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About Rakuli Village

Rakuli is a small village in Barahat tehsil, in the district of Banka, Bihar. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 341, made up of 164 males and 177 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,079 females per 1000 males. The village covers 90 hectares hectares.

Rakuli Overview

Census 2011 figures for Rakuli village
Description Value
State Bihar
District Banka
Tehsil Barahat
Area (hectares) 90 hectares
Population 341
Male Population 164
Female Population 177
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,079
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within <5 km distance

How Rakuli compares

By the 2011 count Rakuli is the 58th largest of the 63 villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 2,359 residents. Its 90 hectares work out to about 3.8 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 915.

Getting to Rakuli

Rakuli is well connected by rural standards, with buses in the village itself and a railway station close by. The census records public bus service for Rakuli as Available within village. Private bus service is recorded as Available within village. For rail, the census notes the nearest railway station as Available within <5 km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Rakuli from other places

Rakuli lies about 15 km from Banka, and the nearest railway station is Panjwara Road, about 5.5 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 Rakuli
Nearest railway station Panjwara Road 5.5 km
Tehsil headquarters Barahat 6.9 km
District headquarters Banka 15 km
Nearest town Bānka 15 km

Villages closest to Rakuli

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Rakuli village had a population of 341. That makes it the 58th largest of the 63 villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 2,359 residents.

Rakuli village has 164 males and 177 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Rakuli has about 1079 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 915.

Rakuli covers 90 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 3.8 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Rakuli falls under Barahat tehsil of Banka district in Bihar.

The nearest railway station to Rakuli is Panjwara Road, about 5.5 km away in a straight line. The 2011 census recorded it as available within <5 km distance.

The census records public bus service as Available within village and private bus service as Available within village for Rakuli.

Rakuli is about 15 km from Banka in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Rakuli is in Barahat tehsil of Banka district. Panjwara Road is about 5.5 km away. Barahat is about 6.9 km away. Banka is about 15 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Laurhia Khurd (under 2 km), Laurhiabuzurg (under 2 km) and Jasopathra (under 2 km).

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

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