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About Rath Village

Rath is a mid sized village in Bisalpur tehsil, in the district of Pilibhit, Uttar Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 949, made up of 505 males and 444 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 879 females per 1000 males. The village covers 219.96 hectares hectares.

Rath Overview

Census 2011 figures for Rath village
Description Value
State Uttar Pradesh
District Pilibhit
Tehsil Bisalpur
Area (hectares) 219.96 hectares
Population 949
Male Population 505
Female Population 444
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 879
Bus Service (public) Available within 10+ km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within 10+ km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Rath compares

By the 2011 count Rath is the 234th largest of the 426 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 1,256 residents. Its 219.96 hectares work out to about 4.3 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, the shortfall of women against men is wide, much in line with the tehsil average of 870.

Getting to Rath

Rath is fairly remote, with both bus and rail more than ten kilometres away. The census records public bus service for Rath as Available within 10+ km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within 10+ 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 Rath from other places

Rath lies about 60 km from Pilibhit, and the nearest railway station is Nigohi, about 10 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 Rath
Nearest railway station Nigohi 10 km
Nearest town Pawāyan 13 km
Tehsil headquarters Bisalpur 26 km
District headquarters Pilibhit 60 km

Villages closest to Rath

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Rath village had a population of 949. That makes it the 234th largest of the 426 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,256 residents.

Rath village has 505 males and 444 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Rath has about 879 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, much in line with the tehsil average of 870.

Rath covers 219.96 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 4.3 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Rath falls under Bisalpur tehsil of Pilibhit district in Uttar Pradesh.

The nearest railway station to Rath is Nigohi, about 10 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 10+ km distance and private bus service as Available within 10+ km distance for Rath.

Rath is about 60 km from Pilibhit in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Rath is in Bisalpur tehsil of Pilibhit district. Nigohi is about 10 km away. Pawāyan is about 13 km away. Bisalpur 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 Pasiyapur (under 2 km), Chandpur (under 2 km) and Singipur (1.9 km).

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

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