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About Rah Kalan Village

Rah Kalan is a large village in Marihan tehsil, in the district of Mirzapur, Uttar Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 2,216, made up of 1,173 males and 1,043 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 889 females per 1000 males. The village covers 1506.51 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 231309, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Rah Kalan Overview

Census 2011 figures for Rah Kalan village
Description Value
State Uttar Pradesh
District Mirzapur
Tehsil Marihan
Pincode 231309
Area (hectares) 1506.51 hectares
Population 2,216
Male Population 1,173
Female Population 1,043
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 889
Bus Service (public) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Rah Kalan compares

By the 2011 count Rah Kalan is the 30th largest of the 200 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well above average, where the typical village holds 1,141 residents. Its 1506.51 hectares work out to about 1.5 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, the shortfall of women against men is wide, a little below the tehsil average of 918.

Getting to Rah Kalan

Rah Kalan is reached by bus from a few kilometres away, with rail a longer trip. The census records public bus service for Rah Kalan as Available within 5 - 10 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 10+ km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Rah Kalan from other places

Rah Kalan lies about 28 km from Mirzapur, and the nearest railway station is Lusa, 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 Rah Kalan
Tehsil headquarters Marihan 5.4 km
Nearest railway station Lusa 20 km
District headquarters Mirzapur 28 km
Nearest town Mirzāpur 28 km

Villages closest to Rah Kalan

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Marihan 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 Rah Kalan

As per the Census of India 2011, Rah Kalan village had a population of 2,216. That makes it the 30th largest of the 200 villages in the tehsil, well above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,141 residents.

Rah Kalan village has 1,173 males and 1,043 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Rah Kalan has about 889 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, a little below the tehsil average of 918.

The pincode recorded for Rah Kalan is 231309. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Rah Kalan covers 1506.51 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 1.5 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Rah Kalan falls under Marihan tehsil of Mirzapur district in Uttar Pradesh.

The nearest railway station to Rah Kalan is Lusa, 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 - 10 km distance and private bus service as Available within <5 km distance for Rah Kalan.

Rah Kalan is about 28 km from Mirzapur in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Rah Kalan is in Marihan tehsil of Mirzapur district. Marihan is about 5.4 km away. Lusa is about 20 km away. Mirzapur 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 Sugapakh Kalan (under 2 km), Baghaila (under 2 km) and Rexa Khurd (under 2 km).

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

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