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About Raziganj Village

Raziganj is a mid sized village in Korha tehsil, in the district of Katihar, Bihar. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,239, made up of 631 males and 608 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 964 females per 1000 males. The village covers 42.9 hectares hectares.

Raziganj Overview

Census 2011 figures for Raziganj village
Description Value
State Bihar
District Katihar
Tehsil Korha
Area (hectares) 42.9 hectares
Population 1,239
Male Population 631
Female Population 608
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 964
Bus Service (public) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within 5 - 10 km distance

How Raziganj compares

By the 2011 count Raziganj is the 56th largest of the 67 villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 3,872 residents. Its 42.9 hectares work out to about 29 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, a little above the tehsil average of 938.

Getting to Raziganj

Raziganj is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Raziganj as Available within 5 - 10 km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within village. For rail, the census notes the nearest railway station as Available within 5 - 10 km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Raziganj from other places

Raziganj lies about 15 km from Katihar, and the nearest railway station is Semapur, about 5.4 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 Raziganj
Nearest railway station Semapur 5.4 km
Tehsil headquarters Korha 15 km
District headquarters Katihar 15 km

Villages closest to Raziganj

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Raziganj village had a population of 1,239. That makes it the 56th largest of the 67 villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 3,872 residents.

Raziganj village has 631 males and 608 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Raziganj has about 964 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, a little above the tehsil average of 938.

Raziganj covers 42.9 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 29 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area.

Raziganj falls under Korha tehsil of Katihar district in Bihar.

The nearest railway station to Raziganj is Semapur, about 5.4 km away in a straight line. The 2011 census recorded it as available within 5 - 10 km distance.

The census records public bus service as Available within 5 - 10 km distance and private bus service as Available within village for Raziganj.

Raziganj is about 15 km from Katihar in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Raziganj is in Korha tehsil of Katihar district. Semapur is about 5.4 km away. Korha is about 15 km away. Katihar is about 15 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Binji (under 2 km), Binji Milik (under 2 km) and Gorhipachma (1.6 km).

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

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