About Rikhar Village

Rikhar is a large village in Lalganj tehsil, in the district of Vaishali, Bihar. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 3,611, made up of 1,960 males and 1,651 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 842 females per 1000 males. The village covers 160 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 844121, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Rikhar Overview

Census 2011 figures for Rikhar village
Description	Value
State	Bihar
District	Vaishali
Tehsil	Lalganj
Pincode	844121
Area (hectares)	160 hectares
Population	3,611
Male Population	1,960
Female Population	1,651
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	842
Bus Service (public)	Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Bus Service (private)	Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 5 - 10 km distance

How Rikhar compares

By the 2011 count Rikhar is the 18th largest of the 92 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well above average, where the typical village holds 2,481 residents. Its 160 hectares work out to about 23 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 889.

Getting to Rikhar

Rikhar is a little way from the nearest bus route, and further still from the railway. The census records public bus service for Rikhar 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 - 10 km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Rikhar from other places

Rikhar lies about 18 km from Vaishali, and the nearest railway station is Lalganj Pakri, about 5.4 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 Rikhar
Nearest railway station	Lalganj Pakri	5.4 km
Tehsil headquarters	Lalganj	5.7 km
Nearest town	Lālganj	5.7 km
District headquarters	Vaishali	18 km

Villages closest to Rikhar

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Rikhar village had a population of 3,611. That makes it the 18th largest of the 92 villages in the tehsil, well above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 2,481 residents.

Rikhar village has 1,960 males and 1,651 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Rikhar has about 842 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 889.

The pincode recorded for Rikhar is 844121. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Rikhar covers 160 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 23 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area.

Rikhar falls under Lalganj tehsil of Vaishali district in Bihar.

The nearest railway station to Rikhar is Lalganj Pakri, about 5.4 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 5 - 10 km distance for Rikhar.

Rikhar is about 18 km from Vaishali in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Rikhar is in Lalganj tehsil of Vaishali district. Lalganj Pakri is about 5.4 km away. Lalganj is about 5.7 km away. Lālganj is about 5.7 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.