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About Rachhi Village

Rachhi is a mid sized village in Kolaras tehsil, in the district of Shivpuri, Madhya Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 500, made up of 277 males and 223 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 805 females per 1000 males. The village covers 373.31 hectares hectares.

Rachhi Overview

Census 2011 figures for Rachhi village
Description Value
State Madhya Pradesh
District Shivpuri
Tehsil Kolaras
Area (hectares) 373.31 hectares
Population 500
Male Population 277
Female Population 223
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 805
Bus Service (public) Available within 10+ km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within 10+ km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available

How Rachhi compares

By the 2011 count Rachhi is the 112th largest of the 186 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 758 residents. Its 373.31 hectares work out to about 1.3 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 869.

Getting to Rachhi

Rachhi is a little way from the nearest bus route, and further still from the railway. The census records public bus service for Rachhi 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 Rachhi from other places

Rachhi lies about 37 km from Shivpuri, and the nearest railway station is Lukwasa, about 7.7 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 Rachhi
Nearest railway station Lukwasa 7.7 km
Tehsil headquarters Kolaras 15 km
District headquarters Shivpuri 37 km

Villages closest to Rachhi

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Rachhi village had a population of 500. That makes it the 112th largest of the 186 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 758 residents.

Rachhi village has 277 males and 223 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Rachhi has about 805 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 869.

Rachhi covers 373.31 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 1.3 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Rachhi falls under Kolaras tehsil of Shivpuri district in Madhya Pradesh.

The nearest railway station to Rachhi is Lukwasa, about 7.7 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 Rachhi.

Rachhi is about 37 km from Shivpuri in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Rachhi is in Kolaras tehsil of Shivpuri district. Lukwasa is about 7.7 km away. Kolaras is about 15 km away. Shivpuri is about 37 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Toriya (1.8 km), Babuka (1.8 km) and Hinotiya (1.8 km).

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

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