About Ris Village

Ris is a mid sized village in Surajgarha tehsil, in the district of Lakhisarai, Bihar. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 640, made up of 354 males and 286 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 808 females per 1000 males. The village covers 101.6 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 811106, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Ris Overview

Census 2011 figures for Ris village
Description	Value
State	Bihar
District	Lakhisarai
Tehsil	Surajgarha
Pincode	811106
Area (hectares)	101.6 hectares
Population	640
Male Population	354
Female Population	286
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	808
Bus Service (public)	Available within village
Bus Service (private)	Available within village
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 5 - 10 km distance

How Ris compares

By the 2011 count Ris is the 84th largest of the 106 villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 2,411 residents. Its 101.6 hectares work out to about 6.3 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 887.

Getting to Ris

Ris is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Ris as Available within village. 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 Ris from other places

Ris lies about 22 km from Lakhisarai, and the nearest railway station is Abhaipur, about 8.0 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 Ris
Tehsil headquarters	Surajgarha	6.9 km
Nearest railway station	Abhaipur	8.0 km
Nearest town	Ballia	16 km
District headquarters	Lakhisarai	22 km

Villages closest to Ris

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Ris village had a population of 640. That makes it the 84th largest of the 106 villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 2,411 residents.

Ris village has 354 males and 286 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Ris has about 808 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 887.

The pincode recorded for Ris is 811106. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Ris covers 101.6 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 6.3 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Ris falls under Surajgarha tehsil of Lakhisarai district in Bihar.

The nearest railway station to Ris is Abhaipur, about 8.0 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 village and private bus service as Available within village for Ris.

Ris is about 22 km from Lakhisarai in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Ris is in Surajgarha tehsil of Lakhisarai district. Surajgarha is about 6.9 km away. Abhaipur is about 8.0 km away. Ballia is about 16 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.