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About Rachaurah Village

Rachaurah is a large village in Balrampur tehsil, in the district of Balrampur, Uttar Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 2,646, made up of 1,416 males and 1,230 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 869 females per 1000 males. The village covers 444.92 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 271201, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Rachaurah Overview

Census 2011 figures for Rachaurah village
Description Value
State Uttar Pradesh
District Balrampur
Tehsil Balrampur
Pincode 271201
Area (hectares) 444.92 hectares
Population 2,646
Male Population 1,416
Female Population 1,230
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 869
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Rachaurah compares

By the 2011 count Rachaurah is the 70th largest of the 238 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little above average, where the typical village holds 2,207 residents. Its 444.92 hectares work out to about 5.9 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, the shortfall of women against men is wide, much in line with the tehsil average of 880.

Getting to Rachaurah

Rachaurah is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Rachaurah as Available within village. Private bus service is recorded as Available within village. 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 Rachaurah from other places

Rachaurah lies about 13 km from Balrampur, and the nearest railway station is Jharkhandi, about 12 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 Rachaurah
Nearest railway station Jharkhandi 12 km
Tehsil headquarters Balrampur 13 km
Nearest town Balrāmpur 13 km

Villages closest to Rachaurah

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Rachaurah village had a population of 2,646. That makes it the 70th largest of the 238 villages in the tehsil, a little above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 2,207 residents.

Rachaurah village has 1,416 males and 1,230 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Rachaurah has about 869 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, much in line with the tehsil average of 880.

The pincode recorded for Rachaurah is 271201. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Rachaurah covers 444.92 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 5.9 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Rachaurah falls under Balrampur tehsil of Balrampur district in Uttar Pradesh.

The nearest railway station to Rachaurah is Jharkhandi, about 12 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 village and private bus service as Available within village for Rachaurah.

Rachaurah is about 13 km from Balrampur in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Rachaurah is in Balrampur tehsil of Balrampur district. Jharkhandi is about 12 km away. Balrampur is about 13 km away. Balrāmpur is about 13 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Deoria (under 2 km), Ghughulpur (1.5 km) and Gangapur Banki (2.0 km).

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

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