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About Raisri Village

Raisri is one of the larger villages in Chhatapur tehsil, in the district of Supaul, Bihar. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 17,474, made up of 8,959 males and 8,515 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 950 females per 1000 males. The village covers 1970 hectares hectares.

Raisri Overview

Census 2011 figures for Raisri village
Description Value
State Bihar
District Supaul
Tehsil Chhatapur
Area (hectares) 1970 hectares
Population 17,474
Male Population 8,959
Female Population 8,515
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 950
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Raisri compares

By the 2011 count Raisri is the largest village in the tehsil by population, which puts it more than twice the local average, where the typical village holds 4,629 residents. Its 1970 hectares work out to about 8.9 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, a little above the tehsil average of 922.

Getting to Raisri

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

Raisri lies about 43 km from Supaul, and the nearest railway station is Pratapganj Railway Station, about 21 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 Raisri
Tehsil headquarters Chhatapur 9.9 km
Nearest town Chhātāpur 9.9 km
Nearest railway station Pratapganj Railway Station 21 km
District headquarters Supaul 43 km

Villages closest to Raisri

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Raisri village had a population of 17,474. That makes it the largest village in the tehsil by population, more than twice the local average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 4,629 residents.

Raisri village has 8,959 males and 8,515 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Raisri has about 950 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, a little above the tehsil average of 922.

Raisri covers 1970 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 8.9 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Raisri falls under Chhatapur tehsil of Supaul district in Bihar.

The nearest railway station to Raisri is Pratapganj Railway Station, about 21 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 Raisri.

Raisri is about 43 km from Supaul in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Raisri is in Chhatapur tehsil of Supaul district. Chhatapur is about 9.9 km away. Chhātāpur is about 9.9 km away. Pratapganj Railway Station is about 21 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Raisri Milik (under 2 km), Bairia (2.3 km) and Ghiwaha (3.3 km).

No. It is the count from the Census of India 2011, the most recent completed census. The population of Raisri today is likely to be higher.

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