 843 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, a little below the tehsil average of 876.

Rakhra covers 213.94 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 3.5 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Rakhra falls under Bhander tehsil of Datia district in Madhya Pradesh.

The nearest railway station to Rakhra is Moth, about 31 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 village for Rakhra.

Rakhra is about 46 km from Datia in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Rakhra is in Bhander tehsil of Datia district. Samthar is about 19 km away. Bhander is about 26 km away. Moth is about 31 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Udi (1.7 km), Bodar (2.1 km) and Ganesh Pura (2.3 km).

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

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