Rahi is a village and corresponding community development block in Rae Bareli district, Uttar Pradesh, India. It is located 7 km from Rae Bareli, the district headquarters, which according to one folk etymology is named after the village. Rahi was formerly the seat of a pargana 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.
History
Historically, the village of Rahi was under the jurisdiction of the Hardaspur Talukdari, estate during the period when the Hardaspur Estate held administrative and territorial authority in the region. At that time, the estate was ruled by Raja Ganga Prasad Srivastava and Rani Jugraj Kunwari, who were the prominent rulers of the Hardaspur Raj. Under their governance, several surrounding villages, including Rahi, formed part of the estate’s territorial domain and were administered through the Talukdari system, which was a common feudal landholding structure during that era. The authority of the Hardaspur rulers extended over these villages, and local administration, land revenue collection, and regional governance were managed under their rule.
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 acres and it had a post office at that point. It had one grain mill and 3 makers of jewellery 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 hectares. The main staple foods were given as wheat and rice.
Archaeology During an archaeological survey of Raebareli district in the late 1990s, archaeologists D. P. Tewari and Anoop Kumar Singh found some redware and brickbats at Rahi, which they dated tentatively to the Kushan to medieval period.
Villages Rahi CD block has the following 106 villages:
Village name Total land area (hectares) Population (in 2011) Umara 251.5 1,916 Kasehti 232.5 1,400 Sikandarpur 94.8 608 Rahi (block headquarters) 689 7,536 Prem Rajpur 121.3 1,374 Chak Pachkhara 66.1 628 Kasimpur Baghail 105.6 410 Rampur Baghail 88.6 670 Dohri 100.8 731 Pure Siddha 91.7 528 Govindpur 123.5 864 Radhanpur 72.2 1,124 Painte Mau 63.7 617 Kalanderpur 73.4 712 Rustampur 323.6 4,546 Manpur Saharwa 43.6 394 Bani 86.2 672 Chak Lodipur 69.2 449 Tamberpur 63.2 407 Alauddeenpur 39.5 274 Bakwara 196.7 1,540 Ratansipur 393.7 3,122 Barwaripur 71.3 154 Salempur Siki 196 1,647 Bhatpurwa 79.2 787 Bandra Mau 271.8 3,101 Jagdishpur 217 1,727 Chak Bhadurpur 156.5 0 Chak Shahabuddeenpur 23.9 879 Akbarpur Kachhwah 219.3 4,261 Chak Baholiyapur 21.1 14 Ibrahimpur 219.3 952 Kolwa Khurd 73.3 923 Bibipur Mutfarrikat 89 949 Godwa Gadiyani 64.2 0 Mahanandpur 28.7 0 Behta Khurd 478.2 2,654 Bhoye Mau 221.7 1,318 Sulakhiyapur 321.5 2,423 Madhupuri 215.1 2,445 Garhi Mutwalli 197.7 1,634 Jahanpur Kodar 215.6 1,525 Jhakrasi 481.8 3,828 Dariyapur 122.4 1,940 Sultanpur Aaima 58.6 448 Pasapur 56.3 550 Khnuwa 134.8 863 Vinohra 305.3 2,256 Fakharul Hasan Khera 116.6 731 Machhechhar 70.3 519 Saidanpur 277.9 1,854 Khagipur Sadwa 223.4 2,020 Suraj Kunda 273.6 2,196 Rajapur 214.4 1,245 Zafarapur 121 1,474 Bela Khara 887.5 5,928 Bela Gusisi 1,068.5 7,320 Bela Bhela 2,118.9 16,623 Mohammadpur Kuchariya 383 3,249 Paliya 94.4 765 Udrehari 93.6 1,045 Bela Tekai 661 4,634 Sarai Damu 470.9 3,948 Chak Nizam 184.9 806 Bhaon 385 4,161 Chak Vallihar 96 566 Ikauna 110 1,101 Jamalpur Nankari 156.9 1,203 Chak Mansahari 21 205 Sarai Muhammad Sharif 175.5 1,313 Ekchhaniya 57.6 535 Kachaunda Muhiuddinpur 572.5 4,034 Paraura 174.8 1,060 Raghunathpur 157.2 1,217 Bhaironpur Kataili 85.7 373 Eksana 187.6 847 Korchanda Mau 129 1,022 Bhakhwara 161.2 876 Bhadokhar 533.6 3,312 Purushottampur Karor 47.1 415 Raipur Maheri 224.3 1,753 Chak Bhadokhar 33.5 115 Kola Haibatpur 178.4 1,826 Mulihamau 354.2 2,094 Jaraulla 245 1,311 Ayaspur Dihi 114.4 1,635 Godwara 506.9 3,824 Monai 108.2 1,014 Nathuwapur 106.5 907 Chak Rar 148.4 1,005 Mohgawan 266.5 1,892 Lodhwari 1,517.6 10,592 Anti Naugawan 524.2 2,668 Khurhati 668.4 4,727 Chak Kirihra 103.9 686 Kamauli 340 3,147 Anuruddhapur 91.9 1,528 Tala Gopalpur 344.5 1,902 Basarh 408.8 2,732 Semra 194.3 1,408 Prmanpur 169 1,365 Jariyari 191.2 1,688 Sanhi 503.4 3,645 Bhaidpur 187 1,473 Balepur 149 1,266
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