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About Rahu Village

Rahu is one of the larger villages in Daund tehsil, in the district of Pune, Maharashtra. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 10,220, made up of 5,263 males and 4,957 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 942 females per 1000 males. The village covers 3994 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 412207, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Rahu Overview

Census 2011 figures for Rahu village
Description Value
State Maharashtra
District Pune
Tehsil Daund
Pincode 412207
Area (hectares) 3994 hectares
Population 10,220
Male Population 5,263
Female Population 4,957
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 942
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Rahu compares

By the 2011 count Rahu is among the largest villages in the tehsil, which puts it more than twice the local average, where the typical village holds 3,178 residents. Its 3994 hectares work out to about 2.6 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, though that is a little above the tehsil average of 927.

Getting to Rahu

Rahu is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Rahu as Available within village. Private bus service is recorded as Available within village. For rail, the census notes the nearest railway station as Available within 10+ km distance. The nearest villages by name are Patethan, Pedgaon, Pilanwadi and Pimpalachiwadi. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

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 Rahu

As per the Census of India 2011, Rahu village had a population of 10,220. That makes it among the largest villages in the tehsil, more than twice the local average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 3,178 residents.

Rahu village has 5,263 males and 4,957 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Rahu 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 927.

The pincode recorded for Rahu is 412207. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Rahu covers 3994 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 2.6 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Rahu falls under Daund tehsil of Pune district in Maharashtra.

The census record for Rahu notes the nearest railway station as Available within 10+ km distance.

The census records public bus service as Available within village and private bus service as Available within village for Rahu.

Rahu is in Daund tehsil of Pune district. The district and tehsil pages linked from here list the neighbouring villages, which is usually the quickest way to place it on a map.

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

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