About Rakauli Village

Rakauli is a mid sized village in Andar tehsil, in the district of Siwan, Bihar. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,288, made up of 647 males and 641 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 991 females per 1000 males. The village covers 251 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 841502, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Rakauli Overview

Census 2011 figures for Rakauli village
Description	Value
State	Bihar
District	Siwan
Tehsil	Andar
Pincode	841502
Area (hectares)	251 hectares
Population	1,288
Male Population	647
Female Population	641
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	991
Bus Service (public)	Available within village
Bus Service (private)	Available within village
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 10+ km distance

How Rakauli compares

By the 2011 count Rakauli is the 31st largest of the 61 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 1,804 residents. Its 251 hectares work out to about 5.1 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, though that is a little below the tehsil average of 1022.

Getting to Rakauli

Rakauli is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Rakauli as Available within village. Private bus service is recorded as Available within village. 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 Rakauli from other places

Rakauli lies about 25 km from Siwan, and the nearest railway station is Jiradei, about 20 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 Rakauli
Nearest town	Maniar	7.2 km
Tehsil headquarters	Andar	11 km
Nearest railway station	Jiradei	20 km
District headquarters	Siwan	25 km

Villages closest to Rakauli

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

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Common questions about Rakauli

As per the Census of India 2011, Rakauli village had a population of 1,288. That makes it the 31st largest of the 61 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,804 residents.

Rakauli village has 647 males and 641 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Rakauli has about 991 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, though that is a little below the tehsil average of 1022.

The pincode recorded for Rakauli is 841502. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Rakauli covers 251 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 5.1 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Rakauli falls under Andar tehsil of Siwan district in Bihar.

The nearest railway station to Rakauli is Jiradei, about 20 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 village and private bus service as Available within village for Rakauli.

Rakauli is about 25 km from Siwan in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Rakauli is in Andar tehsil of Siwan district. Maniar is about 7.2 km away. Andar is about 11 km away. Jiradei is about 20 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.