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About Rahit Village

Rahit is a mid sized village in Barshitakli tehsil, in the district of Akola, Maharashtra. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,402, made up of 717 males and 685 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 955 females per 1000 males. The village covers 576 hectares hectares.

Rahit Overview

Census 2011 figures for Rahit village
Description Value
State Maharashtra
District Akola
Tehsil Barshitakli
Area (hectares) 576 hectares
Population 1,402
Male Population 717
Female Population 685
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 955
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Rahit compares

By the 2011 count Rahit is the 29th largest of the 122 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little above average, where the typical village holds 1,187 residents. Its 576 hectares work out to about 2.4 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, a little above the tehsil average of 932.

Getting to Rahit

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

Rahit lies about 24 km from Akola, and the nearest railway station is Barsitakli, about 13 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 Rahit
Nearest railway station Barsitakli 13 km
Nearest town Umbri 22 km
Tehsil headquarters Barshitakli 24 km
District headquarters Akola 24 km

Villages closest to Rahit

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Rahit village had a population of 1,402. That makes it the 29th largest of the 122 villages in the tehsil, a little above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,187 residents.

Rahit village has 717 males and 685 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Rahit has about 955 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, a little above the tehsil average of 932.

Rahit covers 576 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 2.4 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Rahit falls under Barshitakli tehsil of Akola district in Maharashtra.

The nearest railway station to Rahit is Barsitakli, about 13 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 Rahit.

Rahit is about 24 km from Akola in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Rahit is in Barshitakli tehsil of Akola district. Barsitakli is about 13 km away. Umbri is about 22 km away. Barshitakli is about 24 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Sahit (under 2 km), Shelapur (1.9 km) and Isapur (1.9 km).

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

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