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About Rajani Village

Rajani is a mid sized village in Lakhandur tehsil, in the district of Bhandara, Maharashtra. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,643, made up of 809 males and 834 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,031 females per 1000 males. The village covers 584.7 hectares hectares.

Rajani Overview

Census 2011 figures for Rajani village
Description Value
State Maharashtra
District Bhandara
Tehsil Lakhandur
Area (hectares) 584.7 hectares
Population 1,643
Male Population 809
Female Population 834
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,031
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within 10+ km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Rajani compares

By the 2011 count Rajani is the 21st largest of the 81 villages in the tehsil, which puts it close to average, where the typical village holds 1,498 residents. Its 584.7 hectares work out to about 2.8 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, a little above the tehsil average of 993.

Getting to Rajani

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

Rajani lies about 46 km from Bhandara, and the nearest railway station is Mangli, about 19 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 Rajani
Tehsil headquarters Lakhandur 10 km
Nearest town Pawni 16 km
Nearest railway station Mangli 19 km
District headquarters Bhandara 46 km

Villages closest to Rajani

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Rajani village had a population of 1,643. That makes it the 21st largest of the 81 villages in the tehsil, close to average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,498 residents.

Rajani village has 809 males and 834 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Rajani has about 1031 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, a little above the tehsil average of 993.

Rajani covers 584.7 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 2.8 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Rajani falls under Lakhandur tehsil of Bhandara district in Maharashtra.

The nearest railway station to Rajani is Mangli, about 19 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 Rajani.

Rajani is about 46 km from Bhandara in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Rajani is in Lakhandur tehsil of Bhandara district. Lakhandur is about 10 km away. Pawni is about 16 km away. Mangli is about 19 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Karandala (1.6 km), Opara (2.1 km) and Doke Sarandi (2.6 km).

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

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