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About Rakauli Village

Rakauli is a mid sized village in Gola tehsil, in the district of Gorakhpur, Uttar Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 831, made up of 414 males and 417 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,007 females per 1000 males. The village covers 24 hectares hectares.

Rakauli Overview

Census 2011 figures for Rakauli village
Description Value
State Uttar Pradesh
District Gorakhpur
Tehsil Gola
Area (hectares) 24 hectares
Population 831
Male Population 414
Female Population 417
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,007
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 Rakauli compares

By the 2011 count Rakauli is the 207th largest of the 587 villages in the tehsil, which puts it close to average, where the typical village holds 790 residents. Its 24 hectares work out to about 35 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, much in line with the tehsil average of 1007.

Getting to Rakauli

Rakauli is reached by bus from a few kilometres away, with rail a longer trip. The census records public bus service for Rakauli 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 Rakauli from other places

Rakauli lies about 151 km from Gorakhpur, and the nearest railway station is Kuchman Railway Station, about 11 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 Rakauli
Nearest railway station Kuchman Railway Station 11 km
Nearest town Saidpur 14 km
Tehsil headquarters Gola 23 km
District headquarters Gorakhpur 151 km

Villages closest to Rakauli

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Rakauli village had a population of 831. That makes it the 207th largest of the 587 villages in the tehsil, close to average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 790 residents.

Rakauli village has 414 males and 417 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Rakauli has about 1007 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, much in line with the tehsil average of 1007.

Rakauli covers 24 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 35 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area.

Rakauli falls under Gola tehsil of Gorakhpur district in Uttar Pradesh.

The nearest railway station to Rakauli is Kuchman Railway Station, about 11 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 Rakauli.

Rakauli is about 151 km from Gorakhpur in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Rakauli is in Gola tehsil of Gorakhpur district. Kuchman Railway Station is about 11 km away. Saidpur is about 14 km away. Gola is about 23 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Parasia (2.7 km), Parasia Math Marawa (2.7 km) and Kakrahi (4.2 km).

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

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