About Rakba Village

Rakba is a small village in Chenari tehsil, in the district of Rohtas, Bihar. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 458, made up of 255 males and 203 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 796 females per 1000 males. The village covers 119 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 821104, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Rakba Overview

Census 2011 figures for Rakba village
Description	Value
State	Bihar
District	Rohtas
Tehsil	Chenari
Pincode	821104
Area (hectares)	119 hectares
Population	458
Male Population	255
Female Population	203
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	796
Bus Service (public)	Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Bus Service (private)	Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 10+ km distance

How Rakba compares

By the 2011 count Rakba is the 79th largest of the 110 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well below average, where the typical village holds 1,082 residents. Its 119 hectares work out to about 3.8 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 913.

Getting to Rakba

Rakba is a little way from the nearest bus route, and further still from the railway. The census records public bus service for Rakba 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 10+ km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Rakba from other places

Rakba lies about 27 km from Rohtas, and the nearest railway station is Shiu Sagar Road, 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 Rakba
Nearest railway station	Shiu Sagar Road	18 km
Nearest town	Sasarām	22 km
Tehsil headquarters	Chenari	27 km
District headquarters	Rohtas	27 km

Villages closest to Rakba

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Rakba village had a population of 458. That makes it the 79th largest of the 110 villages in the tehsil, well below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,082 residents.

Rakba village has 255 males and 203 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Rakba has about 796 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 913.

The pincode recorded for Rakba is 821104. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Rakba covers 119 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 3.8 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Rakba falls under Chenari tehsil of Rohtas district in Bihar.

The nearest railway station to Rakba is Shiu Sagar Road, about 18 km away in a straight line. The 2011 census recorded it as available within 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 Rakba.

Rakba is about 27 km from Rohtas in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Rakba is in Chenari tehsil of Rohtas district. Shiu Sagar Road is about 18 km away. Sasarām is about 22 km away. Chenari is about 27 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.