About Rarha Village

Rarha is a large village in Dhanarua tehsil, in the district of Patna, Bihar. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 2,129, made up of 1,120 males and 1,009 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 901 females per 1000 males. The village covers 168 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 804451, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Rarha Overview

Census 2011 figures for Rarha village
Description	Value
State	Bihar
District	Patna
Tehsil	Dhanarua
Pincode	804451
Area (hectares)	168 hectares
Population	2,129
Male Population	1,120
Female Population	1,009
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	901
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 Rarha compares

By the 2011 count Rarha is the 32nd largest of the 114 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little above average, where the typical village holds 1,847 residents. Its 168 hectares work out to about 13 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, a little below the tehsil average of 931.

Getting to Rarha

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

Rarha lies about 27 km from Patna, and the nearest railway station is Nadwan, about 7.9 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 Rarha
Tehsil headquarters	Dhanarua	under 2 km
Nearest railway station	Nadwan	7.9 km
Nearest town	Masaurhi Buzurg	9.3 km
District headquarters	Patna	27 km

Villages closest to Rarha

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Rarha village had a population of 2,129. That makes it the 32nd largest of the 114 villages in the tehsil, a little above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,847 residents.

Rarha village has 1,120 males and 1,009 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Rarha has about 901 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, a little below the tehsil average of 931.

The pincode recorded for Rarha is 804451. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Rarha covers 168 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 13 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Rarha falls under Dhanarua tehsil of Patna district in Bihar.

The nearest railway station to Rarha is Nadwan, about 7.9 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 Rarha.

Rarha is about 27 km from Patna in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Rarha is in Dhanarua tehsil of Patna district. Dhanarua is about under 2 km away. Nadwan is about 7.9 km away. Masaurhi Buzurg is about 9.3 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.