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About Rah Village

Rah is a large village in Bagora tehsil, in the district of Jalor, Rajasthan. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 3,649, made up of 1,941 males and 1,708 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 880 females per 1000 males. The village covers 1561 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 343030, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Rah Overview

Census 2011 figures for Rah village
Description Value
State Rajasthan
District Jalor
Tehsil Bagora
Pincode 343030
Area (hectares) 1561 hectares
Population 3,649
Male Population 1,941
Female Population 1,708
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 880
Bus Service (public) Available within 10+ km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Rah compares

By the 2011 count Rah is the 17th largest of the 58 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well above average, where the typical village holds 2,606 residents. Its 1561 hectares work out to about 2.3 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 941.

Getting to Rah

Rah is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Rah as Available within 10+ km distance. 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 Rah from other places

Rah lies about 58 km from Jalor, and the nearest railway station is Marwar Bhinmal, 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 Rah
Tehsil headquarters Bagora 13 km
Nearest town Bhīnmāl 22 km
Nearest railway station Marwar Bhinmal 22 km
District headquarters Jalor 58 km

Villages closest to Rah

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Rah village had a population of 3,649. That makes it the 17th largest of the 58 villages in the tehsil, well above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 2,606 residents.

Rah village has 1,941 males and 1,708 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Rah has about 880 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 941.

The pincode recorded for Rah is 343030. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Rah covers 1561 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 2.3 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Rah falls under Bagora tehsil of Jalor district in Rajasthan.

The nearest railway station to Rah is Marwar Bhinmal, 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 10+ km distance and private bus service as Available within village for Rah.

Rah is about 58 km from Jalor in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Rah is in Bagora tehsil of Jalor district. Bagora is about 13 km away. Bhīnmāl is about 22 km away. Marwar Bhinmal 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 Mindawas (2.6 km), Loonawas (3.5 km) and Kaleti (5.4 km).

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

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