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About Rajkhand Village

Rajkhand is a large village in Goraul tehsil, in the district of Vaishali, Bihar. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 2,425, made up of 1,280 males and 1,145 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 895 females per 1000 males. The village covers 134 hectares hectares.

Rajkhand Overview

Census 2011 figures for Rajkhand village
Description Value
State Bihar
District Vaishali
Tehsil Goraul
Area (hectares) 134 hectares
Population 2,425
Male Population 1,280
Female Population 1,145
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 895
Bus Service (public) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within <5 km distance

How Rajkhand compares

By the 2011 count Rajkhand is the 25th largest of the 83 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little above average, where the typical village holds 2,113 residents. Its 134 hectares work out to about 18 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area. On the sex ratio, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 936.

Getting to Rajkhand

Rajkhand is a little way from the nearest bus route, and further still from the railway. The census records public bus service for Rajkhand 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 <5 km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Rajkhand from other places

Rajkhand lies about 26 km from Vaishali, and the nearest railway station is Goraul, about under 2 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 Rajkhand
Nearest railway station Goraul under 2 km
Nearest town Lālganj 16 km
District headquarters Vaishali 26 km

Villages closest to Rajkhand

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Rajkhand village had a population of 2,425. That makes it the 25th largest of the 83 villages in the tehsil, a little above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 2,113 residents.

Rajkhand village has 1,280 males and 1,145 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Rajkhand has about 895 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 936.

Rajkhand covers 134 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 18 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area.

Rajkhand falls under Goraul tehsil of Vaishali district in Bihar.

The nearest railway station to Rajkhand is Goraul, about under 2 km away in a straight line. The 2011 census recorded it as available within <5 km distance.

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 Rajkhand.

Rajkhand is about 26 km from Vaishali in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Rajkhand is in Goraul tehsil of Vaishali district. Goraul is about under 2 km away. Lālganj is about 16 km away. Vaishali is about 26 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Lodipur (under 2 km), Lachhmi Naryanpur (under 2 km) and Bakhtaurganj (under 2 km).

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

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