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About Raichiahi Village

Raichiahi is a small village in Surajgarha tehsil, in the district of Lakhisarai, Bihar. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 82, made up of 38 males and 44 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,158 females per 1000 males. The village covers 39.3 hectares hectares.

Raichiahi Overview

Census 2011 figures for Raichiahi village
Description Value
State Bihar
District Lakhisarai
Tehsil Surajgarha
Area (hectares) 39.3 hectares
Population 82
Male Population 38
Female Population 44
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,158
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 Raichiahi compares

By the 2011 count Raichiahi is among the smallest villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 2,411 residents. Its 39.3 hectares work out to about 2.1 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 887.

Getting to Raichiahi

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

Raichiahi lies about 26 km from Lakhisarai, and the nearest railway station is Tilrath, about 3.8 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 Raichiahi
Nearest railway station Tilrath 3.8 km
Nearest town Bihāt 5.3 km
Tehsil headquarters Surajgarha 23 km
District headquarters Lakhisarai 26 km

Villages closest to Raichiahi

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.

Common questions about Raichiahi

As per the Census of India 2011, Raichiahi village had a population of 82. That makes it among the smallest villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 2,411 residents.

Raichiahi village has 38 males and 44 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Raichiahi has about 1158 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 887.

Raichiahi covers 39.3 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 2.1 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Raichiahi falls under Surajgarha tehsil of Lakhisarai district in Bihar.

The nearest railway station to Raichiahi is Tilrath, about 3.8 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 Raichiahi.

Raichiahi is about 26 km from Lakhisarai in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Raichiahi is in Surajgarha tehsil of Lakhisarai district. Tilrath is about 3.8 km away. Bihāt is about 5.3 km away. Surajgarha is about 23 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Nadaura (5.6 km), Basgara (7.3 km) and Siraia Mirdaha English (9.8 km).

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

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