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About Ray Singha Village

Ray Singha is a mid sized village in Motihari tehsil, in the district of Purba Champaran, Bihar. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,537, made up of 811 males and 726 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 895 females per 1000 males. The village covers 113.7 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 845401, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Ray Singha Overview

Census 2011 figures for Ray Singha village
Description Value
State Bihar
District Purba Champaran
Tehsil Motihari
Pincode 845401
Area (hectares) 113.7 hectares
Population 1,537
Male Population 811
Female Population 726
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 895
Bus Service (public) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 5 - 10 km distance

How Ray Singha compares

By the 2011 count Ray Singha is the 43rd largest of the 67 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well below average, where the typical village holds 3,538 residents. Its 113.7 hectares work out to about 14 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 888.

Getting to Ray Singha

Ray Singha is a little way from the nearest bus route, and further still from the railway. The census records public bus service for Ray Singha 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 5 - 10 km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Ray Singha from other places

Ray Singha lies about 14 km from Purba Champaran, and the nearest railway station is Bapudham Motihari, about 5.4 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 Ray Singha
Tehsil headquarters Motihari 4.8 km
Nearest town Mothīhāri 4.8 km
Nearest railway station Bapudham Motihari 5.4 km
District headquarters Purba Champaran 14 km

Villages closest to Ray Singha

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Motihari 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 Ray Singha

As per the Census of India 2011, Ray Singha village had a population of 1,537. That makes it the 43rd largest of the 67 villages in the tehsil, well below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 3,538 residents.

Ray Singha village has 811 males and 726 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Ray Singha has about 895 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, much in line with the tehsil average of 888.

The pincode recorded for Ray Singha is 845401. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Ray Singha covers 113.7 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 14 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Ray Singha falls under Motihari tehsil of Purba Champaran district in Bihar.

The nearest railway station to Ray Singha is Bapudham Motihari, about 5.4 km away in a straight line. The 2011 census recorded it as available within 5 - 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 Ray Singha.

Ray Singha is about 14 km from Purba Champaran in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Ray Singha is in Motihari tehsil of Purba Champaran district. Motihari is about 4.8 km away. Mothīhāri is about 4.8 km away. Bapudham Motihari is about 5.4 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Garahia (under 2 km), Bheriharwa (under 2 km) and Sihulia (under 2 km).

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

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