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About Rahu Village

Rahu is a mid sized village in Chikhaldara tehsil, in the district of Amravati, Maharashtra. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 584, made up of 294 males and 290 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 986 females per 1000 males. The village covers 304.67 hectares hectares.

Rahu Overview

Census 2011 figures for Rahu village
Description Value
State Maharashtra
District Amravati
Tehsil Chikhaldara
Area (hectares) 304.67 hectares
Population 584
Male Population 294
Female Population 290
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 986
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within 10+ km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Rahu compares

By the 2011 count Rahu is the 72nd largest of the 155 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 718 residents. Its 304.67 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, much in line with the tehsil average of 975.

Getting to Rahu

Rahu is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Rahu 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. The nearest villages by name are Patkahu, Pili, Pipadari and Piplya. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

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 Rahu

As per the Census of India 2011, Rahu village had a population of 584. That makes it the 72nd largest of the 155 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 718 residents.

Rahu village has 294 males and 290 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Rahu has about 986 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, much in line with the tehsil average of 975.

Rahu covers 304.67 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.

Rahu falls under Chikhaldara tehsil of Amravati district in Maharashtra.

The census record for Rahu notes the nearest railway station 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 Rahu.

Rahu is in Chikhaldara tehsil of Amravati district. The district and tehsil pages linked from here list the neighbouring villages, which is usually the quickest way to place it on a map.

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

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