About Raitar Village

Raitar is one of the larger villages in Giriak tehsil, in the district of Nalanda, Bihar. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 9,241, made up of 4,767 males and 4,474 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 939 females per 1000 males. The village covers 554 hectares hectares.

Raitar Overview

Census 2011 figures for Raitar village
Description	Value
State	Bihar
District	Nalanda
Tehsil	Giriak
Area (hectares)	554 hectares
Population	9,241
Male Population	4,767
Female Population	4,474
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	939
Bus Service (public)	Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Bus Service (private)	Available within village
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 10+ km distance

How Raitar compares

By the 2011 count Raitar is the largest village in the tehsil by population, which puts it more than twice the local average, where the typical village holds 2,421 residents. Its 554 hectares work out to about 17 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, much in line with the tehsil average of 942.

Getting to Raitar

Raitar is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Raitar as Available within 5 - 10 km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within village. 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 Raitar from other places

Raitar lies about 3.4 km from Giriak, and the nearest railway station is Nalanda, about 10 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 Raitar
Tehsil headquarters	Giriak	3.4 km
Nearest railway station	Nalanda	10 km
Nearest town	Silao	11 km

Villages closest to Raitar

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Raitar village had a population of 9,241. That makes it the largest village in the tehsil by population, more than twice the local average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 2,421 residents.

Raitar village has 4,767 males and 4,474 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Raitar has about 939 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, much in line with the tehsil average of 942.

Raitar covers 554 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 17 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area.

Raitar falls under Giriak tehsil of Nalanda district in Bihar.

The nearest railway station to Raitar is Nalanda, about 10 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 village for Raitar.

Raitar is about 3.4 km from Giriak in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Raitar is in Giriak tehsil of Nalanda district. Giriak is about 3.4 km away. Nalanda is about 10 km away. Silao is about 11 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.