Rahi is a village and corresponding

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in Rae Bareli district,

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. It is located 7 km from

Rae Bareli Raebareli () is a city in Indian state of Uttar Pradesh. It is the administrative headquarters of Raebareli district, and a part of Lucknow Division and comes under the Uttar Pradesh State Capital Region (UP-SCR). The city is situated on the ...

, the district headquarters, which according to one

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is named after the village. Rahi was formerly the seat of a

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before Rae Bareli replaced it in that capacity. As of 2011, Rahi has a population of 7,536 people, in 1,373 households. It has one primary school and one medical clinic. The 1961 census recorded Rahi as comprising 10 hamlets, with a total population of 2,950 people (1,664 male and 1,286 female), in 617 households and 576 physical houses. The area of the village was given as 1,708

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s and it had a post office at that point. It had one

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and 3 makers of

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and/or precious metal items. The 1981 census recorded Rahi as having a population of 4,611 people, in 951 households, and having an area of 363.30

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s. The main staple foods were given as wheat and rice.

Villages

Rahi CD block has the following 106 villages:

References

{{Raebareli district Villages in Raebareli district Community development blocks in India