Skip to main content

About Rain Village

Rain is a large village in Maharajganj tehsil, in the district of Rae Bareli, Uttar Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 2,253, made up of 1,127 males and 1,126 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 999 females per 1000 males. The village covers 380.61 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 229301, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Rain Overview

Census 2011 figures for Rain village
Description Value
State Uttar Pradesh
District Rae Bareli
Tehsil Maharajganj
Pincode 229301
Area (hectares) 380.61 hectares
Population 2,253
Male Population 1,127
Female Population 1,126
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 999
Bus Service (public) Available within <5 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within 5 - 10 km distance

How Rain compares

By the 2011 count Rain is the 70th largest of the 195 villages in the tehsil, which puts it close to average, where the typical village holds 2,074 residents. Its 380.61 hectares work out to about 5.9 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, well above the tehsil average of 933.

Getting to Rain

Rain is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Rain 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 5 - 10 km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Rain from other places

Rain lies about 28 km from Rae Bareli, and the nearest railway station is Bachhrawan, about 6.5 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 Rain
Nearest railway station Bachhrawan 6.5 km
Tehsil headquarters Maharajganj 22 km
District headquarters Rae Bareli 28 km
Nearest town Raebareli 28 km

Villages closest to Rain

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Rain village had a population of 2,253. That makes it the 70th largest of the 195 villages in the tehsil, close to average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 2,074 residents.

Rain village has 1,127 males and 1,126 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Rain has about 999 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, well above the tehsil average of 933.

The pincode recorded for Rain is 229301. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Rain covers 380.61 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 5.9 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Rain falls under Maharajganj tehsil of Rae Bareli district in Uttar Pradesh.

The nearest railway station to Rain is Bachhrawan, about 6.5 km away in a straight line. The 2011 census recorded it as available within 5 - 10 km distance.

The census records public bus service as Available within <5 km distance and private bus service as Available within village for Rain.

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

Rain is in Maharajganj tehsil of Rae Bareli district. Bachhrawan is about 6.5 km away. Maharajganj is about 22 km away. Rae Bareli 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 Kalui Khera (under 2 km), Mubarakpur Sapo (1.9 km) and Sekhpur Samodha (3.3 km).

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

Our Blogs Blogs

Explore the beauty of india and villages of india with our blog.

See All