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About Rala Village

Rala is a mid sized village in Badnapur tehsil, in the district of Jalna, Maharashtra. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 700, made up of 368 males and 332 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 902 females per 1000 males. The village covers 1675 hectares hectares.

Rala Overview

Census 2011 figures for Rala village
Description Value
State Maharashtra
District Jalna
Tehsil Badnapur
Area (hectares) 1675 hectares
Population 700
Male Population 368
Female Population 332
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 902
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within 10+ km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Rala compares

By the 2011 count Rala is the 76th largest of the 90 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well below average, where the typical village holds 1,681 residents. Its 1675 hectares work out to about 0.4 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, a little below the tehsil average of 929.

Getting to Rala

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

Rala lies about 16 km from Jalna, and the nearest railway station is Badnapur, about 9.7 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 Rala
Nearest railway station Badnapur 9.7 km
District headquarters Jalna 16 km
Nearest town Jālna 16 km

Villages closest to Rala

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Rala village had a population of 700. That makes it the 76th largest of the 90 villages in the tehsil, well below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,681 residents.

Rala village has 368 males and 332 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Rala has about 902 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, a little below the tehsil average of 929.

Rala covers 1675 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 0.4 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Rala falls under Badnapur tehsil of Jalna district in Maharashtra.

The nearest railway station to Rala is Badnapur, about 9.7 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 Rala.

Rala is about 16 km from Jalna in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Rala is in Badnapur tehsil of Jalna district. Badnapur is about 9.7 km away. Jalna is about 16 km away. Jālna is about 16 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Ujjainpuri (1.9 km), Bharadkheda (2.6 km) and Hiwara (3.1 km).

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

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