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About Rahi Village

Rahi is a mid sized village in Ghorawal tehsil, in the district of Sonbhadra, Uttar Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 925, made up of 464 males and 461 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 994 females per 1000 males. The village covers 670.05 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 231210, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Rahi Overview

Census 2011 figures for Rahi village
Description Value
State Uttar Pradesh
District Sonbhadra
Tehsil Ghorawal
Pincode 231210
Area (hectares) 670.05 hectares
Population 925
Male Population 464
Female Population 461
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 994
Bus Service (public) Available within <5 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Rahi compares

By the 2011 count Rahi is the 105th largest of the 336 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little above average, where the typical village holds 822 residents. Its 670.05 hectares work out to about 1.4 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, well above the tehsil average of 932.

Getting to Rahi

Rahi is reached by bus from a few kilometres away, with rail a longer trip. The census records public bus service for Rahi as Available within <5 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 Rahi from other places

Rahi lies about 26 km from Sonbhadra, and the nearest railway station is Phaphrakund, about 15 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 Rahi
Nearest railway station Phaphrakund 15 km
Nearest town Obra 18 km
Tehsil headquarters Ghorawal 26 km
District headquarters Sonbhadra 26 km

Villages closest to Rahi

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Rahi village had a population of 925. That makes it the 105th largest of the 336 villages in the tehsil, a little above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 822 residents.

Rahi village has 464 males and 461 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Rahi has about 994 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, well above the tehsil average of 932.

The pincode recorded for Rahi is 231210. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Rahi covers 670.05 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 1.4 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Rahi falls under Ghorawal tehsil of Sonbhadra district in Uttar Pradesh.

The nearest railway station to Rahi is Phaphrakund, about 15 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 <5 km distance for Rahi.

Rahi is about 26 km from Sonbhadra in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Rahi is in Ghorawal tehsil of Sonbhadra district. Phaphrakund is about 15 km away. Obra is about 18 km away. Ghorawal 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 Chakahi (under 2 km), Bhargon (4.3 km) and Maham (5.3 km).

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

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