About River Block Village

River Block is a mid sized village in Amdabad tehsil, in the district of Katihar, Bihar. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,624, made up of 852 males and 772 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 906 females per 1000 males. The village covers 322 hectares hectares.

River Block Overview

Census 2011 figures for River Block village
Description	Value
State	Bihar
District	Katihar
Tehsil	Amdabad
Area (hectares)	322 hectares
Population	1,624
Male Population	852
Female Population	772
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	906
Bus Service (public)	Available within 10+ km distance
Bus Service (private)	Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 10+ km distance

How River Block compares

By the 2011 count River Block is the 25th largest of the 39 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well below average, where the typical village holds 4,008 residents. Its 322 hectares work out to about 5.0 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, a little below the tehsil average of 924.

Getting to River Block

River Block is a little way from the nearest bus route, and further still from the railway. The census records public bus service for River Block as Available within 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. The nearest villages by name are Naya Tola, Par Diara, Paranpur and Raghunathpur. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

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.

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Common questions about River Block

As per the Census of India 2011, River Block village had a population of 1,624. That makes it the 25th largest of the 39 villages in the tehsil, well below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 4,008 residents.

River Block village has 852 males and 772 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, River Block has about 906 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, a little below the tehsil average of 924.

River Block covers 322 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 5.0 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

River Block falls under Amdabad tehsil of Katihar district in Bihar.

The census record for River Block notes the nearest railway station as Available within 10+ km distance.

The census records public bus service as Available within 10+ km distance and private bus service as Available within 5 - 10 km distance for River Block.

River Block is in Amdabad tehsil of Katihar district. The district and tehsil pages linked from here list the neighbouring villages, which is usually the quickest way to place it on a map.