About Rulahi Village

Rulahi is one of the larger villages in Motihari tehsil, in the district of Purba Champaran, Bihar. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 6,607, made up of 3,440 males and 3,167 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 921 females per 1000 males. The village covers 666.9 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 845401, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Rulahi Overview

Census 2011 figures for Rulahi village
Description	Value
State	Bihar
District	Purba Champaran
Tehsil	Motihari
Pincode	845401
Area (hectares)	666.9 hectares
Population	6,607
Male Population	3,440
Female Population	3,167
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	921
Bus Service (public)	Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Bus Service (private)	Available within 10+ km distance
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 5 - 10 km distance

How Rulahi compares

By the 2011 count Rulahi is the 8th largest of the 67 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well above average, where the typical village holds 3,538 residents. Its 666.9 hectares work out to about 9.9 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, though that is a little above the tehsil average of 888.

Getting to Rulahi

Rulahi is a little way from the nearest bus route, and further still from the railway. The census records public bus service for Rulahi as Available within 5 - 10 km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within 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 Rulahi from other places

Rulahi lies about 14 km from Purba Champaran, and the nearest railway station is Jiwdhara, about 5.0 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 Rulahi
Nearest railway station	Jiwdhara	5.0 km
Tehsil headquarters	Motihari	6.6 km
Nearest town	Mothīhāri	6.6 km
District headquarters	Purba Champaran	14 km

Villages closest to Rulahi

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.

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Common questions about Rulahi

As per the Census of India 2011, Rulahi village had a population of 6,607. That makes it the 8th largest of the 67 villages in the tehsil, well above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 3,538 residents.

Rulahi village has 3,440 males and 3,167 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Rulahi has about 921 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, though that is a little above the tehsil average of 888.

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

Rulahi covers 666.9 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 9.9 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Rulahi falls under Motihari tehsil of Purba Champaran district in Bihar.

The nearest railway station to Rulahi is Jiwdhara, about 5.0 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 10+ km distance for Rulahi.

Rulahi 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.

Rulahi is in Motihari tehsil of Purba Champaran district. Jiwdhara is about 5.0 km away. Motihari is about 6.6 km away. Mothīhāri is about 6.6 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.