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About Rahera Village

Rahera is a mid sized village in Ghansawangi tehsil, in the district of Jalna, Maharashtra. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,380, made up of 726 males and 654 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 901 females per 1000 males. The village covers 1103.83 hectares hectares.

Rahera Overview

Census 2011 figures for Rahera village
Description Value
State Maharashtra
District Jalna
Tehsil Ghansawangi
Area (hectares) 1103.83 hectares
Population 1,380
Male Population 726
Female Population 654
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 901
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within 10+ km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Rahera compares

By the 2011 count Rahera is the 61st largest of the 117 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 1,804 residents. Its 1103.83 hectares work out to about 1.3 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, well below the tehsil average of 945.

Getting to Rahera

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

Rahera lies about 39 km from Jalna, and the nearest railway station is Ranjani, about 24 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 Rahera
Tehsil headquarters Ghansawangi 6.1 km
Nearest town Ambad 20 km
Nearest railway station Ranjani 24 km
District headquarters Jalna 39 km

Villages closest to Rahera

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Rahera village had a population of 1,380. That makes it the 61st largest of the 117 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,804 residents.

Rahera village has 726 males and 654 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Rahera has about 901 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, well below the tehsil average of 945.

Rahera covers 1103.83 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 1.3 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Rahera falls under Ghansawangi tehsil of Jalna district in Maharashtra.

The nearest railway station to Rahera is Ranjani, about 24 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 Rahera.

Rahera is about 39 km from Jalna in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Rahera is in Ghansawangi tehsil of Jalna district. Ghansawangi is about 6.1 km away. Ambad is about 20 km away. Ranjani is about 24 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Devhiwra (2.6 km), Bhadregaon (2.7 km) and Bhaigavhan (2.8 km).

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

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