About Rasarh Village

Rasarh is one of the larger villages in Banmankhi tehsil, in the district of Purnia, Bihar. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 7,485, made up of 4,175 males and 3,310 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 793 females per 1000 males. The village covers 679 hectares hectares.

Rasarh Overview

Census 2011 figures for Rasarh village
Description	Value
State	Bihar
District	Purnia
Tehsil	Banmankhi
Area (hectares)	679 hectares
Population	7,485
Male Population	4,175
Female Population	3,310
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	793
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 Rasarh compares

By the 2011 count Rasarh is the 16th largest of the 66 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well above average, where the typical village holds 4,330 residents. Its 679 hectares work out to about 11 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 920.

Getting to Rasarh

Rasarh is a little way from the nearest bus route, and further still from the railway. The census records public bus service for Rasarh 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 Rasarh from other places

Rasarh lies about 33 km from Purnia, and the nearest railway station is Banmankhi Junction, about 6.3 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 Rasarh
Tehsil headquarters	Banmankhi	5.9 km
Nearest railway station	Banmankhi Junction	6.3 km
District headquarters	Purnia	33 km

Villages closest to Rasarh

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Rasarh village had a population of 7,485. That makes it the 16th largest of the 66 villages in the tehsil, well above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 4,330 residents.

Rasarh village has 4,175 males and 3,310 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Rasarh has about 793 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 920.

Rasarh covers 679 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 11 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Rasarh falls under Banmankhi tehsil of Purnia district in Bihar.

The nearest railway station to Rasarh is Banmankhi Junction, about 6.3 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 Rasarh.

Rasarh is about 33 km from Purnia in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Rasarh is in Banmankhi tehsil of Purnia district. Banmankhi is about 5.9 km away. Banmankhi Junction is about 6.3 km away. Purnia is about 33 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.