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About Rara Village

Rara is a large village in Fatehpur tehsil, in the district of Fatehpur, Uttar Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 4,760, made up of 2,592 males and 2,168 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 836 females per 1000 males. The village covers 688.38 hectares hectares.

Rara Overview

Census 2011 figures for Rara village
Description Value
State Uttar Pradesh
District Fatehpur
Tehsil Fatehpur
Area (hectares) 688.38 hectares
Population 4,760
Male Population 2,592
Female Population 2,168
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 836
Bus Service (public) Available within 10+ km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 5 - 10 km distance

How Rara compares

By the 2011 count Rara is the 31st largest of the 443 villages in the tehsil, which puts it more than twice the local average, where the typical village holds 1,924 residents. Its 688.38 hectares work out to about 6.9 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 893.

Getting to Rara

Rara is a little way from the nearest bus route, and further still from the railway. The census records public bus service for Rara as Available within 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. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Rara from other places

Rara lies about 5.0 km from Fatehpur. 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 Rara
Nearest railway station Fatehpur 5.0 km

Villages closest to Rara

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Rara village had a population of 4,760. That makes it the 31st largest of the 443 villages in the tehsil, more than twice the local average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,924 residents.

Rara village has 2,592 males and 2,168 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Rara has about 836 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 893.

Rara covers 688.38 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 6.9 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Rara falls under Fatehpur tehsil of Fatehpur district in Uttar Pradesh.

The nearest railway station to Rara is Fatehpur, about 5.0 km away in a straight line. The 2011 census recorded it as available within 5 - 10 km distance.

The census records public bus service as Available within 10+ km distance and private bus service as Available within 5 - 10 km distance for Rara.

Rara is about 5.0 km from Fatehpur in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Rara is in Fatehpur tehsil of Fatehpur district. Fatehpur is about 5.0 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Elapur (1.8 km), Keshavpur (1.9 km) and Keshopur (1.9 km).

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

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