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About Rakrana Village

Rakrana is a mid sized village in Gabhana tehsil, in the district of Aligarh, Uttar Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,071, made up of 562 males and 509 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 906 females per 1000 males. The village covers 155.3 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 202155, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Rakrana Overview

Census 2011 figures for Rakrana village
Description Value
State Uttar Pradesh
District Aligarh
Tehsil Gabhana
Pincode 202155
Area (hectares) 155.3 hectares
Population 1,071
Male Population 562
Female Population 509
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 906
Bus Service (public) Available within <5 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Rakrana compares

By the 2011 count Rakrana is the 100th largest of the 153 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well below average, where the typical village holds 1,953 residents. Its 155.3 hectares work out to about 6.9 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, though that is a little above the tehsil average of 881.

Getting to Rakrana

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

Rakrana lies about 42 km from Aligarh, and the nearest railway station is Khurja Juction, about 9.9 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 Rakrana
Nearest railway station Khurja Juction 9.9 km
Nearest town Khurja 16 km
Tehsil headquarters Gabhana 24 km
District headquarters Aligarh 42 km

Villages closest to Rakrana

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Rakrana village had a population of 1,071. That makes it the 100th largest of the 153 villages in the tehsil, well below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,953 residents.

Rakrana village has 562 males and 509 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Rakrana has about 906 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, though that is a little above the tehsil average of 881.

The pincode recorded for Rakrana is 202155. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Rakrana covers 155.3 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 6.9 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Rakrana falls under Gabhana tehsil of Aligarh district in Uttar Pradesh.

The nearest railway station to Rakrana is Khurja Juction, about 9.9 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 km distance for Rakrana.

Rakrana is about 42 km from Aligarh in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Rakrana is in Gabhana tehsil of Aligarh district. Khurja Juction is about 9.9 km away. Khurja is about 16 km away. Gabhana is about 24 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Jalokhari (under 2 km), Detakhurd (3.0 km) and Rupnagar (3.1 km).

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

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