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About Rahimgarh Village

Rahimgarh is a large village in Sitamau tehsil, in the district of Mandsaur, Madhya Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 2,839, made up of 1,444 males and 1,395 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 966 females per 1000 males. The village covers 1282.7 hectares hectares.

Rahimgarh Overview

Census 2011 figures for Rahimgarh village
Description Value
State Madhya Pradesh
District Mandsaur
Tehsil Sitamau
Area (hectares) 1282.7 hectares
Population 2,839
Male Population 1,444
Female Population 1,395
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 966
Bus Service (public) Available within 10+ km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Rahimgarh compares

By the 2011 count Rahimgarh is the 8th largest of the 157 villages in the tehsil, which puts it more than twice the local average, where the typical village holds 1,114 residents. Its 1282.7 hectares work out to about 2.2 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, much in line with the tehsil average of 967.

Getting to Rahimgarh

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

Rahimgarh lies about 43 km from Mandsaur, and the nearest railway station is Suwasra, about 15 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 Rahimgarh
Nearest railway station Suwasra 15 km
Tehsil headquarters Sitamau 16 km
Nearest town Shāmgarh 19 km
District headquarters Mandsaur 43 km

Villages closest to Rahimgarh

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Rahimgarh village had a population of 2,839. That makes it the 8th largest of the 157 villages in the tehsil, more than twice the local average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,114 residents.

Rahimgarh village has 1,444 males and 1,395 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Rahimgarh has about 966 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, much in line with the tehsil average of 967.

Rahimgarh covers 1282.7 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 2.2 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Rahimgarh falls under Sitamau tehsil of Mandsaur district in Madhya Pradesh.

The nearest railway station to Rahimgarh is Suwasra, about 15 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 Rahimgarh.

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

Rahimgarh is in Sitamau tehsil of Mandsaur district. Suwasra is about 15 km away. Sitamau is about 16 km away. Shāmgarh is about 19 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Larni (2.3 km), Khejdiya (2.5 km) and Padli (2.6 km).

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

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