About Raingnian Village

Raingnian is a mid sized village in Salkhua tehsil, in the district of Saharsa, Bihar. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,634, made up of 837 males and 797 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 952 females per 1000 males. The village covers 156.2 hectares hectares.

Raingnian Overview

Census 2011 figures for Raingnian village
Description	Value
State	Bihar
District	Saharsa
Tehsil	Salkhua
Area (hectares)	156.2 hectares
Population	1,634
Male Population	837
Female Population	797
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	952
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 Raingnian compares

By the 2011 count Raingnian is the 27th largest of the 39 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well below average, where the typical village holds 3,406 residents. Its 156.2 hectares work out to about 10 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, well above the tehsil average of 890.

Getting to Raingnian

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

Raingnian lies about 24 km from Saharsa, and the nearest railway station is Koparia, about 6.7 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 Raingnian
Nearest railway station	Koparia	6.7 km
Tehsil headquarters	Salkhua	6.9 km
Nearest town	Khagaria	19 km
District headquarters	Saharsa	24 km

Villages closest to Raingnian

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

Most viewed villages

Related Villages

Common questions about Raingnian

As per the Census of India 2011, Raingnian village had a population of 1,634. That makes it the 27th largest of the 39 villages in the tehsil, well below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 3,406 residents.

Raingnian village has 837 males and 797 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Raingnian has about 952 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, well above the tehsil average of 890.

Raingnian covers 156.2 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 10 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Raingnian falls under Salkhua tehsil of Saharsa district in Bihar.

The nearest railway station to Raingnian is Koparia, about 6.7 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 Raingnian.

Raingnian is about 24 km from Saharsa in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Raingnian is in Salkhua tehsil of Saharsa district. Koparia is about 6.7 km away. Salkhua is about 6.9 km away. Khagaria is about 19 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.