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About Rahi Village

Rahi is a mid sized village in Bhitarwar tehsil, in the district of Gwalior, Madhya Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,518, made up of 845 males and 673 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 796 females per 1000 males. The village covers 688.54 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 475220, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Rahi Overview

Census 2011 figures for Rahi village
Description Value
State Madhya Pradesh
District Gwalior
Tehsil Bhitarwar
Pincode 475220
Area (hectares) 688.54 hectares
Population 1,518
Male Population 845
Female Population 673
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 796
Bus Service (public) Available within 10+ km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Rahi compares

By the 2011 count Rahi is the 18th largest of the 78 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little above average, where the typical village holds 1,144 residents. Its 688.54 hectares work out to about 2.2 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 864.

Getting to Rahi

Rahi is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Rahi 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 10+ km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Rahi from other places

Rahi lies about 46 km from Gwalior, and the nearest railway station is Renhat, about 25 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 Rahi
Tehsil headquarters Bhitarwar 9.2 km
Nearest railway station Renhat 25 km
Nearest town Dabra 30 km
District headquarters Gwalior 46 km

Villages closest to Rahi

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Rahi village had a population of 1,518. That makes it the 18th largest of the 78 villages in the tehsil, a little above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,144 residents.

Rahi village has 845 males and 673 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Rahi has about 796 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 864.

The pincode recorded for Rahi is 475220. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Rahi covers 688.54 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 2.2 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Rahi falls under Bhitarwar tehsil of Gwalior district in Madhya Pradesh.

The nearest railway station to Rahi is Renhat, about 25 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 10+ km distance and private bus service as Available within village for Rahi.

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

Rahi is in Bhitarwar tehsil of Gwalior district. Bhitarwar is about 9.2 km away. Renhat is about 25 km away. Dabra is about 30 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Maragpur (1.9 km), Kheda Tanka (2.0 km) and Richhari Kalan (2.1 km).

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

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