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About Raini Village

Raini is a mid sized village in Khanpur tehsil, in the district of Samastipur, Bihar. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,790, made up of 974 males and 816 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 838 females per 1000 males. The village covers 70 hectares hectares.

Raini Overview

Census 2011 figures for Raini village
Description Value
State Bihar
District Samastipur
Tehsil Khanpur
Area (hectares) 70 hectares
Population 1,790
Male Population 974
Female Population 816
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 838
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 Raini compares

By the 2011 count Raini is the 33rd largest of the 53 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well below average, where the typical village holds 3,632 residents. Its 70 hectares work out to about 26 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area. On the sex ratio, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 929.

Getting to Raini

Raini is fairly remote, with both bus and rail more than ten kilometres away. The census records public bus service for Raini 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 Raini from other places

Raini lies about 129 km from Samastipur, and the nearest railway station is Maharajganj, about 3.8 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 Raini
Nearest railway station Maharajganj 3.8 km
Nearest town Mahārājgani 4.1 km
Tehsil headquarters Khanpur 13 km
District headquarters Samastipur 129 km

Villages closest to Raini

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Raini village had a population of 1,790. That makes it the 33rd largest of the 53 villages in the tehsil, well below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 3,632 residents.

Raini village has 974 males and 816 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Raini has about 838 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 929.

Raini covers 70 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 26 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area.

Raini falls under Khanpur tehsil of Samastipur district in Bihar.

The nearest railway station to Raini is Maharajganj, about 3.8 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 Raini.

Raini is about 129 km from Samastipur in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Raini is in Khanpur tehsil of Samastipur district. Maharajganj is about 3.8 km away. Mahārājgani is about 4.1 km away. Khanpur is about 13 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Bishunpur Abhi (under 2 km), Bishunpur Sonsa (under 2 km) and Fatehpur (2.1 km).

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

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