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About Ras Village

Ras is a mid sized village in Meerganj tehsil, in the district of Bareilly, Uttar Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,247, made up of 677 males and 570 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 842 females per 1000 males. The village covers 126.63 hectares hectares.

Ras Overview

Census 2011 figures for Ras village
Description Value
State Uttar Pradesh
District Bareilly
Tehsil Meerganj
Area (hectares) 126.63 hectares
Population 1,247
Male Population 677
Female Population 570
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 842
Bus Service (public) Available within <5 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Ras compares

By the 2011 count Ras is the 133rd largest of the 213 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 1,858 residents. Its 126.63 hectares work out to about 9.8 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, the shortfall of women against men is wide, a little below the tehsil average of 873.

Getting to Ras

Ras is reached by bus from a few kilometres away, with rail a longer trip. The census records public bus service for Ras as Available within <5 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 Ras from other places

Ras lies about 35 km from Bareilly, and the nearest railway station is Milak, 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 Ras
Nearest town Shīshgarh 9.7 km
Nearest railway station Milak 12 km
Tehsil headquarters Meerganj 35 km
District headquarters Bareilly 35 km

Villages closest to Ras

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Ras village had a population of 1,247. That makes it the 133rd largest of the 213 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,858 residents.

Ras village has 677 males and 570 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Ras has about 842 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, a little below the tehsil average of 873.

Ras covers 126.63 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 9.8 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Ras falls under Meerganj tehsil of Bareilly district in Uttar Pradesh.

The nearest railway station to Ras is Milak, 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 <5 km distance and private bus service as Available within <5 km distance for Ras.

Ras is about 35 km from Bareilly in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Ras is in Meerganj tehsil of Bareilly district. Shīshgarh is about 9.7 km away. Milak is about 12 km away. Meerganj is about 35 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Bhurasi (under 2 km), Basai (under 2 km) and Dharmpura (3.2 km).

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

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