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About Rahata Village

Rahata is a mid sized village in Baisa tehsil, in the district of Purnia, Bihar. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 520, made up of 270 males and 250 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 926 females per 1000 males. The village covers 55 hectares hectares.

Rahata Overview

Census 2011 figures for Rahata village
Description Value
State Bihar
District Purnia
Tehsil Baisa
Area (hectares) 55 hectares
Population 520
Male Population 270
Female Population 250
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 926
Bus Service (public) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within <5 km distance

How Rahata compares

By the 2011 count Rahata is the 92nd largest of the 116 villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 1,641 residents. Its 55 hectares work out to about 9.5 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, much in line with the tehsil average of 930.

Getting to Rahata

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

How far is Rahata from other places

Rahata lies about 39 km from Purnia, and the nearest railway station is Kanki, 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 Rahata
Nearest railway station Kanki 18 km
Nearest town Arāria 20 km
Tehsil headquarters Baisa 22 km
District headquarters Purnia 39 km

Villages closest to Rahata

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Rahata village had a population of 520. That makes it the 92nd largest of the 116 villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,641 residents.

Rahata village has 270 males and 250 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Rahata has about 926 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, much in line with the tehsil average of 930.

Rahata covers 55 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 9.5 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Rahata falls under Baisa tehsil of Purnia district in Bihar.

The nearest railway station to Rahata is Kanki, 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 - 10 km distance for Rahata.

Rahata is about 39 km from Purnia in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Rahata is in Baisa tehsil of Purnia district. Kanki is about 18 km away. Arāria is about 20 km away. Baisa is about 22 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Berahan (under 2 km), Harna (under 2 km) and Mirganj Fatehpur (under 2 km).

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

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