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About Rahir Village

Rahir is a small village in Chhatna tehsil, in the district of Bankura, West Bengal. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 399, made up of 211 males and 188 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 891 females per 1000 males. The village covers 211.49 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 722139, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Rahir Overview

Census 2011 figures for Rahir village
Description Value
State West Bengal
District Bankura
Tehsil Chhatna
Pincode 722139
Area (hectares) 211.49 hectares
Population 399
Male Population 211
Female Population 188
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 891
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 Rahir compares

By the 2011 count Rahir is the 181st largest of the 272 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well below average, where the typical village holds 685 residents. Its 211.49 hectares work out to about 1.9 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 972.

Getting to Rahir

Rahir is reached by bus from a few kilometres away, with rail a longer trip. The census records public bus service for Rahir 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. The nearest villages by name are Phulberya, Pinashgarya, Pitha Bad and Radha Nagar. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

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 Rahir

As per the Census of India 2011, Rahir village had a population of 399. That makes it the 181st largest of the 272 villages in the tehsil, well below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 685 residents.

Rahir village has 211 males and 188 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Rahir has about 891 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 972.

The pincode recorded for Rahir is 722139. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Rahir covers 211.49 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 1.9 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Rahir falls under Chhatna tehsil of Bankura district in West Bengal.

The census record for Rahir notes the nearest railway station 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 Rahir.

Rahir is in Chhatna tehsil of Bankura district. The district and tehsil pages linked from here list the neighbouring villages, which is usually the quickest way to place it on a map.

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

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