About Rakhawa Village

Rakhawa is a mid sized village in Mariahu tehsil, in the district of Jaunpur, Uttar Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,739, made up of 853 males and 886 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,039 females per 1000 males. The village covers 97.28 hectares hectares.

Rakhawa Overview

Census 2011 figures for Rakhawa village
Description	Value
State	Uttar Pradesh
District	Jaunpur
Tehsil	Mariahu
Area (hectares)	97.28 hectares
Population	1,739
Male Population	853
Female Population	886
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	1,039
Bus Service (public)	Available within village
Bus Service (private)	Available within village
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 5 - 10 km distance

How Rakhawa compares

By the 2011 count Rakhawa is the 130th largest of the 591 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well above average, where the typical village holds 1,188 residents. Its 97.28 hectares work out to about 18 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, though that is well below the tehsil average of 1086.

Getting to Rakhawa

Rakhawa is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Rakhawa as Available within village. Private bus service is recorded as Available within village. 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 Rakhawa from other places

Rakhawa lies about 19 km from Jaunpur. 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 Rakhawa
Tehsil headquarters	Mariahu	5.2 km
Nearest town	Mariāhu	5.2 km
District headquarters	Jaunpur	19 km

Villages closest to Rakhawa

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

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Common questions about Rakhawa

As per the Census of India 2011, Rakhawa village had a population of 1,739. That makes it the 130th largest of the 591 villages in the tehsil, well above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,188 residents.

Rakhawa village has 853 males and 886 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Rakhawa has about 1039 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, though that is well below the tehsil average of 1086.

Rakhawa covers 97.28 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 18 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area.

Rakhawa falls under Mariahu tehsil of Jaunpur district in Uttar Pradesh.

The census record for Rakhawa notes the nearest railway station as Available within 5 - 10 km distance.

The census records public bus service as Available within village and private bus service as Available within village for Rakhawa.

Rakhawa is about 19 km from Jaunpur in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Rakhawa is in Mariahu tehsil of Jaunpur district. Mariahu is about 5.2 km away. Mariāhu is about 5.2 km away. Jaunpur is about 19 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.