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About Rakhauli Village

Rakhauli is a mid sized village in Machhlishahr tehsil, in the district of Jaunpur, Uttar Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,661, made up of 881 males and 780 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 885 females per 1000 males. The village covers 165.24 hectares hectares.

Rakhauli Overview

Census 2011 figures for Rakhauli village
Description Value
State Uttar Pradesh
District Jaunpur
Tehsil Machhlishahr
Area (hectares) 165.24 hectares
Population 1,661
Male Population 881
Female Population 780
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 885
Bus Service (public) Available within <5 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 5 - 10 km distance

How Rakhauli compares

By the 2011 count Rakhauli is the 151st largest of the 481 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little above average, where the typical village holds 1,380 residents. Its 165.24 hectares work out to about 10 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 1061.

Getting to Rakhauli

Rakhauli is reached by bus from a few kilometres away, with rail a longer trip. The census records public bus service for Rakhauli 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 - 10 km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Rakhauli from other places

Rakhauli lies about 56 km from Jaunpur, and the nearest railway station is Mungara Badshahpur, about 5.6 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 Rakhauli
Nearest railway station Mungara Badshahpur 5.6 km
Nearest town Phulpur 11 km
Tehsil headquarters Machhlishahr 28 km
District headquarters Jaunpur 56 km

Villages closest to Rakhauli

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Rakhauli village had a population of 1,661. That makes it the 151st largest of the 481 villages in the tehsil, a little above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,380 residents.

Rakhauli village has 881 males and 780 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Rakhauli has about 885 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 1061.

Rakhauli covers 165.24 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 10 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Rakhauli falls under Machhlishahr tehsil of Jaunpur district in Uttar Pradesh.

The nearest railway station to Rakhauli is Mungara Badshahpur, about 5.6 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 km distance and private bus service as Available within <5 km distance for Rakhauli.

Rakhauli is about 56 km from Jaunpur in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Rakhauli is in Machhlishahr tehsil of Jaunpur district. Mungara Badshahpur is about 5.6 km away. Phulpur is about 11 km away. Machhlishahr is about 28 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Chak Mathiya (2.1 km), Samaspur (2.3 km) and Purau Pur (3.1 km).

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

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