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About Rahra Village

Rahra is a large village in Hasanpur tehsil, in the district of Jyotiba Phule Nagar, Uttar Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 4,568, made up of 2,398 males and 2,170 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 905 females per 1000 males. The village covers 812.57 hectares hectares.

Rahra Overview

Census 2011 figures for Rahra village
Description Value
State Uttar Pradesh
District Jyotiba Phule Nagar
Tehsil Hasanpur
Area (hectares) 812.57 hectares
Population 4,568
Male Population 2,398
Female Population 2,170
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 905
Bus Service (public) Available
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available

How Rahra compares

By the 2011 count Rahra is among the largest villages in the tehsil, which puts it more than twice the local average, where the typical village holds 1,667 residents. Its 812.57 hectares work out to about 5.6 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, much in line with the tehsil average of 896.

Getting to Rahra

Rahra is well connected by rural standards, with buses in the village itself and a railway station close by. The census records public bus service for Rahra as Available. Private bus service is recorded as Available within village. For rail, the census notes the nearest railway station as Available. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Rahra from other places

Rahra lies about 42 km from Jyotiba Phule Nagar, and the nearest railway station is Sambhal, about 26 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 Rahra
Nearest town Anūpshahr 20 km
Tehsil headquarters Hasanpur 22 km
Nearest railway station Sambhal 26 km
District headquarters Jyotiba Phule Nagar 42 km

Villages closest to Rahra

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Rahra village had a population of 4,568. That makes it among the largest villages in the tehsil, more than twice the local average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,667 residents.

Rahra village has 2,398 males and 2,170 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Rahra has about 905 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, much in line with the tehsil average of 896.

Rahra covers 812.57 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 5.6 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Rahra falls under Hasanpur tehsil of Jyotiba Phule Nagar district in Uttar Pradesh.

The nearest railway station to Rahra is Sambhal, about 26 km away in a straight line. The 2011 census recorded it as available.

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

Rahra is about 42 km from Jyotiba Phule Nagar in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Rahra is in Hasanpur tehsil of Jyotiba Phule Nagar district. Anūpshahr is about 20 km away. Hasanpur is about 22 km away. Sambhal is about 26 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Rahrai (1.9 km), Chakferi (2.3 km) and Simthala (2.6 km).

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

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