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About Raksa Village

Raksa is a large village in Dhaka tehsil, in the district of Purba Champaran, Bihar. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 4,449, made up of 2,251 males and 2,198 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 976 females per 1000 males. The village covers 125 hectares hectares.

Raksa Overview

Census 2011 figures for Raksa village
Description Value
State Bihar
District Purba Champaran
Tehsil Dhaka
Area (hectares) 125 hectares
Population 4,449
Male Population 2,251
Female Population 2,198
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 976
Bus Service (public) Available within <5 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Raksa compares

By the 2011 count Raksa is the 23rd largest of the 61 villages in the tehsil, which puts it close to average, where the typical village holds 4,526 residents. Its 125 hectares work out to about 36 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, well above the tehsil average of 906.

Getting to Raksa

Raksa is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Raksa as Available within <5 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. The nearest villages by name are Narkatiya, Pach Pakri, Parri and Parsa. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

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 Raksa

As per the Census of India 2011, Raksa village had a population of 4,449. That makes it the 23rd largest of the 61 villages in the tehsil, close to average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 4,526 residents.

Raksa village has 2,251 males and 2,198 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Raksa has about 976 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, well above the tehsil average of 906.

Raksa covers 125 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 36 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area.

Raksa falls under Dhaka tehsil of Purba Champaran district in Bihar.

The census record for Raksa notes the nearest railway station as Available within 10+ km distance.

The census records public bus service as Available within <5 km distance and private bus service as Available within village for Raksa.

Raksa is in Dhaka tehsil of Purba Champaran district. The district and tehsil pages linked from here list the neighbouring villages, which is usually the quickest way to place it on a map.

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

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