About Rahtawa Village

Rahtawa is a mid sized village in Darauli tehsil, in the district of Siwan, Bihar. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,375, made up of 717 males and 658 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 918 females per 1000 males. The village covers 88 hectares hectares.

Rahtawa Overview

Census 2011 figures for Rahtawa village
Description	Value
State	Bihar
District	Siwan
Tehsil	Darauli
Area (hectares)	88 hectares
Population	1,375
Male Population	717
Female Population	658
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	918
Bus Service (public)	Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Bus Service (private)	Available within village
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 5 - 10 km distance

How Rahtawa compares

By the 2011 count Rahtawa is the 41st largest of the 95 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 1,792 residents. Its 88 hectares work out to about 16 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, well below the tehsil average of 1014.

Getting to Rahtawa

Rahtawa is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Rahtawa as Available within 5 - 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 Rahtawa from other places

Rahtawa lies about 23 km from Siwan. 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 Rahtawa
Nearest town	Mairwa	7.7 km
Tehsil headquarters	Darauli	10 km
District headquarters	Siwan	23 km

Villages closest to Rahtawa

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Rahtawa village had a population of 1,375. That makes it the 41st largest of the 95 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,792 residents.

Rahtawa village has 717 males and 658 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Rahtawa has about 918 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, well below the tehsil average of 1014.

Rahtawa covers 88 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 16 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area.

Rahtawa falls under Darauli tehsil of Siwan district in Bihar.

The census record for Rahtawa notes the nearest railway station 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 village for Rahtawa.

Rahtawa is about 23 km from Siwan in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Rahtawa is in Darauli tehsil of Siwan district. Mairwa is about 7.7 km away. Darauli is about 10 km away. Siwan is about 23 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.