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About Rahit Village

Rahit is a small village in Mangrulpir tehsil, in the district of Washim, Maharashtra. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 160, made up of 90 males and 70 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 778 females per 1000 males. The village covers 203.63 hectares hectares.

Rahit Overview

Census 2011 figures for Rahit village
Description Value
State Maharashtra
District Washim
Tehsil Mangrulpir
Area (hectares) 203.63 hectares
Population 160
Male Population 90
Female Population 70
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 778
Bus Service (public) Available within <5 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Rahit compares

By the 2011 count Rahit is the 107th largest of the 117 villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 1,210 residents. Its 203.63 hectares work out to about 0.8 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 938.

Getting to Rahit

Rahit is reached by bus from a few kilometres away, with rail a longer trip. The census records public bus service for Rahit as Available within <5 km distance. 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 Rahit from other places

Rahit lies about 34 km from Washim, and the nearest railway station is Dadgaon, about 22 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 Rahit
Tehsil headquarters Mangrulpir 4.3 km
Nearest town Mangrūl Pīr 4.3 km
Nearest railway station Dadgaon 22 km
District headquarters Washim 34 km

Villages closest to Rahit

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

Common questions about Rahit

As per the Census of India 2011, Rahit village had a population of 160. That makes it the 107th largest of the 117 villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,210 residents.

Rahit village has 90 males and 70 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Rahit has about 778 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 938.

Rahit covers 203.63 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 0.8 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Rahit falls under Mangrulpir tehsil of Washim district in Maharashtra.

The nearest railway station to Rahit is Dadgaon, about 22 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 <5 km distance and private bus service as Available within 5 - 10 km distance for Rahit.

Rahit is about 34 km from Washim in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Rahit is in Mangrulpir tehsil of Washim district. Mangrulpir is about 4.3 km away. Mangrūl Pīr is about 4.3 km away. Dadgaon is about 22 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Chehel (under 2 km), Dhanora Bk (under 2 km) and Swasin (1.8 km).

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

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