About Rakhari Village

Rakhari is a small village in Ranishwar tehsil, in the district of Dumka, Jharkhand. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 355, made up of 181 males and 174 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 961 females per 1000 males. The village covers 91.8 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 814148, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Rakhari Overview

Census 2011 figures for Rakhari village
Description	Value
State	Jharkhand
District	Dumka
Tehsil	Ranishwar
Pincode	814148
Area (hectares)	91.8 hectares
Population	355
Male Population	181
Female Population	174
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	961
Bus Service (public)	Available within village
Bus Service (private)	Available within 10+ km distance
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 10+ km distance

How Rakhari compares

By the 2011 count Rakhari is the 88th largest of the 185 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 526 residents. Its 91.8 hectares work out to about 3.9 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, though that is well below the tehsil average of 1010.

Getting to Rakhari

Rakhari is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Rakhari as Available within village. Private bus service is recorded as Available within 10+ km distance. 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 Rakhari from other places

Rakhari lies about 18 km from Dumka, and the nearest railway station is Kurwa, about 19 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 Rakhari
Tehsil headquarters	Ranishwar	18 km
District headquarters	Dumka	18 km
Nearest railway station	Kurwa	19 km

Villages closest to Rakhari

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Rakhari village had a population of 355. That makes it the 88th largest of the 185 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 526 residents.

Rakhari village has 181 males and 174 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Rakhari has about 961 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, though that is well below the tehsil average of 1010.

The pincode recorded for Rakhari is 814148. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Rakhari covers 91.8 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 3.9 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Rakhari falls under Ranishwar tehsil of Dumka district in Jharkhand.

The nearest railway station to Rakhari is Kurwa, about 19 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 10+ km distance for Rakhari.

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

Rakhari is in Ranishwar tehsil of Dumka district. Ranishwar is about 18 km away. Dumka is about 18 km away. Kurwa is about 19 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.