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About Rarhil Village

Rarhil is a mid sized village in Ekangarsarai tehsil, in the district of Nalanda, Bihar. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,544, made up of 829 males and 715 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 862 females per 1000 males. The village covers 188 hectares hectares.

Rarhil Overview

Census 2011 figures for Rarhil village
Description Value
State Bihar
District Nalanda
Tehsil Ekangarsarai
Area (hectares) 188 hectares
Population 1,544
Male Population 829
Female Population 715
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 862
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 Rarhil compares

By the 2011 count Rarhil is the 42nd largest of the 83 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 1,899 residents. Its 188 hectares work out to about 8.2 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 920.

Getting to Rarhil

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

Rarhil lies about 22 km from Nalanda. 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 Rarhil
Tehsil headquarters Ekangarsarai 6.2 km
Nearest town Hilsa 10 km
District headquarters Nalanda 22 km

Villages closest to Rarhil

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Rarhil village had a population of 1,544. That makes it the 42nd largest of the 83 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,899 residents.

Rarhil village has 829 males and 715 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Rarhil has about 862 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 920.

Rarhil covers 188 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 8.2 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Rarhil falls under Ekangarsarai tehsil of Nalanda district in Bihar.

The census record for Rarhil notes the nearest railway station 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 Rarhil.

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

Rarhil is in Ekangarsarai tehsil of Nalanda district. Ekangarsarai is about 6.2 km away. Hilsa is about 10 km away. Nalanda is about 22 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Pura (under 2 km), Mandachh (1.8 km) and Dharm Bigha (1.9 km).

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

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