About Rahur Village

Rahur is a mid sized village in Bhiwandi tehsil, in the district of Thane, Maharashtra. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 914, made up of 485 males and 429 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 885 females per 1000 males. The village covers 272.79 hectares hectares.

Rahur Overview

Census 2011 figures for Rahur village
Description	Value
State	Maharashtra
District	Thane
Tehsil	Bhiwandi
Area (hectares)	272.79 hectares
Population	914
Male Population	485
Female Population	429
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	885
Bus Service (public)	Available within village
Bus Service (private)	Available within 10+ km distance
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 10+ km distance

How Rahur compares

By the 2011 count Rahur is the 111th largest of the 210 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 1,322 residents. Its 272.79 hectares work out to about 3.4 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, the shortfall of women against men is wide, a little below the tehsil average of 922.

Getting to Rahur

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

Rahur lies about 30 km from Thane, and the nearest railway station is Khadavli, about 4.7 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 Rahur
Nearest railway station	Khadavli	4.7 km
Nearest town	Vasind	9.5 km
Tehsil headquarters	Bhiwandi	15 km
District headquarters	Thane	30 km

Villages closest to Rahur

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Rahur village had a population of 914. That makes it the 111th largest of the 210 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,322 residents.

Rahur village has 485 males and 429 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Rahur has about 885 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, a little below the tehsil average of 922.

Rahur covers 272.79 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 3.4 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Rahur falls under Bhiwandi tehsil of Thane district in Maharashtra.

The nearest railway station to Rahur is Khadavli, about 4.7 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 Rahur.

Rahur is about 30 km from Thane in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Rahur is in Bhiwandi tehsil of Thane district. Khadavli is about 4.7 km away. Vasind is about 9.5 km away. Bhiwandi is about 15 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.