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About Rakhora Village

Rakhora is a mid sized village in Pichhore tehsil, in the district of Shivpuri, Madhya Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 742, made up of 376 males and 366 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 973 females per 1000 males. The village covers 257.85 hectares hectares.

Rakhora Overview

Census 2011 figures for Rakhora village
Description Value
State Madhya Pradesh
District Shivpuri
Tehsil Pichhore
Area (hectares) 257.85 hectares
Population 742
Male Population 376
Female Population 366
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 973
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Rakhora compares

By the 2011 count Rakhora is the 119th largest of the 171 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well below average, where the typical village holds 1,408 residents. Its 257.85 hectares work out to about 2.9 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, well above the tehsil average of 877.

Getting to Rakhora

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

Rakhora lies about 52 km from Shivpuri, and the nearest railway station is Basai, about 30 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 Rakhora
Tehsil headquarters Pichhore 8.8 km
Nearest railway station Basai 30 km
Nearest town Karera 32 km
District headquarters Shivpuri 52 km

Villages closest to Rakhora

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Rakhora village had a population of 742. That makes it the 119th largest of the 171 villages in the tehsil, well below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,408 residents.

Rakhora village has 376 males and 366 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Rakhora has about 973 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, well above the tehsil average of 877.

Rakhora covers 257.85 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 2.9 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Rakhora falls under Pichhore tehsil of Shivpuri district in Madhya Pradesh.

The nearest railway station to Rakhora is Basai, about 30 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 Rakhora.

Rakhora is about 52 km from Shivpuri in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Rakhora is in Pichhore tehsil of Shivpuri district. Pichhore is about 8.8 km away. Basai is about 30 km away. Karera 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 Salora Asli (1.7 km), Agara (2.3 km) and Durgapur Khod (2.4 km).

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

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