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About Rahal Village

Rahal is a small village in Shikohabad tehsil, in the district of Firozabad, Uttar Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 356, made up of 186 males and 170 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 914 females per 1000 males. The village covers 48.35 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 205141, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Rahal Overview

Census 2011 figures for Rahal village
Description Value
State Uttar Pradesh
District Firozabad
Tehsil Shikohabad
Pincode 205141
Area (hectares) 48.35 hectares
Population 356
Male Population 186
Female Population 170
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 914
Bus Service (public) Available within 10+ km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within 10+ km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Rahal compares

By the 2011 count Rahal is among the smallest villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 1,886 residents. Its 48.35 hectares work out to about 7.4 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, though that is well above the tehsil average of 873.

Getting to Rahal

Rahal is fairly remote, with both bus and rail more than ten kilometres away. The census records public bus service for Rahal as Available within 10+ km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within 10+ 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 Rahal from other places

Rahal lies about 8.0 km from Firozabad, and the nearest railway station is Makkhanpur, about 3.2 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 Rahal
Nearest railway station Makkhanpur 3.2 km
District headquarters Firozabad 8.0 km
Nearest town Fīrozābād 8.0 km
Tehsil headquarters Shikohabad 11 km

Villages closest to Rahal

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Rahal village had a population of 356. That makes it among the smallest villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,886 residents.

Rahal village has 186 males and 170 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Rahal has about 914 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, though that is well above the tehsil average of 873.

The pincode recorded for Rahal is 205141. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Rahal covers 48.35 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 7.4 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Rahal falls under Shikohabad tehsil of Firozabad district in Uttar Pradesh.

The nearest railway station to Rahal is Makkhanpur, about 3.2 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 10+ km distance and private bus service as Available within 10+ km distance for Rahal.

Rahal is about 8.0 km from Firozabad in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Rahal is in Shikohabad tehsil of Firozabad district. Makkhanpur is about 3.2 km away. Firozabad is about 8.0 km away. Fīrozābād is about 8.0 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Saindalpur (under 2 km), Mohammdpur Nawada (2.3 km) and Makhanpur (2.4 km).

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

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