About Rakhti Village

Rakhti is a mid sized village in Mahishi tehsil, in the district of Saharsa, Bihar. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,318, made up of 703 males and 615 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 875 females per 1000 males. The village covers 243.94 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 852216, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Rakhti Overview

Census 2011 figures for Rakhti village
Description	Value
State	Bihar
District	Saharsa
Tehsil	Mahishi
Pincode	852216
Area (hectares)	243.94 hectares
Population	1,318
Male Population	703
Female Population	615
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	875
Bus Service (public)	Available within 10+ km distance
Bus Service (private)	Available within 10+ km distance
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 10+ km distance

How Rakhti compares

By the 2011 count Rakhti is the 43rd largest of the 71 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well below average, where the typical village holds 2,876 residents. Its 243.94 hectares work out to about 5.4 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, the shortfall of women against men is wide, a little below the tehsil average of 899.

Getting to Rakhti

Rakhti is fairly remote, with both bus and rail more than ten kilometres away. The census records public bus service for Rakhti as Available within 10+ km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within 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 Rakhti from other places

Rakhti lies about 20 km from Saharsa, and the nearest railway station is Kusheshwar Asthan, about 11 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 Rakhti
Tehsil headquarters	Mahishi	8.9 km
Nearest railway station	Kusheshwar Asthan	11 km
Nearest town	Bangaon	13 km
District headquarters	Saharsa	20 km

Villages closest to Rakhti

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 Rakhti

As per the Census of India 2011, Rakhti village had a population of 1,318. That makes it the 43rd largest of the 71 villages in the tehsil, well below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 2,876 residents.

Rakhti village has 703 males and 615 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Rakhti has about 875 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, a little below the tehsil average of 899.

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

Rakhti covers 243.94 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 5.4 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Rakhti falls under Mahishi tehsil of Saharsa district in Bihar.

The nearest railway station to Rakhti is Kusheshwar Asthan, about 11 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 10+ km distance for Rakhti.

Rakhti is about 20 km from Saharsa in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Rakhti is in Mahishi tehsil of Saharsa district. Mahishi is about 8.9 km away. Kusheshwar Asthan is about 11 km away. Bangaon is about 13 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.