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About Rakho Village

Rakho is a mid sized village in Bagidora tehsil, in the district of Banswara, Rajasthan. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,174, made up of 605 males and 569 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 940 females per 1000 males. The village covers 206 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 327606, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Rakho Overview

Census 2011 figures for Rakho village
Description Value
State Rajasthan
District Banswara
Tehsil Bagidora
Pincode 327606
Area (hectares) 206 hectares
Population 1,174
Male Population 605
Female Population 569
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 940
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Rakho compares

By the 2011 count Rakho is the 117th largest of the 301 villages in the tehsil, which puts it close to average, where the typical village holds 1,215 residents. Its 206 hectares work out to about 5.7 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, a little below the tehsil average of 979.

Getting to Rakho

Rakho is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Rakho 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. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Rakho from other places

Rakho lies about 25 km from Banswara, and the nearest railway station is Panch Piplia, about 55 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 Rakho
Tehsil headquarters Bagidora 3.6 km
District headquarters Banswara 25 km
Nearest town Bānswāra 25 km
Nearest railway station Panch Piplia 55 km

Villages closest to Rakho

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Rakho village had a population of 1,174. That makes it the 117th largest of the 301 villages in the tehsil, close to average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,215 residents.

Rakho village has 605 males and 569 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Rakho has about 940 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, a little below the tehsil average of 979.

The pincode recorded for Rakho is 327606. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Rakho covers 206 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 5.7 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Rakho falls under Bagidora tehsil of Banswara district in Rajasthan.

The nearest railway station to Rakho is Panch Piplia, about 55 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 village for Rakho.

Rakho is about 25 km from Banswara in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Rakho is in Bagidora tehsil of Banswara district. Bagidora is about 3.6 km away. Banswara is about 25 km away. Bānswāra is about 25 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Rakho Para (under 2 km), Juna Padariya (1.8 km) and Nagawara (2.0 km).

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

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