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About Rahatmina Village

Rahatmina is one of the larger villages in Kursakatta tehsil, in the district of Araria, Bihar. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 5,384, made up of 2,836 males and 2,548 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 898 females per 1000 males. The village covers 366 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 854332, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Rahatmina Overview

Census 2011 figures for Rahatmina village
Description Value
State Bihar
District Araria
Tehsil Kursakatta
Pincode 854332
Area (hectares) 366 hectares
Population 5,384
Male Population 2,836
Female Population 2,548
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 898
Bus Service (public) Available within 10+ km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within 10+ km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Rahatmina compares

By the 2011 count Rahatmina is the 4th largest of the 66 villages in the tehsil, which puts it more than twice the local average, where the typical village holds 2,234 residents. Its 366 hectares work out to about 15 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, the shortfall of women against men is wide, a little below the tehsil average of 917.

Getting to Rahatmina

Rahatmina is fairly remote, with both bus and rail more than ten kilometres away. The census records public bus service for Rahatmina as Available within 10+ km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within 10+ 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 Rahatmina from other places

Rahatmina lies about 19 km from Araria, and the nearest railway station is Gogipothia Halt, about 13 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 Rahatmina
Nearest town Shahbazpur 12 km
Nearest railway station Gogipothia Halt 13 km
Tehsil headquarters Kursakatta 19 km
District headquarters Araria 19 km

Villages closest to Rahatmina

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Rahatmina village had a population of 5,384. That makes it the 4th largest of the 66 villages in the tehsil, more than twice the local average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 2,234 residents.

Rahatmina village has 2,836 males and 2,548 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Rahatmina has about 898 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, a little below the tehsil average of 917.

The pincode recorded for Rahatmina is 854332. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Rahatmina covers 366 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 15 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Rahatmina falls under Kursakatta tehsil of Araria district in Bihar.

The nearest railway station to Rahatmina is Gogipothia Halt, about 13 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 10+ km distance and private bus service as Available within 10+ km distance for Rahatmina.

Rahatmina is about 19 km from Araria in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Rahatmina is in Kursakatta tehsil of Araria district. Shahbazpur is about 12 km away. Gogipothia Halt is about 13 km away. Kursakatta is about 19 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Maheshkhunt Jagir (under 2 km), Itahi (1.5 km) and Doria (1.6 km).

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

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