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About Rahmatpur Village

Rahmatpur is a mid sized village in Terhagachh tehsil, in the district of Kishanganj, Bihar. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,590, made up of 822 males and 768 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 934 females per 1000 males. The village covers 213 hectares hectares.

Rahmatpur Overview

Census 2011 figures for Rahmatpur village
Description Value
State Bihar
District Kishanganj
Tehsil Terhagachh
Area (hectares) 213 hectares
Population 1,590
Male Population 822
Female Population 768
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 934
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 Rahmatpur compares

By the 2011 count Rahmatpur is the 27th largest of the 68 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 1,815 residents. Its 213 hectares work out to about 7.5 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, much in line with the tehsil average of 942.

Getting to Rahmatpur

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

Rahmatpur lies about 32 km from Kishanganj, and the nearest railway station is Pawakhali, about 25 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 Rahmatpur
Nearest town Bahādurganj 12 km
Tehsil headquarters Terhagachh 15 km
Nearest railway station Pawakhali 25 km
District headquarters Kishanganj 32 km

Villages closest to Rahmatpur

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Rahmatpur village had a population of 1,590. That makes it the 27th largest of the 68 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,815 residents.

Rahmatpur village has 822 males and 768 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Rahmatpur has about 934 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, much in line with the tehsil average of 942.

Rahmatpur covers 213 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 7.5 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Rahmatpur falls under Terhagachh tehsil of Kishanganj district in Bihar.

The nearest railway station to Rahmatpur is Pawakhali, about 25 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 Rahmatpur.

Rahmatpur is about 32 km from Kishanganj in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Rahmatpur is in Terhagachh tehsil of Kishanganj district. Bahādurganj is about 12 km away. Terhagachh is about 15 km away. Pawakhali is about 25 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Gilni (under 2 km), Khara Suhia (under 2 km) and Suhia (under 2 km).

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

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