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About Raundaphar Village

Raundaphar is a small village in Ariari tehsil, in the district of Sheikhpura, Bihar. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 99, made up of 52 males and 47 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 904 females per 1000 males. The village covers 76.82 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 811105, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Raundaphar Overview

Census 2011 figures for Raundaphar village
Description Value
State Bihar
District Sheikhpura
Tehsil Ariari
Pincode 811105
Area (hectares) 76.82 hectares
Population 99
Male Population 52
Female Population 47
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 904
Bus Service (public) Available within 10+ km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within 5 - 10 km distance

How Raundaphar compares

By the 2011 count Raundaphar is among the smallest villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 1,864 residents. Its 76.82 hectares work out to about 1.3 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, a little below the tehsil average of 941.

Getting to Raundaphar

Raundaphar is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Raundaphar 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 5 - 10 km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Raundaphar from other places

Raundaphar lies about 8.6 km from Sheikhpura, and the nearest railway station is Sheikpura, about 7.7 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 Raundaphar
Tehsil headquarters Ariari 2.2 km
Nearest railway station Sheikpura 7.7 km
District headquarters Sheikhpura 8.6 km

Villages closest to Raundaphar

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Raundaphar village had a population of 99. That makes it among the smallest villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,864 residents.

Raundaphar village has 52 males and 47 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Raundaphar has about 904 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, a little below the tehsil average of 941.

The pincode recorded for Raundaphar is 811105. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Raundaphar covers 76.82 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 1.3 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Raundaphar falls under Ariari tehsil of Sheikhpura district in Bihar.

The nearest railway station to Raundaphar is Sheikpura, about 7.7 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 10+ km distance and private bus service as Available within village for Raundaphar.

Raundaphar is about 8.6 km from Sheikhpura in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Raundaphar is in Ariari tehsil of Sheikhpura district. Ariari is about 2.2 km away. Sheikpura is about 7.7 km away. Sheikhpura is about 8.6 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Rampur (under 2 km), Diha (2.1 km) and Karki (2.1 km).

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

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