About Risaura Village

Risaura is a large village in Maharajganj tehsil, in the district of Siwan, Bihar. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 4,073, made up of 1,863 males and 2,210 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,186 females per 1000 males. The village covers 384 hectares hectares.

Risaura Overview

Census 2011 figures for Risaura village
Description	Value
State	Bihar
District	Siwan
Tehsil	Maharajganj
Area (hectares)	384 hectares
Population	4,073
Male Population	1,863
Female Population	2,210
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	1,186
Bus Service (public)	Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Bus Service (private)	Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Nearest Railway Station	Available within village

How Risaura compares

By the 2011 count Risaura is the 9th largest of the 65 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well above average, where the typical village holds 2,409 residents. Its 384 hectares work out to about 11 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 1048.

Getting to Risaura

Risaura is a little way from the nearest bus route, and further still from the railway. The census records public bus service for Risaura 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 village. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Risaura from other places

Risaura lies about 22 km from Siwan, and the nearest railway station is Sarhari Halt, about 4.5 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 Risaura
Nearest railway station	Sarhari Halt	4.5 km
Tehsil headquarters	Maharajganj	8.5 km
Nearest town	Mahārājgani	8.5 km
District headquarters	Siwan	22 km

Villages closest to Risaura

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 Risaura

As per the Census of India 2011, Risaura village had a population of 4,073. That makes it the 9th largest of the 65 villages in the tehsil, well above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 2,409 residents.

Risaura village has 1,863 males and 2,210 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Risaura has about 1186 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 1048.

Risaura covers 384 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 11 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Risaura falls under Maharajganj tehsil of Siwan district in Bihar.

The nearest railway station to Risaura is Sarhari Halt, about 4.5 km away in a straight line. The 2011 census recorded it as available within village.

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 Risaura.

Risaura is about 22 km from Siwan in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Risaura is in Maharajganj tehsil of Siwan district. Sarhari Halt is about 4.5 km away. Maharajganj is about 8.5 km away. Mahārājgani is about 8.5 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.