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About Rikhai Tola Village

Rikhai Tola is a small village in Kuchaikote tehsil, in the district of Gopalganj, Bihar. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 370, made up of 188 males and 182 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 968 females per 1000 males. The village covers 32.82 hectares hectares.

Rikhai Tola Overview

Census 2011 figures for Rikhai Tola village
Description Value
State Bihar
District Gopalganj
Tehsil Kuchaikote
Area (hectares) 32.82 hectares
Population 370
Male Population 188
Female Population 182
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 968
Bus Service (public) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Rikhai Tola compares

By the 2011 count Rikhai Tola is the 184th largest of the 207 villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 1,557 residents. Its 32.82 hectares work out to about 11 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, though that is well below the tehsil average of 1025.

Getting to Rikhai Tola

Rikhai Tola is a little way from the nearest bus route, and further still from the railway. The census records public bus service for Rikhai Tola as Available within 5 - 10 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 Rikhai Tola from other places

Rikhai Tola lies about 19 km from Gopalganj, and the nearest railway station is Jalalpur, about 1.6 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 Rikhai Tola
Nearest railway station Jalalpur 1.6 km
Tehsil headquarters Kuchaikote 19 km
District headquarters Gopalganj 19 km
Nearest town Gopālganj 19 km

Villages closest to Rikhai Tola

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Kuchaikote 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 Rikhai Tola

As per the Census of India 2011, Rikhai Tola village had a population of 370. That makes it the 184th largest of the 207 villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,557 residents.

Rikhai Tola village has 188 males and 182 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Rikhai Tola has about 968 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, though that is well below the tehsil average of 1025.

Rikhai Tola covers 32.82 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 11 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Rikhai Tola falls under Kuchaikote tehsil of Gopalganj district in Bihar.

The nearest railway station to Rikhai Tola is Jalalpur, about 1.6 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 5 - 10 km distance for Rikhai Tola.

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

Rikhai Tola is in Kuchaikote tehsil of Gopalganj district. Jalalpur is about 1.6 km away. Kuchaikote is about 19 km away. Gopalganj is about 19 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Nichua Khas (under 2 km), Nichua Panre Tola (under 2 km) and Dharhwalia (under 2 km).

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

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