About Rikabganj Village

Rikabganj is a large village in Krityanand Nagar tehsil, in the district of Purnia, Bihar. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 2,689, made up of 1,356 males and 1,333 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 983 females per 1000 males. The village covers 542 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 854301, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Rikabganj Overview

Census 2011 figures for Rikabganj village
Description	Value
State	Bihar
District	Purnia
Tehsil	Krityanand Nagar
Pincode	854301
Area (hectares)	542 hectares
Population	2,689
Male Population	1,356
Female Population	1,333
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	983
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 Rikabganj compares

By the 2011 count Rikabganj is the 28th largest of the 65 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 3,485 residents. Its 542 hectares work out to about 5.0 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, well above the tehsil average of 930.

Getting to Rikabganj

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

Rikabganj lies about 4.0 km from Purnia, and the nearest railway station is Purnia Court, about 2.2 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	Purnia Court	2.2 km
District headquarters	Purnia	4.0 km
Tehsil headquarters	Krityanand Nagar	7.7 km

Villages closest to Rikabganj

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Krityanand Nagar 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 Rikabganj

As per the Census of India 2011, Rikabganj village had a population of 2,689. That makes it the 28th largest of the 65 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 3,485 residents.

Rikabganj village has 1,356 males and 1,333 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Rikabganj has about 983 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, well above the tehsil average of 930.

The pincode recorded for Rikabganj is 854301. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Rikabganj covers 542 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 5.0 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Rikabganj falls under Krityanand Nagar tehsil of Purnia district in Bihar.

The nearest railway station to Rikabganj is Purnia Court, about 2.2 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 Rikabganj.

Rikabganj is about 4.0 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 Krityanand Nagar tehsil of Purnia district. Purnia Court is about 2.2 km away. Purnia is about 4.0 km away. Krityanand Nagar is about 7.7 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.