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About Rar Village

Rar is a mid sized village in Ghatampur tehsil, in the district of Kanpur Nagar, Uttar Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,695, made up of 910 males and 785 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 863 females per 1000 males. The village covers 263.92 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 209206, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Rar Overview

Census 2011 figures for Rar village
Description Value
State Uttar Pradesh
District Kanpur Nagar
Tehsil Ghatampur
Pincode 209206
Area (hectares) 263.92 hectares
Population 1,695
Male Population 910
Female Population 785
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 863
Bus Service (public) Available within <5 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Rar compares

By the 2011 count Rar is the 113th largest of the 298 villages in the tehsil, which puts it close to average, where the typical village holds 1,813 residents. Its 263.92 hectares work out to about 6.4 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, the shortfall of women against men is wide, much in line with the tehsil average of 862.

Getting to Rar

Rar is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Rar as Available within <5 km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within village. 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 Rar from other places

Rar lies about 57 km from Kanpur Nagar, and the nearest railway station is Hamirpur Road, about 20 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 Rar
Nearest town Hamīrpur 16 km
Nearest railway station Hamirpur Road 20 km
Tehsil headquarters Ghatampur 26 km
District headquarters Kanpur Nagar 57 km

Villages closest to Rar

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Rar village had a population of 1,695. That makes it the 113th largest of the 298 villages in the tehsil, close to average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,813 residents.

Rar village has 910 males and 785 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Rar has about 863 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, much in line with the tehsil average of 862.

The pincode recorded for Rar is 209206. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Rar covers 263.92 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 6.4 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Rar falls under Ghatampur tehsil of Kanpur Nagar district in Uttar Pradesh.

The nearest railway station to Rar is Hamirpur Road, about 20 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 village for Rar.

Rar is about 57 km from Kanpur Nagar in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Rar is in Ghatampur tehsil of Kanpur Nagar district. Hamīrpur is about 16 km away. Hamirpur Road is about 20 km away. Ghatampur 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 Jalla (4.4 km), Aimanpur (4.6 km) and Bamhauri (4.6 km).

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

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