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About Rahila Village

Rahila is a mid sized village in Mehnagar tehsil, in the district of Azamgarh, Uttar Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,093, made up of 586 males and 507 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 865 females per 1000 males. The village covers 45.78 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 276204, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Rahila Overview

Census 2011 figures for Rahila village
Description Value
State Uttar Pradesh
District Azamgarh
Tehsil Mehnagar
Pincode 276204
Area (hectares) 45.78 hectares
Population 1,093
Male Population 586
Female Population 507
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 865
Bus Service (public) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Rahila compares

By the 2011 count Rahila is the 127th largest of the 287 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 1,317 residents. Its 45.78 hectares work out to about 24 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area. On the sex ratio, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 1048.

Getting to Rahila

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

How far is Rahila from other places

Rahila lies about 20 km from Azamgarh, and the nearest railway station is Phariha, about 15 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 Rahila
Tehsil headquarters Mehnagar 2.5 km
Nearest railway station Phariha 15 km
Nearest town Lalganj 17 km
District headquarters Azamgarh 20 km

Villages closest to Rahila

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Rahila village had a population of 1,093. That makes it the 127th largest of the 287 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,317 residents.

Rahila village has 586 males and 507 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Rahila has about 865 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 1048.

The pincode recorded for Rahila is 276204. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Rahila covers 45.78 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 24 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area.

Rahila falls under Mehnagar tehsil of Azamgarh district in Uttar Pradesh.

The nearest railway station to Rahila is Phariha, about 15 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 - 10 km distance and private bus service as Available within <5 km distance for Rahila.

Rahila is about 20 km from Azamgarh in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Rahila is in Mehnagar tehsil of Azamgarh district. Mehnagar is about 2.5 km away. Phariha is about 15 km away. Lalganj is about 17 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Pachmaiyapur (under 2 km), Ziyapur (under 2 km) and Bhorampur (under 2 km).

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

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