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About Raiam Village

Raiam is a large village in Keotiranway tehsil, in the district of Darbhanga, Bihar. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 3,879, made up of 2,046 males and 1,833 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 896 females per 1000 males. The village covers 126 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 847121, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Raiam Overview

Census 2011 figures for Raiam village
Description Value
State Bihar
District Darbhanga
Tehsil Keotiranway
Pincode 847121
Area (hectares) 126 hectares
Population 3,879
Male Population 2,046
Female Population 1,833
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 896
Bus Service (public) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within <5 km distance

How Raiam compares

By the 2011 count Raiam is the 24th largest of the 87 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little above average, where the typical village holds 2,971 residents. Its 126 hectares work out to about 31 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area. On the sex ratio, the shortfall of women against men is wide, much in line with the tehsil average of 903.

Getting to Raiam

Raiam 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 Raiam 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 <5 km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Raiam from other places

Raiam lies about 19 km from Darbhanga, and the nearest railway station is Pandaul, about 8.9 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 Raiam
Tehsil headquarters Keotiranway 5.7 km
Nearest railway station Pandaul 8.9 km
Nearest town Madhubani 9.2 km
District headquarters Darbhanga 19 km

Villages closest to Raiam

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Raiam village had a population of 3,879. That makes it the 24th largest of the 87 villages in the tehsil, a little above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 2,971 residents.

Raiam village has 2,046 males and 1,833 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Raiam has about 896 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, much in line with the tehsil average of 903.

The pincode recorded for Raiam is 847121. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Raiam covers 126 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 31 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area.

Raiam falls under Keotiranway tehsil of Darbhanga district in Bihar.

The nearest railway station to Raiam is Pandaul, about 8.9 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 village for Raiam.

Raiam is about 19 km from Darbhanga in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Raiam is in Keotiranway tehsil of Darbhanga district. Keotiranway is about 5.7 km away. Pandaul is about 8.9 km away. Madhubani is about 9.2 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Kamaldah (under 2 km), Birkha (3.2 km) and Birkhauli (3.2 km).

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

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