About Rajhanpur Village

Rajhanpur is one of the larger villages in Mahishi tehsil, in the district of Saharsa, Bihar. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 8,261, made up of 4,320 males and 3,941 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 912 females per 1000 males. The village covers 1259 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 852216, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Rajhanpur Overview

Census 2011 figures for Rajhanpur village
Description	Value
State	Bihar
District	Saharsa
Tehsil	Mahishi
Pincode	852216
Area (hectares)	1259 hectares
Population	8,261
Male Population	4,320
Female Population	3,941
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	912
Bus Service (public)	Available within 10+ km distance
Bus Service (private)	Available within village
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 10+ km distance

How Rajhanpur compares

By the 2011 count Rajhanpur is the 5th largest of the 71 villages in the tehsil, which puts it more than twice the local average, where the typical village holds 2,876 residents. Its 1259 hectares work out to about 6.6 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, much in line with the tehsil average of 899.

Getting to Rajhanpur

Rajhanpur is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Rajhanpur as Available within 10+ km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within village. 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 Rajhanpur from other places

Rajhanpur lies about 16 km from Saharsa, and the nearest railway station is Sonbarsa Kacheri, about 13 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 Rajhanpur
Tehsil headquarters	Mahishi	7.3 km
Nearest town	Bangaon	9.9 km
Nearest railway station	Sonbarsa Kacheri	13 km
District headquarters	Saharsa	16 km

Villages closest to Rajhanpur

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Rajhanpur village had a population of 8,261. That makes it the 5th largest of the 71 villages in the tehsil, more than twice the local average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 2,876 residents.

Rajhanpur village has 4,320 males and 3,941 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Rajhanpur has about 912 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, much in line with the tehsil average of 899.

The pincode recorded for Rajhanpur is 852216. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Rajhanpur covers 1259 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 6.6 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Rajhanpur falls under Mahishi tehsil of Saharsa district in Bihar.

The nearest railway station to Rajhanpur is Sonbarsa Kacheri, about 13 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 10+ km distance and private bus service as Available within village for Rajhanpur.

Rajhanpur is about 16 km from Saharsa in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Rajhanpur is in Mahishi tehsil of Saharsa district. Mahishi is about 7.3 km away. Bangaon is about 9.9 km away. Sonbarsa Kacheri is about 13 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.