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About Rathour Village

Rathour is a large village in Amour tehsil, in the district of Purnia, Bihar. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 4,480, made up of 2,376 males and 2,104 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 886 females per 1000 males. The village covers 368 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 854327, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Rathour Overview

Census 2011 figures for Rathour village
Description Value
State Bihar
District Purnia
Tehsil Amour
Pincode 854327
Area (hectares) 368 hectares
Population 4,480
Male Population 2,376
Female Population 2,104
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 886
Bus Service (public) Available within <5 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within <5 km distance

How Rathour compares

By the 2011 count Rathour is the 13th largest of the 148 villages in the tehsil, which puts it more than twice the local average, where the typical village holds 1,941 residents. Its 368 hectares work out to about 12 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, the shortfall of women against men is wide, a little below the tehsil average of 922.

Getting to Rathour

The census records public bus service for Rathour as Available within <5 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 km distance. The nearest villages by name are Rampur, Rangamati, Rangrailal Toli and Rani. 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 Rathour

As per the Census of India 2011, Rathour village had a population of 4,480. That makes it the 13th largest of the 148 villages in the tehsil, more than twice the local average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,941 residents.

Rathour village has 2,376 males and 2,104 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Rathour has about 886 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, a little below the tehsil average of 922.

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

Rathour covers 368 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 12 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Rathour falls under Amour tehsil of Purnia district in Bihar.

The census record for Rathour notes the nearest railway station as Available within <5 km distance.

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

Rathour is in Amour tehsil of Purnia 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 Rathour today is likely to be higher.

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