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About Rawa Raksa Village

Rawa Raksa is a small village in Bhorey tehsil, in the district of Gopalganj, Bihar. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 390, made up of 174 males and 216 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,241 females per 1000 males. The village covers 44.9 hectares hectares.

Rawa Raksa Overview

Census 2011 figures for Rawa Raksa village
Description Value
State Bihar
District Gopalganj
Tehsil Bhorey
Area (hectares) 44.9 hectares
Population 390
Male Population 174
Female Population 216
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,241
Bus Service (public) Available within <5 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Rawa Raksa compares

By the 2011 count Rawa Raksa is the 117th largest of the 149 villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 1,179 residents. Its 44.9 hectares work out to about 8.7 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 1079.

Getting to Rawa Raksa

Rawa Raksa is reached by bus from a few kilometres away, with rail a longer trip. The census records public bus service for Rawa Raksa as Available within <5 km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within <5 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 Rawa Raksa from other places

Rawa Raksa lies about 28 km from Gopalganj, and the nearest railway station is Bathua Bazar, about 7.4 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 Rawa Raksa
Nearest railway station Bathua Bazar 7.4 km
Nearest town Kataiya 13 km
Tehsil headquarters Bhorey 28 km
District headquarters Gopalganj 28 km

Villages closest to Rawa Raksa

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 Rawa Raksa

As per the Census of India 2011, Rawa Raksa village had a population of 390. That makes it the 117th largest of the 149 villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,179 residents.

Rawa Raksa village has 174 males and 216 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Rawa Raksa has about 1241 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 1079.

Rawa Raksa covers 44.9 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 8.7 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Rawa Raksa falls under Bhorey tehsil of Gopalganj district in Bihar.

The nearest railway station to Rawa Raksa is Bathua Bazar, about 7.4 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 km distance for Rawa Raksa.

Rawa Raksa is about 28 km from Gopalganj in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Rawa Raksa is in Bhorey tehsil of Gopalganj district. Bathua Bazar is about 7.4 km away. Kataiya is about 13 km away. Bhorey is about 28 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Arazi Husepur (under 2 km), Bisrampur (under 2 km) and Husepur (under 2 km).

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

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