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About Raundi Village

Raundi is a mid sized village in Ariari tehsil, in the district of Sheikhpura, Bihar. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 987, made up of 511 males and 476 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 932 females per 1000 males. The village covers 233.19 hectares hectares.

Raundi Overview

Census 2011 figures for Raundi village
Description Value
State Bihar
District Sheikhpura
Tehsil Ariari
Area (hectares) 233.19 hectares
Population 987
Male Population 511
Female Population 476
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 932
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 Raundi compares

By the 2011 count Raundi is the 39th largest of the 60 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well below average, where the typical village holds 1,864 residents. Its 233.19 hectares work out to about 4.2 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, much in line with the tehsil average of 941.

Getting to Raundi

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

Raundi lies about 6.8 km from Sheikhpura, and the nearest railway station is Kusumha Bihar, about 5.2 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 Raundi
Nearest railway station Kusumha Bihar 5.2 km
Tehsil headquarters Ariari 5.3 km
District headquarters Sheikhpura 6.8 km

Villages closest to Raundi

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 Raundi

As per the Census of India 2011, Raundi village had a population of 987. That makes it the 39th largest of the 60 villages in the tehsil, well below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,864 residents.

Raundi village has 511 males and 476 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Raundi has about 932 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, much in line with the tehsil average of 941.

Raundi covers 233.19 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 4.2 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Raundi falls under Ariari tehsil of Sheikhpura district in Bihar.

The nearest railway station to Raundi is Kusumha Bihar, about 5.2 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 Raundi.

Raundi is about 6.8 km from Sheikhpura in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Raundi is in Ariari tehsil of Sheikhpura district. Kusumha Bihar is about 5.2 km away. Ariari is about 5.3 km away. Sheikhpura is about 6.8 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Ranka (under 2 km), Usari (under 2 km) and Karki (under 2 km).

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

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