About Rakshi Village

Rakshi is a mid sized village in Panhala tehsil, in the district of Kolhapur, Maharashtra. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,305, made up of 672 males and 633 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 942 females per 1000 males. The village covers 166.43 hectares hectares.

Rakshi Overview

Census 2011 figures for Rakshi village
Description	Value
State	Maharashtra
District	Kolhapur
Tehsil	Panhala
Area (hectares)	166.43 hectares
Population	1,305
Male Population	672
Female Population	633
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	942
Bus Service (public)	Available within village
Bus Service (private)	Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 10+ km distance

How Rakshi compares

By the 2011 count Rakshi is the 65th largest of the 127 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 1,968 residents. Its 166.43 hectares work out to about 7.8 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, though that is a little above the tehsil average of 919.

Getting to Rakshi

Rakshi is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Rakshi as Available within village. Private bus service is recorded as Available within 5 - 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 Rakshi from other places

Rakshi lies about 15 km from Kolhapur, and the nearest railway station is Shri Chatrapati Shahu Maharaj Terminus, about 15 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 Rakshi
Tehsil headquarters	Panhala	3.3 km
Nearest railway station	Shri Chatrapati Shahu Maharaj Terminus	15 km
District headquarters	Kolhapur	15 km
Nearest town	Kolhāpur	15 km

Villages closest to Rakshi

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Rakshi village had a population of 1,305. That makes it the 65th largest of the 127 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,968 residents.

Rakshi village has 672 males and 633 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Rakshi has about 942 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, though that is a little above the tehsil average of 919.

Rakshi covers 166.43 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 7.8 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Rakshi falls under Panhala tehsil of Kolhapur district in Maharashtra.

The nearest railway station to Rakshi is Shri Chatrapati Shahu Maharaj Terminus, about 15 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 5 - 10 km distance for Rakshi.

Rakshi is about 15 km from Kolhapur in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Rakshi is in Panhala tehsil of Kolhapur district. Panhala is about 3.3 km away. Shri Chatrapati Shahu Maharaj Terminus is about 15 km away. Kolhapur is about 15 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.