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About Rajbalia Village

Rajbalia is a mid sized village in Dumaria tehsil, in the district of Gaya, Bihar. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 572, made up of 300 males and 272 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 907 females per 1000 males. The village covers 115 hectares hectares.

Rajbalia Overview

Census 2011 figures for Rajbalia village
Description Value
State Bihar
District Gaya
Tehsil Dumaria
Area (hectares) 115 hectares
Population 572
Male Population 300
Female Population 272
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 907
Bus Service (public) Available within <5 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Rajbalia compares

By the 2011 count Rajbalia is the 70th largest of the 107 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well below average, where the typical village holds 1,161 residents. Its 115 hectares work out to about 5.0 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, a little below the tehsil average of 931.

Getting to Rajbalia

Rajbalia is reached by bus from a few kilometres away, with rail a longer trip. The census records public bus service for Rajbalia as Available within <5 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 10+ km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Rajbalia from other places

Rajbalia lies about 77 km from Gaya, and the nearest railway station is Kajrat Nawadih, about 37 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 Rajbalia
Tehsil headquarters Dumaria 3.8 km
Nearest town Nabīnagar 32 km
Nearest railway station Kajrat Nawadih 37 km
District headquarters Gaya 77 km

Villages closest to Rajbalia

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Rajbalia village had a population of 572. That makes it the 70th largest of the 107 villages in the tehsil, well below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,161 residents.

Rajbalia village has 300 males and 272 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Rajbalia has about 907 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, a little below the tehsil average of 931.

Rajbalia covers 115 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 5.0 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Rajbalia falls under Dumaria tehsil of Gaya district in Bihar.

The nearest railway station to Rajbalia is Kajrat Nawadih, about 37 km away in a straight line. The 2011 census recorded it as available within 10+ km distance.

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

Rajbalia is about 77 km from Gaya in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Rajbalia is in Dumaria tehsil of Gaya district. Dumaria is about 3.8 km away. Nabīnagar is about 32 km away. Kajrat Nawadih is about 37 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Bataspur (under 2 km), Pakharpur (under 2 km) and Balia (under 2 km).

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

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