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About Rai Village

Rai is a mid sized village in Guna tehsil, in the district of Guna, Madhya Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 964, made up of 484 males and 480 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 992 females per 1000 males. The village covers 496 hectares hectares.

Rai Overview

Census 2011 figures for Rai village
Description Value
State Madhya Pradesh
District Guna
Tehsil Guna
Area (hectares) 496 hectares
Population 964
Male Population 484
Female Population 480
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 992
Bus Service (public) Available within 10+ km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within 10+ km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available

How Rai compares

By the 2011 count Rai is the 60th largest of the 278 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little above average, where the typical village holds 795 residents. Its 496 hectares work out to about 1.9 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, well above the tehsil average of 923.

Getting to Rai

Rai is a little way from the nearest bus route, and further still from the railway. The census records public bus service for Rai 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. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Rai from other places

Rai lies about 26 km from Guna, and the nearest railway station is Bhadora Jagir, about 14 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 railway station Bhadora Jagir 14 km
Tehsil headquarters Guna 26 km

Villages closest to Rai

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Guna 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 964. That makes it the 60th largest of the 278 villages in the tehsil, a little above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 795 residents.

Rai village has 484 males and 480 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Rai has about 992 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, well above the tehsil average of 923.

Rai covers 496 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 1.9 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Rai falls under Guna tehsil of Guna district in Madhya Pradesh.

The nearest railway station to Rai is Bhadora Jagir, about 14 km away in a straight line. The 2011 census recorded it as available.

The census records public bus service as Available within 10+ km distance and private bus service as Available within 10+ km distance for Rai.

Rai is about 26 km from Guna in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Rai is in Guna tehsil of Guna district. Bhadora Jagir is about 14 km away. Guna is about 26 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Raipur (under 2 km), Bandha (under 2 km) and Mahodra (2.3 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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