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About Rasanpur Village

Rasanpur is a small village in Kadwa tehsil, in the district of Katihar, Bihar. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 495, made up of 254 males and 241 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 949 females per 1000 males. The village covers 79 hectares hectares.

Rasanpur Overview

Census 2011 figures for Rasanpur village
Description Value
State Bihar
District Katihar
Tehsil Kadwa
Area (hectares) 79 hectares
Population 495
Male Population 254
Female Population 241
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 949
Bus Service (public) Available within 10+ km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within 10+ km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Rasanpur compares

By the 2011 count Rasanpur is the 140th largest of the 205 villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 1,532 residents. Its 79 hectares work out to about 6.3 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, though that is a little above the tehsil average of 921.

Getting to Rasanpur

Rasanpur is fairly remote, with both bus and rail more than ten kilometres away. The census records public bus service for Rasanpur as Available within 10+ km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within 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 Rasanpur from other places

Rasanpur lies about 66 km from Katihar, and the nearest railway station is Araria Court, about 2.2 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 Rasanpur
Nearest railway station Araria Court 2.2 km
Tehsil headquarters Kadwa 6.9 km
Nearest town Arāria 9.5 km
District headquarters Katihar 66 km

Villages closest to Rasanpur

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Rasanpur village had a population of 495. That makes it the 140th largest of the 205 villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,532 residents.

Rasanpur village has 254 males and 241 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Rasanpur has about 949 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, though that is a little above the tehsil average of 921.

Rasanpur covers 79 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 6.3 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Rasanpur falls under Kadwa tehsil of Katihar district in Bihar.

The nearest railway station to Rasanpur is Araria Court, about 2.2 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 10+ km distance and private bus service as Available within 10+ km distance for Rasanpur.

Rasanpur is about 66 km from Katihar in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Rasanpur is in Kadwa tehsil of Katihar district. Araria Court is about 2.2 km away. Kadwa is about 6.9 km away. Arāria is about 9.5 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Sanjhaili (3.1 km), Basantpur (4.5 km) and Sararia (4.5 km).

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

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