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About Raini Village

Raini is a small village in Daraundha tehsil, in the district of Siwan, Bihar. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 486, made up of 232 males and 254 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,095 females per 1000 males. The village covers 57 hectares hectares.

Raini Overview

Census 2011 figures for Raini village
Description Value
State Bihar
District Siwan
Tehsil Daraundha
Area (hectares) 57 hectares
Population 486
Male Population 232
Female Population 254
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,095
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 Raini compares

By the 2011 count Raini is the 72nd largest of the 78 villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 2,209 residents. Its 57 hectares work out to about 8.5 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 1053.

Getting to Raini

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

Raini lies about 23 km from Siwan, 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 Daraundha 23 km
District headquarters Siwan 23 km

Villages closest to Raini

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Daraundha 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 486. That makes it the 72nd largest of the 78 villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 2,209 residents.

Raini village has 232 males and 254 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Raini has about 1095 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 1053.

Raini covers 57 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 8.5 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Raini falls under Daraundha tehsil of Siwan 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 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 Raini.

Raini 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.

Raini is in Daraundha tehsil of Siwan district. Maharajganj is about 3.8 km away. Mahārājgani is about 4.1 km away. Daraundha is about 23 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Rangrauli (under 2 km), Ranibari (under 2 km) and Rukundipur (under 2 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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