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About Rashidpur Village

Rashidpur is a mid sized village in Alinagar tehsil, in the district of Darbhanga, Bihar. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,746, made up of 910 males and 836 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 919 females per 1000 males. The village covers 106 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 847423, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Rashidpur Overview

Census 2011 figures for Rashidpur village
Description Value
State Bihar
District Darbhanga
Tehsil Alinagar
Pincode 847423
Area (hectares) 106 hectares
Population 1,746
Male Population 910
Female Population 836
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 919
Bus Service (public) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within <5 km distance

How Rashidpur compares

By the 2011 count Rashidpur is the 28th largest of the 38 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well below average, where the typical village holds 3,774 residents. Its 106 hectares work out to about 16 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, a little below the tehsil average of 934.

Getting to Rashidpur

The census records public bus service for Rashidpur as Available within 5 - 10 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 <5 km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Rashidpur from other places

Rashidpur lies about 58 km from Darbhanga, and the nearest railway station is Sathajagat, about under 2 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 Rashidpur
Nearest railway station Sathajagat under 2 km
Nearest town Dalsingh Sarai 4.3 km
Tehsil headquarters Alinagar 32 km
District headquarters Darbhanga 58 km

Villages closest to Rashidpur

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Rashidpur village had a population of 1,746. That makes it the 28th largest of the 38 villages in the tehsil, well below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 3,774 residents.

Rashidpur village has 910 males and 836 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Rashidpur has about 919 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, a little below the tehsil average of 934.

The pincode recorded for Rashidpur is 847423. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Rashidpur covers 106 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 16 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area.

Rashidpur falls under Alinagar tehsil of Darbhanga district in Bihar.

The nearest railway station to Rashidpur is Sathajagat, about under 2 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 5 - 10 km distance and private bus service as Available within <5 km distance for Rashidpur.

Rashidpur is about 58 km from Darbhanga in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Rashidpur is in Alinagar tehsil of Darbhanga district. Sathajagat is about under 2 km away. Dalsingh Sarai is about 4.3 km away. Alinagar is about 32 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Kataha (11 km), Pirauli (13 km) and Hanuman Nagar (17 km).

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

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