About Raher Village

Raher is a mid sized village in Patur tehsil, in the district of Akola, Maharashtra. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,262, made up of 642 males and 620 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 966 females per 1000 males. The village covers 656.36 hectares hectares.

Raher Overview

Census 2011 figures for Raher village
Description	Value
State	Maharashtra
District	Akola
Tehsil	Patur
Area (hectares)	656.36 hectares
Population	1,262
Male Population	642
Female Population	620
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	966
Bus Service (public)	Available within village
Bus Service (private)	Available within 10+ km distance
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 10+ km distance

How Raher compares

By the 2011 count Raher is the 36th largest of the 86 villages in the tehsil, which puts it close to average, where the typical village holds 1,368 residents. Its 656.36 hectares work out to about 1.9 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, well above the tehsil average of 924.

Getting to Raher

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

Raher lies about 41 km from Akola, and the nearest railway station is Khamgaon, about 32 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 Raher
Tehsil headquarters	Patur	23 km
Nearest town	Pātūr	23 km
Nearest railway station	Khamgaon	32 km
District headquarters	Akola	41 km

Villages closest to Raher

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

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Common questions about Raher

As per the Census of India 2011, Raher village had a population of 1,262. That makes it the 36th largest of the 86 villages in the tehsil, close to average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,368 residents.

Raher village has 642 males and 620 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Raher has about 966 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, well above the tehsil average of 924.

Raher covers 656.36 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.

Raher falls under Patur tehsil of Akola district in Maharashtra.

The nearest railway station to Raher is Khamgaon, about 32 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 Raher.

Raher is about 41 km from Akola in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Raher is in Patur tehsil of Akola district. Patur is about 23 km away. Pātūr is about 23 km away. Khamgaon is about 32 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.