About Rahia Village

Rahia is a mid sized village in Maharajganj tehsil, in the district of Siwan, Bihar. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,014, made up of 443 males and 571 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,289 females per 1000 males. The village covers 110.86 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 841244, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Rahia Overview

Census 2011 figures for Rahia village
Description	Value
State	Bihar
District	Siwan
Tehsil	Maharajganj
Pincode	841244
Area (hectares)	110.86 hectares
Population	1,014
Male Population	443
Female Population	571
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	1,289
Bus Service (public)	Available within 10+ km distance
Bus Service (private)	Available within village
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 10+ km distance

How Rahia compares

By the 2011 count Rahia is the 50th largest of the 65 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well below average, where the typical village holds 2,409 residents. Its 110.86 hectares work out to about 9.1 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 1048.

Getting to Rahia

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

How far is Rahia from other places

Rahia lies about 16 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 Rahia
Tehsil headquarters	Maharajganj	4.5 km
Nearest town	Mahārājgani	4.5 km
District headquarters	Siwan	16 km

Villages closest to Rahia

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Rahia village had a population of 1,014. That makes it the 50th largest of the 65 villages in the tehsil, well below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 2,409 residents.

Rahia village has 443 males and 571 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Rahia has about 1289 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 1048.

The pincode recorded for Rahia is 841244. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Rahia covers 110.86 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 9.1 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Rahia falls under Maharajganj tehsil of Siwan district in Bihar.

The census record for Rahia notes the nearest railway station as Available within 10+ km distance.

The census records public bus service as Available within 10+ km distance and private bus service as Available within village for Rahia.

Rahia is about 16 km from Siwan in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Rahia is in Maharajganj tehsil of Siwan district. Maharajganj is about 4.5 km away. Mahārājgani is about 4.5 km away. Siwan is about 16 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.