About Rakh Village

Rakh is a large village in Purandhar tehsil, in the district of Pune, Maharashtra. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 2,576, made up of 1,331 males and 1,245 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 935 females per 1000 males. The village covers 1886.29 hectares hectares.

Rakh Overview

Census 2011 figures for Rakh village
Description	Value
State	Maharashtra
District	Pune
Tehsil	Purandhar
Area (hectares)	1886.29 hectares
Population	2,576
Male Population	1,331
Female Population	1,245
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	935
Bus Service (public)	Available within village
Bus Service (private)	Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 5 - 10 km distance

How Rakh compares

By the 2011 count Rakh is the 23rd largest of the 107 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well above average, where the typical village holds 1,664 residents. Its 1886.29 hectares work out to about 1.4 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 971.

Getting to Rakh

Rakh is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Rakh 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 5 - 10 km distance. The nearest villages by name are Pokhar, Pondhe, Pur and Rajewadi. 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.

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Common questions about Rakh

As per the Census of India 2011, Rakh village had a population of 2,576. That makes it the 23rd largest of the 107 villages in the tehsil, well above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,664 residents.

Rakh village has 1,331 males and 1,245 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Rakh has about 935 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, a little below the tehsil average of 971.

Rakh covers 1886.29 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 1.4 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Rakh falls under Purandhar tehsil of Pune district in Maharashtra.

The census record for Rakh notes the nearest railway station as Available within 5 - 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 Rakh.

Rakh is in Purandhar 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.