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About Rakeapatti Village

Rakeapatti is one of the larger villages in Satar Kataiya tehsil, in the district of Saharsa, Bihar. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 5,690, made up of 2,991 males and 2,699 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 902 females per 1000 males. The village covers 634.2 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 852110, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Rakeapatti Overview

Census 2011 figures for Rakeapatti village
Description Value
State Bihar
District Saharsa
Tehsil Satar Kataiya
Pincode 852110
Area (hectares) 634.2 hectares
Population 5,690
Male Population 2,991
Female Population 2,699
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 902
Bus Service (public) Available within 10+ km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within 10+ km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within <5 km distance

How Rakeapatti compares

By the 2011 count Rakeapatti is the 9th largest of the 37 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little above average, where the typical village holds 4,083 residents. Its 634.2 hectares work out to about 9.0 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, much in line with the tehsil average of 907.

Getting to Rakeapatti

Rakeapatti is a little way from the nearest bus route, and further still from the railway. The census records public bus service for Rakeapatti 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 <5 km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Rakeapatti from other places

Rakeapatti lies about 15 km from Saharsa, and the nearest railway station is Garh Baruari, about under 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 Rakeapatti
Nearest railway station Garh Baruari under 2 km
Tehsil headquarters Satar Kataiya 7.1 km
Nearest town Supaul 12 km
District headquarters Saharsa 15 km

Villages closest to Rakeapatti

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

Common questions about Rakeapatti

As per the Census of India 2011, Rakeapatti village had a population of 5,690. That makes it the 9th largest of the 37 villages in the tehsil, a little above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 4,083 residents.

Rakeapatti village has 2,991 males and 2,699 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Rakeapatti has about 902 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, much in line with the tehsil average of 907.

The pincode recorded for Rakeapatti is 852110. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Rakeapatti covers 634.2 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 9.0 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Rakeapatti falls under Satar Kataiya tehsil of Saharsa district in Bihar.

The nearest railway station to Rakeapatti is Garh Baruari, about under 2 km away in a straight line. The 2011 census recorded it as available within <5 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 Rakeapatti.

Rakeapatti is about 15 km from Saharsa in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Rakeapatti is in Satar Kataiya tehsil of Saharsa district. Garh Baruari is about under 2 km away. Satar Kataiya is about 7.1 km away. Supaul is about 12 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Pipra (under 2 km), Bijalpur (1.9 km) and Chauri Bijalpur (1.9 km).

No. It is the count from the Census of India 2011, the most recent completed census. The population of Rakeapatti today is likely to be higher.

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