About Raksaur Village

Raksaur is a small village in Shahpur tehsil, in the district of Bhojpur, Bihar. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 252, made up of 142 males and 110 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 775 females per 1000 males. The village covers 74 hectares hectares.

Raksaur Overview

Census 2011 figures for Raksaur village
Description	Value
State	Bihar
District	Bhojpur
Tehsil	Shahpur
Area (hectares)	74 hectares
Population	252
Male Population	142
Female Population	110
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	775
Bus Service (public)	Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Bus Service (private)	Available within village
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 10+ km distance

How Raksaur compares

By the 2011 count Raksaur is among the smallest villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 2,302 residents. Its 74 hectares work out to about 3.4 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 896.

Getting to Raksaur

Raksaur is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Raksaur as Available within 5 - 10 km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within village. 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 Raksaur from other places

Raksaur lies about 130 km from Bhojpur, and the nearest railway station is Parminiya, about 14 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 Raksaur
Nearest town	Bangaon	6.6 km
Tehsil headquarters	Shahpur	14 km
Nearest railway station	Parminiya	14 km
District headquarters	Bhojpur	130 km

Villages closest to Raksaur

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

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Common questions about Raksaur

As per the Census of India 2011, Raksaur village had a population of 252. That makes it among the smallest villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 2,302 residents.

Raksaur village has 142 males and 110 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Raksaur has about 775 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 896.

Raksaur covers 74 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 3.4 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Raksaur falls under Shahpur tehsil of Bhojpur district in Bihar.

The nearest railway station to Raksaur is Parminiya, about 14 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 - 10 km distance and private bus service as Available within village for Raksaur.

Raksaur is about 130 km from Bhojpur in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Raksaur is in Shahpur tehsil of Bhojpur district. Bangaon is about 6.6 km away. Shahpur is about 14 km away. Parminiya is about 14 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.