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About Rarua Village

Rarua is a mid sized village in Chinour tehsil, in the district of Gwalior, Madhya Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,729, made up of 912 males and 817 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 896 females per 1000 males. The village covers 651.92 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 475112, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Rarua Overview

Census 2011 figures for Rarua village
Description Value
State Madhya Pradesh
District Gwalior
Tehsil Chinour
Pincode 475112
Area (hectares) 651.92 hectares
Population 1,729
Male Population 912
Female Population 817
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 896
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Rarua compares

By the 2011 count Rarua is the 14th largest of the 79 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well above average, where the typical village holds 1,181 residents. Its 651.92 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, though that is a little above the tehsil average of 864.

Getting to Rarua

Rarua is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Rarua as Available within village. 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 Rarua from other places

Rarua lies about 32 km from Gwalior, and the nearest railway station is Antri, 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 Rarua
Nearest railway station Antri 14 km
Nearest town Dabra 21 km
Tehsil headquarters Chinour 32 km
District headquarters Gwalior 32 km

Villages closest to Rarua

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Rarua village had a population of 1,729. That makes it the 14th largest of the 79 villages in the tehsil, well above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,181 residents.

Rarua village has 912 males and 817 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Rarua has about 896 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, though that is a little above the tehsil average of 864.

The pincode recorded for Rarua is 475112. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Rarua covers 651.92 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 2.7 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Rarua falls under Chinour tehsil of Gwalior district in Madhya Pradesh.

The nearest railway station to Rarua is Antri, about 14 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 village and private bus service as Available within <5 km distance for Rarua.

Rarua is about 32 km from Gwalior in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Rarua is in Chinour tehsil of Gwalior district. Antri is about 14 km away. Dabra is about 21 km away. Chinour is about 32 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Gharsondi (2.2 km), Badera Jhil (2.6 km) and Chinour (3.2 km).

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

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