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About Rao Village

Rao is a small village in Murbad tehsil, in the district of Thane, Maharashtra. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 442, made up of 230 males and 212 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 922 females per 1000 males. The village covers 415.06 hectares hectares.

Rao Overview

Census 2011 figures for Rao village
Description Value
State Maharashtra
District Thane
Tehsil Murbad
Area (hectares) 415.06 hectares
Population 442
Male Population 230
Female Population 212
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 922
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within <5 km distance

How Rao compares

By the 2011 count Rao is the 157th largest of the 202 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well below average, where the typical village holds 842 residents. Its 415.06 hectares work out to about 1.1 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 977.

Getting to Rao

Rao is well connected by rural standards, with buses in the village itself and a railway station close by. The census records public bus service for Rao 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 km distance. The nearest villages by name are Pimpalgaon, Pimpalghar, Potgaon and Rampur. 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 Rao

As per the Census of India 2011, Rao village had a population of 442. That makes it the 157th largest of the 202 villages in the tehsil, well below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 842 residents.

Rao village has 230 males and 212 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Rao has about 922 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, well below the tehsil average of 977.

Rao covers 415.06 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 1.1 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Rao falls under Murbad tehsil of Thane district in Maharashtra.

The census record for Rao notes the nearest railway station as Available within <5 km distance.

The census records public bus service as Available within village and private bus service as Available within 5 - 10 km distance for Rao.

Rao is in Murbad tehsil of Thane 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 Rao today is likely to be higher.

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