About Rakhi Village

Rakhi is a large village in Siwana tehsil, in the district of Barmer, Rajasthan. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 4,659, made up of 2,434 males and 2,225 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 914 females per 1000 males. The village covers 4311.71 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 343040, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Rakhi Overview

Census 2011 figures for Rakhi village
Description	Value
State	Rajasthan
District	Barmer
Tehsil	Siwana
Pincode	343040
Area (hectares)	4311.71 hectares
Population	4,659
Male Population	2,434
Female Population	2,225
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	914
Bus Service (public)	Available within village
Bus Service (private)	Available within village
Nearest Railway Station	Available within village

How Rakhi compares

By the 2011 count Rakhi is the 10th largest of the 128 villages in the tehsil, which puts it more than twice the local average, where the typical village holds 2,129 residents. Its 4311.71 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, much in line with the tehsil average of 914.

Getting to Rakhi

Rakhi 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 Rakhi 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 village. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Rakhi from other places

Rakhi lies about 120 km from Barmer, and the nearest railway station is Rakhi, about 3.4 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 Rakhi
Nearest railway station	Rakhi	3.4 km
Tehsil headquarters	Siwana	17 km
Nearest town	Siwāna	17 km
District headquarters	Barmer	120 km

Villages closest to Rakhi

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Rakhi village had a population of 4,659. That makes it the 10th largest of the 128 villages in the tehsil, more than twice the local average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 2,129 residents.

Rakhi village has 2,434 males and 2,225 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Rakhi has about 914 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, much in line with the tehsil average of 914.

The pincode recorded for Rakhi is 343040. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Rakhi covers 4311.71 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.

Rakhi falls under Siwana tehsil of Barmer district in Rajasthan.

The nearest railway station to Rakhi is Rakhi, about 3.4 km away in a straight line. The 2011 census recorded it as available within village.

The census records public bus service as Available within village and private bus service as Available within village for Rakhi.

Rakhi is about 120 km from Barmer in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Rakhi is in Siwana tehsil of Barmer district. Rakhi is about 3.4 km away. Siwana is about 17 km away. Siwāna is about 17 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.