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About Rakshatola Village

Rakshatola is a small village in Gopadbanas tehsil, in the district of Sidhi, Madhya Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 403, made up of 200 males and 203 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,015 females per 1000 males. The village covers 207.07 hectares hectares.

Rakshatola Overview

Census 2011 figures for Rakshatola village
Description Value
State Madhya Pradesh
District Sidhi
Tehsil Gopadbanas
Area (hectares) 207.07 hectares
Population 403
Male Population 200
Female Population 203
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,015
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within 10+ km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Rakshatola compares

By the 2011 count Rakshatola is the 156th largest of the 195 villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 1,149 residents. Its 207.07 hectares work out to about 1.9 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 943.

Getting to Rakshatola

Rakshatola is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Rakshatola as Available within village. Private bus service is recorded as Available within 10+ 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 Rakshatola from other places

Rakshatola lies about 28 km from Sidhi, and the nearest railway station is Joba, 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 Rakshatola
Nearest railway station Joba 14 km
Tehsil headquarters Gopadbanas 28 km
District headquarters Sidhi 28 km

Villages closest to Rakshatola

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Rakshatola village had a population of 403. That makes it the 156th largest of the 195 villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,149 residents.

Rakshatola village has 200 males and 203 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Rakshatola has about 1015 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 943.

Rakshatola covers 207.07 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 1.9 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Rakshatola falls under Gopadbanas tehsil of Sidhi district in Madhya Pradesh.

The nearest railway station to Rakshatola is Joba, 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 10+ km distance for Rakshatola.

Rakshatola is about 28 km from Sidhi in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Rakshatola is in Gopadbanas tehsil of Sidhi district. Joba is about 14 km away. Gopadbanas is about 28 km away. Sidhi is about 28 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Karwahi (1.8 km), Chhawari (2.1 km) and Kushiyara (2.4 km).

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

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