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About Rasar Village

Rasar is a large village in Handia tehsil, in the district of Allahabad, Uttar Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 2,322, made up of 1,188 males and 1,134 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 955 females per 1000 males. The village covers 142 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 221502, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Rasar Overview

Census 2011 figures for Rasar village
Description Value
State Uttar Pradesh
District Allahabad
Tehsil Handia
Pincode 221502
Area (hectares) 142 hectares
Population 2,322
Male Population 1,188
Female Population 1,134
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 955
Bus Service (public) Available within <5 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available
Nearest Railway Station Available within <5 km distance

How Rasar compares

By the 2011 count Rasar is the 119th largest of the 600 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well above average, where the typical village holds 1,517 residents. Its 142 hectares work out to about 16 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, much in line with the tehsil average of 967.

Getting to Rasar

Rasar 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 Rasar as Available within <5 km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available. For rail, the census notes the nearest railway station as Available within <5 km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Rasar from other places

Rasar lies about 46 km from Allahabad, and the nearest railway station is Atraura Halt, about 2.2 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 Rasar
Nearest railway station Atraura Halt 2.2 km
Tehsil headquarters Handia 11 km
Nearest town Gyānpur 18 km
District headquarters Allahabad 46 km

Villages closest to Rasar

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Rasar village had a population of 2,322. That makes it the 119th largest of the 600 villages in the tehsil, well above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,517 residents.

Rasar village has 1,188 males and 1,134 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Rasar has about 955 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, much in line with the tehsil average of 967.

The pincode recorded for Rasar is 221502. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Rasar covers 142 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 16 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area.

Rasar falls under Handia tehsil of Allahabad district in Uttar Pradesh.

The nearest railway station to Rasar is Atraura Halt, about 2.2 km away in a straight line. The 2011 census recorded it as available within <5 km distance.

The census records public bus service as Available within <5 km distance and private bus service as Available for Rasar.

Rasar is about 46 km from Allahabad in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Rasar is in Handia tehsil of Allahabad district. Atraura Halt is about 2.2 km away. Handia is about 11 km away. Gyānpur is about 18 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Pure Bhanai (under 2 km), Ramnathi (under 2 km) and Dilipchandpur (under 2 km).

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

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