About Raitha Village

Raitha is a small village in Chandi tehsil, in the district of Nalanda, Bihar. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 343, made up of 179 males and 164 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 916 females per 1000 males. The village covers 124 hectares hectares.

Raitha Overview

Census 2011 figures for Raitha village
Description	Value
State	Bihar
District	Nalanda
Tehsil	Chandi
Area (hectares)	124 hectares
Population	343
Male Population	179
Female Population	164
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	916
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 Raitha compares

By the 2011 count Raitha is among the smallest villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 2,336 residents. Its 124 hectares work out to about 2.8 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, much in line with the tehsil average of 923.

Getting to Raitha

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

Raitha lies about 61 km from Nalanda, and the nearest railway station is Bihta, about 12 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 Raitha
Nearest town	Bikram	under 2 km
Nearest railway station	Bihta	12 km
Tehsil headquarters	Chandi	15 km
District headquarters	Nalanda	61 km

Villages closest to Raitha

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Raitha village had a population of 343. That makes it among the smallest villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 2,336 residents.

Raitha village has 179 males and 164 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Raitha has about 916 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, much in line with the tehsil average of 923.

Raitha covers 124 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 2.8 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Raitha falls under Chandi tehsil of Nalanda district in Bihar.

The nearest railway station to Raitha is Bihta, about 12 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 Raitha.

Raitha is about 61 km from Nalanda in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Raitha is in Chandi tehsil of Nalanda district. Bikram is about under 2 km away. Bihta is about 12 km away. Chandi is about 15 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.