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About Raikar Village

Raikar is a mid sized village in Sangrampur tehsil, in the district of Munger, Bihar. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 668, made up of 361 males and 307 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 850 females per 1000 males. The village covers 245 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 813212, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Raikar Overview

Census 2011 figures for Raikar village
Description Value
State Bihar
District Munger
Tehsil Sangrampur
Pincode 813212
Area (hectares) 245 hectares
Population 668
Male Population 361
Female Population 307
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 850
Bus Service (public) Available within 10+ km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within 10+ km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 5 - 10 km distance

How Raikar compares

By the 2011 count Raikar is the 49th largest of the 63 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well below average, where the typical village holds 1,534 residents. Its 245 hectares work out to about 2.7 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, the shortfall of women against men is wide, a little below the tehsil average of 882.

Getting to Raikar

Raikar is a little way from the nearest bus route, and further still from the railway. The census records public bus service for Raikar as Available within 10+ km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within 10+ km distance. For rail, the census notes the nearest railway station as Available within 5 - 10 km distance. The nearest villages by name are Mania, Mojma, Negrakita and Patghaghar. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

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 Raikar

As per the Census of India 2011, Raikar village had a population of 668. That makes it the 49th largest of the 63 villages in the tehsil, well below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,534 residents.

Raikar village has 361 males and 307 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Raikar has about 850 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, a little below the tehsil average of 882.

The pincode recorded for Raikar is 813212. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Raikar covers 245 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 2.7 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Raikar falls under Sangrampur tehsil of Munger district in Bihar.

The census record for Raikar notes the nearest railway station as Available within 5 - 10 km distance.

The census records public bus service as Available within 10+ km distance and private bus service as Available within 10+ km distance for Raikar.

Raikar is in Sangrampur tehsil of Munger district. The district and tehsil pages linked from here list the neighbouring villages, which is usually the quickest way to place it on a map.

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

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