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About Rata Village

Rata is a large village in Halsi tehsil, in the district of Lakhisarai, Bihar. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 2,173, made up of 1,148 males and 1,025 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 893 females per 1000 males. The village covers 275 hectares hectares.

Rata Overview

Census 2011 figures for Rata village
Description Value
State Bihar
District Lakhisarai
Tehsil Halsi
Area (hectares) 275 hectares
Population 2,173
Male Population 1,148
Female Population 1,025
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 893
Bus Service (public) Available within <5 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Rata compares

By the 2011 count Rata is the 21st largest of the 55 villages in the tehsil, which puts it close to average, where the typical village holds 2,109 residents. Its 275 hectares work out to about 7.9 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, the shortfall of women against men is wide, a little below the tehsil average of 931.

Getting to Rata

Rata is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Rata as Available within <5 km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within village. 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 Rata from other places

Rata lies about 16 km from Lakhisarai, and the nearest railway station is Bhalui, about 9.1 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 Rata
Tehsil headquarters Halsi 4.1 km
Nearest railway station Bhalui 9.1 km
District headquarters Lakhisarai 16 km
Nearest town Luckeesarai 16 km

Villages closest to Rata

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Rata village had a population of 2,173. That makes it the 21st largest of the 55 villages in the tehsil, close to average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 2,109 residents.

Rata village has 1,148 males and 1,025 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Rata has about 893 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, a little below the tehsil average of 931.

Rata covers 275 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 7.9 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Rata falls under Halsi tehsil of Lakhisarai district in Bihar.

The nearest railway station to Rata is Bhalui, about 9.1 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 km distance and private bus service as Available within village for Rata.

Rata is about 16 km from Lakhisarai in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Rata is in Halsi tehsil of Lakhisarai district. Halsi is about 4.1 km away. Bhalui is about 9.1 km away. Lakhisarai is about 16 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Bahranwan (under 2 km), Konag (1.6 km) and Baghaur (1.9 km).

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

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