About Raiyapur Village

Raiyapur is a small village in Barsoi tehsil, in the district of Katihar, Bihar. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 124, made up of 63 males and 61 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 968 females per 1000 males. The village covers 134 hectares hectares.

Raiyapur Overview

Census 2011 figures for Raiyapur village
Description	Value
State	Bihar
District	Katihar
Tehsil	Barsoi
Area (hectares)	134 hectares
Population	124
Male Population	63
Female Population	61
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 Raiyapur compares

By the 2011 count Raiyapur is among the smallest villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 1,568 residents. Its 134 hectares work out to about 0.9 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, well above the tehsil average of 928.

Getting to Raiyapur

Raiyapur is a little way from the nearest bus route, and further still from the railway. The census records public bus service for Raiyapur 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 Raiyapur from other places

Raiyapur lies about 31 km from Katihar, and the nearest railway station is Sudhani, about 7.5 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 Raiyapur
Nearest railway station	Sudhani	7.5 km
Tehsil headquarters	Barsoi	17 km
Nearest town	Kasba	31 km
District headquarters	Katihar	31 km

Villages closest to Raiyapur

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

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Common questions about Raiyapur

As per the Census of India 2011, Raiyapur village had a population of 124. That makes it among the smallest villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,568 residents.

Raiyapur village has 63 males and 61 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Raiyapur has about 968 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, well above the tehsil average of 928.

Raiyapur covers 134 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 0.9 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Raiyapur falls under Barsoi tehsil of Katihar district in Bihar.

The nearest railway station to Raiyapur is Sudhani, about 7.5 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 Raiyapur.

Raiyapur is about 31 km from Katihar in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Raiyapur is in Barsoi tehsil of Katihar district. Sudhani is about 7.5 km away. Barsoi is about 17 km away. Kasba is about 31 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.