About Rakhi Village

Rakhi is a mid sized village in Gadchiroli tehsil, in the district of Gadchiroli, Maharashtra. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,040, made up of 541 males and 499 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 922 females per 1000 males. The village covers 345.76 hectares hectares.

Rakhi Overview

Census 2011 figures for Rakhi village
Description	Value
State	Maharashtra
District	Gadchiroli
Tehsil	Gadchiroli
Area (hectares)	345.76 hectares
Population	1,040
Male Population	541
Female Population	499
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	922
Bus Service (public)	Available within village
Bus Service (private)	Available within 10+ km distance
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 10+ km distance

How Rakhi compares

By the 2011 count Rakhi is the 40th largest of the 106 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little above average, where the typical village holds 866 residents. Its 345.76 hectares work out to about 3.0 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, well below the tehsil average of 991.

Getting to Rakhi

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

Rakhi lies about 7.8 km from Gadchiroli, and the nearest railway station is Rajoli, about 38 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 Rakhi
Tehsil headquarters	Gadchiroli	7.8 km
Nearest town	Garhchiroli	7.8 km
Nearest railway station	Rajoli	38 km

Villages closest to Rakhi

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Rakhi village had a population of 1,040. That makes it the 40th largest of the 106 villages in the tehsil, a little above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 866 residents.

Rakhi village has 541 males and 499 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Rakhi has about 922 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, well below the tehsil average of 991.

Rakhi covers 345.76 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 3.0 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Rakhi falls under Gadchiroli tehsil of Gadchiroli district in Maharashtra.

The nearest railway station to Rakhi is Rajoli, about 38 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 Rakhi.

Rakhi is about 7.8 km from Gadchiroli in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Rakhi is in Gadchiroli tehsil of Gadchiroli district. Gadchiroli is about 7.8 km away. Garhchiroli is about 7.8 km away. Rajoli is about 38 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.