About Rarhiya Village

Rarhiya is one of the larger villages in Areraj tehsil, in the district of Purba Champaran, Bihar. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 7,462, made up of 3,936 males and 3,526 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 896 females per 1000 males. The village covers 919.1 hectares hectares.

Rarhiya Overview

Census 2011 figures for Rarhiya village
Description	Value
State	Bihar
District	Purba Champaran
Tehsil	Areraj
Area (hectares)	919.1 hectares
Population	7,462
Male Population	3,936
Female Population	3,526
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	896
Bus Service (public)	Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Bus Service (private)	Available within village
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 10+ km distance

How Rarhiya compares

By the 2011 count Rarhiya is among the largest villages in the tehsil, which puts it more than twice the local average, where the typical village holds 3,380 residents. Its 919.1 hectares work out to about 8.1 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, the shortfall of women against men is wide, much in line with the tehsil average of 887.

Getting to Rarhiya

Rarhiya is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Rarhiya 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 Rarhiya from other places

Rarhiya lies about 22 km from Purba Champaran, and the nearest railway station is Manjhagarh, about 19 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 Rarhiya
Tehsil headquarters	Areraj	5.9 km
Nearest railway station	Manjhagarh	19 km
District headquarters	Purba Champaran	22 km

Villages closest to Rarhiya

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Rarhiya village had a population of 7,462. That makes it among the largest villages in the tehsil, more than twice the local average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 3,380 residents.

Rarhiya village has 3,936 males and 3,526 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Rarhiya has about 896 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, much in line with the tehsil average of 887.

Rarhiya covers 919.1 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 8.1 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Rarhiya falls under Areraj tehsil of Purba Champaran district in Bihar.

The nearest railway station to Rarhiya is Manjhagarh, about 19 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 Rarhiya.

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

Rarhiya is in Areraj tehsil of Purba Champaran district. Areraj is about 5.9 km away. Manjhagarh is about 19 km away. Purba Champaran is about 22 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.