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About Rauda Village

Rauda is a large village in Guraru tehsil, in the district of Gaya, Bihar. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 2,739, made up of 1,461 males and 1,278 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 875 females per 1000 males. The village covers 202 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 824118, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Rauda Overview

Census 2011 figures for Rauda village
Description Value
State Bihar
District Gaya
Tehsil Guraru
Pincode 824118
Area (hectares) 202 hectares
Population 2,739
Male Population 1,461
Female Population 1,278
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 875
Bus Service (public) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Rauda compares

By the 2011 count Rauda is the 15th largest of the 74 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well above average, where the typical village holds 1,813 residents. Its 202 hectares work out to about 14 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 926.

Getting to Rauda

Rauda is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Rauda 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 10+ km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Rauda from other places

Rauda lies about 26 km from Gaya, and the nearest railway station is Ismailpur, about 4.7 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 Rauda
Nearest railway station Ismailpur 4.7 km
Nearest town Rafiganj 12 km
Tehsil headquarters Guraru 17 km
District headquarters Gaya 26 km

Villages closest to Rauda

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Rauda village had a population of 2,739. That makes it the 15th largest of the 74 villages in the tehsil, well above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,813 residents.

Rauda village has 1,461 males and 1,278 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Rauda has about 875 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 926.

The pincode recorded for Rauda is 824118. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Rauda covers 202 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 14 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Rauda falls under Guraru tehsil of Gaya district in Bihar.

The nearest railway station to Rauda is Ismailpur, about 4.7 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 - 10 km distance and private bus service as Available within village for Rauda.

Rauda is about 26 km from Gaya in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Rauda is in Guraru tehsil of Gaya district. Ismailpur is about 4.7 km away. Rafiganj is about 12 km away. Guraru is about 17 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Barorah (under 2 km), Tineri (under 2 km) and Taraunchi (under 2 km).

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

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