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About Ban Rahia Village

Ban Rahia is a mid sized village in Phulpur tehsil, in the district of Azamgarh, Uttar Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 856, made up of 421 males and 435 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,033 females per 1000 males. The village covers 40.95 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 223221, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Ban Rahia Overview

Census 2011 figures for Ban Rahia village
Description Value
State Uttar Pradesh
District Azamgarh
Tehsil Phulpur
Pincode 223221
Area (hectares) 40.95 hectares
Population 856
Male Population 421
Female Population 435
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,033
Bus Service (public) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 5 - 10 km distance

How Ban Rahia compares

By the 2011 count Ban Rahia is the 277th largest of the 474 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 1,369 residents. Its 40.95 hectares work out to about 21 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, though that is a little below the tehsil average of 1050.

Getting to Ban Rahia

Ban Rahia is reached by bus from a few kilometres away, with rail a longer trip. The census records public bus service for Ban Rahia as Available within 5 - 10 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 5 - 10 km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Ban Rahia from other places

Ban Rahia lies about 108 km from Azamgarh, and the nearest railway station is Gaura, about 8.2 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 Ban Rahia
Nearest railway station Gaura 8.2 km
Nearest town Bela 20 km
Tehsil headquarters Phulpur 28 km
District headquarters Azamgarh 108 km

Villages closest to Ban Rahia

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Phulpur 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 Ban Rahia

As per the Census of India 2011, Ban Rahia village had a population of 856. That makes it the 277th largest of the 474 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,369 residents.

Ban Rahia village has 421 males and 435 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Ban Rahia has about 1033 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, though that is a little below the tehsil average of 1050.

The pincode recorded for Ban Rahia is 223221. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Ban Rahia covers 40.95 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 21 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area.

Ban Rahia falls under Phulpur tehsil of Azamgarh district in Uttar Pradesh.

The nearest railway station to Ban Rahia is Gaura, about 8.2 km away in a straight line. The 2011 census recorded it as available within 5 - 10 km distance.

The census records public bus service as Available within 5 - 10 km distance and private bus service as Available within <5 km distance for Ban Rahia.

Ban Rahia is about 108 km from Azamgarh in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Ban Rahia is in Phulpur tehsil of Azamgarh district. Gaura is about 8.2 km away. Bela is about 20 km away. Phulpur is about 28 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Sadhanpur (2.1 km), Aspatpur (4.6 km) and Bhaisaha (4.8 km).

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

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