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About Rahiya Village

Rahiya is a mid sized village in Orai tehsil, in the district of Jalaun, Uttar Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,440, made up of 778 males and 662 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 851 females per 1000 males. The village covers 455.37 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 285001, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Rahiya Overview

Census 2011 figures for Rahiya village
Description Value
State Uttar Pradesh
District Jalaun
Tehsil Orai
Pincode 285001
Area (hectares) 455.37 hectares
Population 1,440
Male Population 778
Female Population 662
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 851
Bus Service (public) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 5 - 10 km distance

How Rahiya compares

By the 2011 count Rahiya is the 51st largest of the 128 villages in the tehsil, which puts it close to average, where the typical village holds 1,545 residents. Its 455.37 hectares work out to about 3.2 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, the shortfall of women against men is wide, much in line with the tehsil average of 856.

Getting to Rahiya

Rahiya is a little way from the nearest bus route, and further still from the railway. The census records public bus service for Rahiya as Available within 5 - 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 Rahiya from other places

Rahiya lies about 22 km from Jalaun, and the nearest railway station is Sarsoki, about 2.4 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 Rahiya
Nearest railway station Sarsoki 2.4 km
Tehsil headquarters Orai 5.9 km
District headquarters Jalaun 22 km

Villages closest to Rahiya

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Rahiya village had a population of 1,440. That makes it the 51st largest of the 128 villages in the tehsil, close to average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,545 residents.

Rahiya village has 778 males and 662 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Rahiya has about 851 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, much in line with the tehsil average of 856.

The pincode recorded for Rahiya is 285001. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Rahiya covers 455.37 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 3.2 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Rahiya falls under Orai tehsil of Jalaun district in Uttar Pradesh.

The nearest railway station to Rahiya is Sarsoki, about 2.4 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 5 - 10 km distance and private bus service as Available within 5 - 10 km distance for Rahiya.

Rahiya is about 22 km from Jalaun in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Rahiya is in Orai tehsil of Jalaun district. Sarsoki is about 2.4 km away. Orai is about 5.9 km away. Jalaun is about 22 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Rewa (under 2 km), Sarsoki (under 2 km) and Jaipura (1.7 km).

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

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