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About Rekhan Village

Rekhan is a mid sized village in Rasra tehsil, in the district of Ballia, Uttar Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 899, made up of 477 males and 422 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 885 females per 1000 males. The village covers 132.48 hectares hectares.

Rekhan Overview

Census 2011 figures for Rekhan village
Description Value
State Uttar Pradesh
District Ballia
Tehsil Rasra
Area (hectares) 132.48 hectares
Population 899
Male Population 477
Female Population 422
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 885
Bus Service (public) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 5 - 10 km distance

How Rekhan compares

By the 2011 count Rekhan is the 166th largest of the 334 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well below average, where the typical village holds 1,501 residents. Its 132.48 hectares work out to about 6.8 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 968.

Getting to Rekhan

Rekhan is a little way from the nearest bus route, and further still from the railway. The census records public bus service for Rekhan as Available within 5 - 10 km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within 5 - 10 km distance. For rail, the census notes the nearest railway station as Available within 5 - 10 km distance. The nearest villages by name are Rampur Khila, Rasra, Rasulpur and Rasulpur T Kanso. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

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 Rekhan

As per the Census of India 2011, Rekhan village had a population of 899. That makes it the 166th largest of the 334 villages in the tehsil, well below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,501 residents.

Rekhan village has 477 males and 422 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Rekhan has about 885 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 968.

Rekhan covers 132.48 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 6.8 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Rekhan falls under Rasra tehsil of Ballia district in Uttar Pradesh.

The census record for Rekhan notes the nearest railway station 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 - 10 km distance for Rekhan.

Rekhan is in Rasra tehsil of Ballia district. The district and tehsil pages linked from here list the neighbouring villages, which is usually the quickest way to place it on a map.

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

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