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About Rarhiam Village

Rarhiam is one of the larger villages in Benipur tehsil, in the district of Darbhanga, Bihar. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 5,199, made up of 2,743 males and 2,456 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 895 females per 1000 males. The village covers 505 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 847233, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Rarhiam Overview

Census 2011 figures for Rarhiam village
Description Value
State Bihar
District Darbhanga
Tehsil Benipur
Pincode 847233
Area (hectares) 505 hectares
Population 5,199
Male Population 2,743
Female Population 2,456
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 895
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 Rarhiam compares

By the 2011 count Rarhiam is the 13th largest of the 39 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little above average, where the typical village holds 4,488 residents. Its 505 hectares work out to about 10 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, the shortfall of women against men is wide, a little below the tehsil average of 928.

Getting to Rarhiam

The census records public bus service for Rarhiam 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 Rarhiam from other places

Rarhiam lies about 18 km from Darbhanga, and the nearest railway station is Shaheed Suraj Narayan Singh Halt, about 10 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 Rarhiam
Tehsil headquarters Benipur 9.5 km
Nearest railway station Shaheed Suraj Narayan Singh Halt 10 km
District headquarters Darbhanga 18 km

Villages closest to Rarhiam

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Rarhiam village had a population of 5,199. That makes it the 13th largest of the 39 villages in the tehsil, a little above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 4,488 residents.

Rarhiam village has 2,743 males and 2,456 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Rarhiam has about 895 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, a little below the tehsil average of 928.

The pincode recorded for Rarhiam is 847233. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Rarhiam covers 505 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 10 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Rarhiam falls under Benipur tehsil of Darbhanga district in Bihar.

The nearest railway station to Rarhiam is Shaheed Suraj Narayan Singh Halt, about 10 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 Rarhiam.

Rarhiam is about 18 km from Darbhanga in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Rarhiam is in Benipur tehsil of Darbhanga district. Benipur is about 9.5 km away. Shaheed Suraj Narayan Singh Halt is about 10 km away. Darbhanga is about 18 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Supaul (under 2 km), Batho (1.5 km) and Madhopur (2.0 km).

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

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