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About Rahua Village

Rahua is a mid sized village in Amour tehsil, in the district of Purnia, Bihar. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 905, made up of 456 males and 449 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 985 females per 1000 males. The village covers 56 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 854327, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Rahua Overview

Census 2011 figures for Rahua village
Description Value
State Bihar
District Purnia
Tehsil Amour
Pincode 854327
Area (hectares) 56 hectares
Population 905
Male Population 456
Female Population 449
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 985
Bus Service (public) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within <5 km distance

How Rahua compares

By the 2011 count Rahua is the 99th largest of the 148 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well below average, where the typical village holds 1,941 residents. Its 56 hectares work out to about 16 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 922.

Getting to Rahua

The census records public bus service for Rahua as Available within 5 - 10 km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within <5 km distance. For rail, the census notes the nearest railway station as Available within <5 km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Rahua from other places

Rahua lies about 36 km from Purnia, and the nearest railway station is Satar Halt, about 18 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 Rahua
Tehsil headquarters Amour 9.9 km
Nearest railway station Satar Halt 18 km
Nearest town Arāria 20 km
District headquarters Purnia 36 km

Villages closest to Rahua

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Rahua village had a population of 905. That makes it the 99th largest of the 148 villages in the tehsil, well below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,941 residents.

Rahua village has 456 males and 449 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Rahua has about 985 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, well above the tehsil average of 922.

The pincode recorded for Rahua is 854327. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Rahua covers 56 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 16 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area.

Rahua falls under Amour tehsil of Purnia district in Bihar.

The nearest railway station to Rahua is Satar Halt, about 18 km away in a straight line. The 2011 census recorded it as available within <5 km distance.

The census records public bus service as Available within 5 - 10 km distance and private bus service as Available within <5 km distance for Rahua.

Rahua is about 36 km from Purnia in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Rahua is in Amour tehsil of Purnia district. Amour is about 9.9 km away. Satar Halt is about 18 km away. Arāria is about 20 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Belka (2.3 km), Dolmalpur (3.1 km) and Madhua Kola (3.2 km).

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

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