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About Rahikpur Village

Rahikpur is a mid sized village in Forbesganj tehsil, in the district of Araria, Bihar. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 736, made up of 393 males and 343 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 873 females per 1000 males. The village covers 166 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 854318, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Rahikpur Overview

Census 2011 figures for Rahikpur village
Description Value
State Bihar
District Araria
Tehsil Forbesganj
Pincode 854318
Area (hectares) 166 hectares
Population 736
Male Population 393
Female Population 343
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 873
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 Rahikpur compares

By the 2011 count Rahikpur is the 84th largest of the 98 villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 3,626 residents. Its 166 hectares work out to about 4.4 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 921.

Getting to Rahikpur

Rahikpur is reached by bus from a few kilometres away, with rail a longer trip. The census records public bus service for Rahikpur 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 Rahikpur from other places

Rahikpur lies about 16 km from Araria, and the nearest railway station is Simraha, about 6.7 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 Rahikpur
Nearest railway station Simraha 6.7 km
Nearest town Shahbazpur 12 km
Tehsil headquarters Forbesganj 14 km
District headquarters Araria 16 km

Villages closest to Rahikpur

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Rahikpur village had a population of 736. That makes it the 84th largest of the 98 villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 3,626 residents.

Rahikpur village has 393 males and 343 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Rahikpur has about 873 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 921.

The pincode recorded for Rahikpur is 854318. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Rahikpur covers 166 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 4.4 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Rahikpur falls under Forbesganj tehsil of Araria district in Bihar.

The nearest railway station to Rahikpur is Simraha, about 6.7 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 Rahikpur.

Rahikpur is about 16 km from Araria in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Rahikpur is in Forbesganj tehsil of Araria district. Simraha is about 6.7 km away. Shahbazpur is about 12 km away. Forbesganj is about 14 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Khawaspur (under 2 km), Halhalia Jagir (under 2 km) and Rahikpur Thila Mohan (1.8 km).

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

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