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About Rikabganj Village

Rikabganj is a mid sized village in Banmankhi tehsil, in the district of Purnia, Bihar. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 588, made up of 301 males and 287 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 953 females per 1000 males. The village covers 220 hectares hectares.

Rikabganj Overview

Census 2011 figures for Rikabganj village
Description Value
State Bihar
District Purnia
Tehsil Banmankhi
Area (hectares) 220 hectares
Population 588
Male Population 301
Female Population 287
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 953
Bus Service (public) Available within <5 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within <5 km distance

How Rikabganj compares

By the 2011 count Rikabganj is the 52nd largest of the 66 villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 4,330 residents. Its 220 hectares work out to about 2.7 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, a little above the tehsil average of 920.

Getting to Rikabganj

The census records public bus service for Rikabganj as Available within <5 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 Rikabganj from other places

Rikabganj lies about 41 km from Purnia, and the nearest railway station is Janakinagar, about 8.0 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 Rikabganj
Nearest railway station Janakinagar 8.0 km
Tehsil headquarters Banmankhi 11 km
District headquarters Purnia 41 km

Villages closest to Rikabganj

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.

Common questions about Rikabganj

As per the Census of India 2011, Rikabganj village had a population of 588. That makes it the 52nd largest of the 66 villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 4,330 residents.

Rikabganj village has 301 males and 287 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Rikabganj has about 953 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, a little above the tehsil average of 920.

Rikabganj covers 220 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 2.7 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Rikabganj falls under Banmankhi tehsil of Purnia district in Bihar.

The nearest railway station to Rikabganj is Janakinagar, about 8.0 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 km distance and private bus service as Available within <5 km distance for Rikabganj.

Rikabganj is about 41 km from Purnia in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Rikabganj is in Banmankhi tehsil of Purnia district. Janakinagar is about 8.0 km away. Banmankhi is about 11 km away. Purnia is about 41 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Ekraha (1.9 km), Ekraha Milik (1.9 km) and Pipra (2.1 km).

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

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