About Rahthua Village

Rahthua is a large village in Barhampur tehsil, in the district of Buxar, Bihar. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 2,108, made up of 1,084 males and 1,024 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 945 females per 1000 males. The village covers 593 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 802134, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Rahthua Overview

Census 2011 figures for Rahthua village
Description	Value
State	Bihar
District	Buxar
Tehsil	Barhampur
Pincode	802134
Area (hectares)	593 hectares
Population	2,108
Male Population	1,084
Female Population	1,024
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	945
Bus Service (public)	Available within 10+ km distance
Bus Service (private)	Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 5 - 10 km distance

How Rahthua compares

By the 2011 count Rahthua is the 25th largest of the 65 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 3,016 residents. Its 593 hectares work out to about 3.6 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, though that is a little above the tehsil average of 922.

Getting to Rahthua

Rahthua is a little way from the nearest bus route, and further still from the railway. The census records public bus service for Rahthua as Available within 10+ km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within 5 - 10 km distance. For rail, the census notes the nearest railway station as Available within 5 - 10 km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Rahthua from other places

Rahthua lies about 29 km from Buxar, and the nearest railway station is Raghunathpur Railway Station, about 3.5 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 Rahthua
Nearest railway station	Raghunathpur Railway Station	3.5 km
Tehsil headquarters	Barhampur	3.8 km
Nearest town	Dumraon	12 km
District headquarters	Buxar	29 km

Villages closest to Rahthua

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Rahthua village had a population of 2,108. That makes it the 25th largest of the 65 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 3,016 residents.

Rahthua village has 1,084 males and 1,024 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Rahthua has about 945 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, though that is a little above the tehsil average of 922.

The pincode recorded for Rahthua is 802134. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Rahthua covers 593 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 3.6 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Rahthua falls under Barhampur tehsil of Buxar district in Bihar.

The nearest railway station to Rahthua is Raghunathpur Railway Station, about 3.5 km away in a straight line. The 2011 census recorded it as available within 5 - 10 km distance.

The census records public bus service as Available within 10+ km distance and private bus service as Available within 5 - 10 km distance for Rahthua.

Rahthua is about 29 km from Buxar in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Rahthua is in Barhampur tehsil of Buxar district. Raghunathpur Railway Station is about 3.5 km away. Barhampur is about 3.8 km away. Dumraon is about 12 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.