About Rakhwari Village

Rakhwari is one of the larger villages in Andhratharhi tehsil, in the district of Madhubani, Bihar. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 10,899, made up of 5,727 males and 5,172 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 903 females per 1000 males. The village covers 1518.8 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 847411, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Rakhwari Overview

Census 2011 figures for Rakhwari village
Description	Value
State	Bihar
District	Madhubani
Tehsil	Andhratharhi
Pincode	847411
Area (hectares)	1518.8 hectares
Population	10,899
Male Population	5,727
Female Population	5,172
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	903
Bus Service (public)	Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Bus Service (private)	Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 5 - 10 km distance

How Rakhwari compares

By the 2011 count Rakhwari is the 4th largest of the 45 villages in the tehsil, which puts it more than twice the local average, where the typical village holds 4,003 residents. Its 1518.8 hectares work out to about 7.2 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, much in line with the tehsil average of 909.

Getting to Rakhwari

Rakhwari is a little way from the nearest bus route, and further still from the railway. The census records public bus service for Rakhwari 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 5 - 10 km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Rakhwari from other places

Rakhwari lies about 22 km from Madhubani, and the nearest railway station is Chandeshwarsthan, about 3.7 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 Rakhwari
Nearest railway station	Chandeshwarsthan	3.7 km
Tehsil headquarters	Andhratharhi	4.9 km
Nearest town	Jhanjhārpur	11 km
District headquarters	Madhubani	22 km

Villages closest to Rakhwari

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Rakhwari village had a population of 10,899. That makes it the 4th largest of the 45 villages in the tehsil, more than twice the local average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 4,003 residents.

Rakhwari village has 5,727 males and 5,172 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Rakhwari has about 903 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, much in line with the tehsil average of 909.

The pincode recorded for Rakhwari is 847411. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Rakhwari covers 1518.8 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 7.2 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Rakhwari falls under Andhratharhi tehsil of Madhubani district in Bihar.

The nearest railway station to Rakhwari is Chandeshwarsthan, about 3.7 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 5 - 10 km distance for Rakhwari.

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

Rakhwari is in Andhratharhi tehsil of Madhubani district. Chandeshwarsthan is about 3.7 km away. Andhratharhi is about 4.9 km away. Jhanjhārpur is about 11 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.