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About Rahet Village

Rahet is a small village in Bikapur tehsil, in the district of Faizabad, Uttar Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 456, made up of 243 males and 213 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 877 females per 1000 males. The village covers 53 hectares hectares.

Rahet Overview

Census 2011 figures for Rahet village
Description Value
State Uttar Pradesh
District Faizabad
Tehsil Bikapur
Area (hectares) 53 hectares
Population 456
Male Population 243
Female Population 213
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 877
Bus Service (public) Available within <5 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within <5 km distance

How Rahet compares

By the 2011 count Rahet is the 252nd largest of the 335 villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 1,289 residents. Its 53 hectares work out to about 8.6 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 1013.

Getting to Rahet

The census records public bus service for Rahet 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 <5 km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Rahet from other places

Rahet lies about 17 km from Faizabad, and the nearest railway station is Bharatkund, about 2.2 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 Rahet
Nearest railway station Bharatkund 2.2 km
Tehsil headquarters Bikapur 2.9 km
District headquarters Faizabad 17 km
Nearest town Fyzābād 17 km

Villages closest to Rahet

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Rahet village had a population of 456. That makes it the 252nd largest of the 335 villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,289 residents.

Rahet village has 243 males and 213 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Rahet has about 877 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 1013.

Rahet covers 53 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 8.6 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Rahet falls under Bikapur tehsil of Faizabad district in Uttar Pradesh.

The nearest railway station to Rahet is Bharatkund, about 2.2 km away in a straight line. The 2011 census recorded it as available within <5 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 Rahet.

Rahet is about 17 km from Faizabad in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Rahet is in Bikapur tehsil of Faizabad district. Bharatkund is about 2.2 km away. Bikapur is about 2.9 km away. Faizabad 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 Dashrath Pur (under 2 km), Dharehata Dasrathpur (under 2 km) and Jalalpur Bhaga (under 2 km).

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

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