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About Rarhi Village

Rarhi is one of the larger villages in Jale tehsil, in the district of Darbhanga, Bihar. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 36,569, made up of 18,868 males and 17,701 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 938 females per 1000 males. The village covers 2861 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 847307, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Rarhi Overview

Census 2011 figures for Rarhi village
Description Value
State Bihar
District Darbhanga
Tehsil Jale
Pincode 847307
Area (hectares) 2861 hectares
Population 36,569
Male Population 18,868
Female Population 17,701
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 938
Bus Service (public) Available within <5 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within <5 km distance

How Rarhi compares

By the 2011 count Rarhi is among the largest villages in the tehsil, which puts it more than twice the local average, where the typical village holds 4,597 residents. Its 2861 hectares work out to about 13 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, much in line with the tehsil average of 938.

Getting to Rarhi

Rarhi 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 Rarhi as Available within <5 km distance. 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 Rarhi from other places

Rarhi lies about 43 km from Darbhanga, and the nearest railway station is Korahia, about 12 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 Rarhi
Nearest railway station Korahia 12 km
Nearest town Jainagar 13 km
Tehsil headquarters Jale 34 km
District headquarters Darbhanga 43 km

Villages closest to Rarhi

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Rarhi village had a population of 36,569. That makes it among the largest villages in the tehsil, more than twice the local average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 4,597 residents.

Rarhi village has 18,868 males and 17,701 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Rarhi has about 938 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, much in line with the tehsil average of 938.

The pincode recorded for Rarhi is 847307. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Rarhi covers 2861 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 13 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Rarhi falls under Jale tehsil of Darbhanga district in Bihar.

The nearest railway station to Rarhi is Korahia, about 12 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 km distance and private bus service as Available within village for Rarhi.

Rarhi is about 43 km from Darbhanga in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Rarhi is in Jale tehsil of Darbhanga district. Korahia is about 12 km away. Jainagar is about 13 km away. Jale is about 34 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Sisauni Rajaun (8.3 km), Pakhauli (14 km) and Darhia (17 km).

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

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