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About Rahmatpur Village

Rahmatpur is a large village in Roorkee tehsil, in the district of Hardwar, Uttarakhand. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 4,656, made up of 2,430 males and 2,226 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 916 females per 1000 males. The village covers 124.93 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 247667, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Rahmatpur Overview

Census 2011 figures for Rahmatpur village
Description Value
State Uttarakhand
District Hardwar
Tehsil Roorkee
Pincode 247667
Area (hectares) 124.93 hectares
Population 4,656
Male Population 2,430
Female Population 2,226
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 916
Bus Service (public) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 5 - 10 km distance

How Rahmatpur compares

By the 2011 count Rahmatpur is the 33rd largest of the 258 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well above average, where the typical village holds 2,433 residents. Its 124.93 hectares work out to about 37 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, though that is well above the tehsil average of 869.

Getting to Rahmatpur

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

How far is Rahmatpur from other places

Rahmatpur lies about 21 km from Hardwar, and the nearest railway station is Dhandera, about 8.3 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 Rahmatpur
Tehsil headquarters Roorkee 7.1 km
Nearest railway station Dhandera 8.3 km
District headquarters Hardwar 21 km

Villages closest to Rahmatpur

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Rahmatpur village had a population of 4,656. That makes it the 33rd largest of the 258 villages in the tehsil, well above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 2,433 residents.

Rahmatpur village has 2,430 males and 2,226 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Rahmatpur has about 916 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, though that is well above the tehsil average of 869.

The pincode recorded for Rahmatpur is 247667. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Rahmatpur covers 124.93 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 37 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area.

Rahmatpur falls under Roorkee tehsil of Hardwar district in Uttarakhand.

The nearest railway station to Rahmatpur is Dhandera, about 8.3 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 - 10 km distance and private bus service as Available within <5 km distance for Rahmatpur.

Rahmatpur is about 21 km from Hardwar in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Rahmatpur is in Roorkee tehsil of Hardwar district. Roorkee is about 7.1 km away. Dhandera is about 8.3 km away. Hardwar is about 21 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Belara (under 2 km), Belra (under 2 km) and Sohalpur Mazara Belra (under 2 km).

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

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