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About Rahma Village

Rahma is a mid sized village in Silwani tehsil, in the district of Raisen, Madhya Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 565, made up of 278 males and 287 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,032 females per 1000 males. The village covers 181.9 hectares hectares.

Rahma Overview

Census 2011 figures for Rahma village
Description Value
State Madhya Pradesh
District Raisen
Tehsil Silwani
Area (hectares) 181.9 hectares
Population 565
Male Population 278
Female Population 287
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,032
Bus Service (public) Available within <5 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Rahma compares

By the 2011 count Rahma is the 77th largest of the 219 villages in the tehsil, which puts it close to average, where the typical village holds 576 residents. Its 181.9 hectares work out to about 3.1 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 920.

Getting to Rahma

Rahma is reached by bus from a few kilometres away, with rail a longer trip. The census records public bus service for Rahma as Available within <5 km distance. 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 Rahma from other places

Rahma lies about 76 km from Raisen, and the nearest railway station is Salichauka Road, about 36 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 Rahma
Tehsil headquarters Silwani 23 km
Nearest town Bareli 28 km
Nearest railway station Salichauka Road 36 km
District headquarters Raisen 76 km

Villages closest to Rahma

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Rahma village had a population of 565. That makes it the 77th largest of the 219 villages in the tehsil, close to average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 576 residents.

Rahma village has 278 males and 287 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Rahma has about 1032 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 920.

Rahma covers 181.9 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 3.1 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Rahma falls under Silwani tehsil of Raisen district in Madhya Pradesh.

The nearest railway station to Rahma is Salichauka Road, about 36 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 <5 km distance for Rahma.

Rahma is about 76 km from Raisen in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Rahma is in Silwani tehsil of Raisen district. Silwani is about 23 km away. Bareli is about 28 km away. Salichauka Road is about 36 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Dungariya Kalan (4.1 km), Sojni (6.3 km) and Patha (7.2 km).

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

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