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About Raqba Village

Raqba is a large village in Bhorey tehsil, in the district of Gopalganj, Bihar. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 2,538, made up of 1,195 males and 1,343 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,124 females per 1000 males. The village covers 103.81 hectares hectares.

Raqba Overview

Census 2011 figures for Raqba village
Description Value
State Bihar
District Gopalganj
Tehsil Bhorey
Area (hectares) 103.81 hectares
Population 2,538
Male Population 1,195
Female Population 1,343
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,124
Bus Service (public) Available within <5 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within <5 km distance

How Raqba compares

By the 2011 count Raqba is the 11th largest of the 149 villages in the tehsil, which puts it more than twice the local average, where the typical village holds 1,179 residents. Its 103.81 hectares work out to about 24 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 1079.

Getting to Raqba

The census records public bus service for Raqba 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 <5 km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Raqba from other places

Raqba lies about 20 km from Gopalganj, and the nearest railway station is Jalalpur, about 2.2 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 Raqba
Nearest railway station Jalalpur 2.2 km
Tehsil headquarters Bhorey 20 km
District headquarters Gopalganj 20 km
Nearest town Gopālganj 20 km

Villages closest to Raqba

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Raqba village had a population of 2,538. That makes it the 11th largest of the 149 villages in the tehsil, more than twice the local average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,179 residents.

Raqba village has 1,195 males and 1,343 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Raqba has about 1124 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 1079.

Raqba covers 103.81 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 24 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area.

Raqba falls under Bhorey tehsil of Gopalganj district in Bihar.

The nearest railway station to Raqba is Jalalpur, about 2.2 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 5 - 10 km distance for Raqba.

Raqba is about 20 km from Gopalganj in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Raqba is in Bhorey tehsil of Gopalganj district. Jalalpur is about 2.2 km away. Bhorey is about 20 km away. Gopalganj is about 20 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Lachhmipur (3.9 km), Siswa (4.3 km) and Dharampur (7.8 km).

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

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