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About Rikhai Tola Village

Rikhai Tola is a mid sized village in Thawe tehsil, in the district of Gopalganj, Bihar. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,229, made up of 643 males and 586 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 911 females per 1000 males. The village covers 19 hectares hectares.

Rikhai Tola Overview

Census 2011 figures for Rikhai Tola village
Description Value
State Bihar
District Gopalganj
Tehsil Thawe
Area (hectares) 19 hectares
Population 1,229
Male Population 643
Female Population 586
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 911
Bus Service (public) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within <5 km distance

How Rikhai Tola compares

By the 2011 count Rikhai Tola is the 31st largest of the 49 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well below average, where the typical village holds 2,370 residents. Its 19 hectares work out to about 65 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, well below the tehsil average of 953.

Getting to Rikhai Tola

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 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 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 Thawe 18 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 Thawe 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 1,229. That makes it the 31st largest of the 49 villages in the tehsil, well below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 2,370 residents.

Rikhai Tola village has 643 males and 586 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Rikhai Tola has about 911 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, well below the tehsil average of 953.

Rikhai Tola covers 19 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 65 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area.

Rikhai Tola falls under Thawe 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 <5 km distance.

The census records public bus service as Available within 5 - 10 km distance and private bus service as Available within <5 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 Thawe tehsil of Gopalganj district. Jalalpur is about 1.6 km away. Thawe is about 18 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 Bidesi Tola (under 2 km), Chitu Tola (under 2 km) and Sughar Tola (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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