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About Rakasbar Village

Rakasbar is a mid sized village in Dhanwar tehsil, in the district of Giridih, Jharkhand. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 542, made up of 272 males and 270 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 993 females per 1000 males. The village covers 54.62 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 825418, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Rakasbar Overview

Census 2011 figures for Rakasbar village
Description Value
State Jharkhand
District Giridih
Tehsil Dhanwar
Pincode 825418
Area (hectares) 54.62 hectares
Population 542
Male Population 272
Female Population 270
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 993
Bus Service (public) Available within <5 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Rakasbar compares

By the 2011 count Rakasbar is the 152nd largest of the 248 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well below average, where the typical village holds 959 residents. Its 54.62 hectares work out to about 9.9 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, well above the tehsil average of 933.

Getting to Rakasbar

Rakasbar is reached by bus from a few kilometres away, with rail a longer trip. The census records public bus service for Rakasbar as Available within <5 km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within <5 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 Rakasbar from other places

Rakasbar lies about 50 km from Giridih, and the nearest railway station is Nawadih, about 7.2 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 Rakasbar
Nearest railway station Nawadih 7.2 km
Tehsil headquarters Dhanwar 9.7 km
Nearest town Barki Saria 27 km
District headquarters Giridih 50 km

Villages closest to Rakasbar

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Rakasbar village had a population of 542. That makes it the 152nd largest of the 248 villages in the tehsil, well below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 959 residents.

Rakasbar village has 272 males and 270 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Rakasbar has about 993 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, well above the tehsil average of 933.

The pincode recorded for Rakasbar is 825418. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Rakasbar covers 54.62 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 9.9 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Rakasbar falls under Dhanwar tehsil of Giridih district in Jharkhand.

The nearest railway station to Rakasbar is Nawadih, about 7.2 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 <5 km distance and private bus service as Available within <5 km distance for Rakasbar.

Rakasbar is about 50 km from Giridih in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Rakasbar is in Dhanwar tehsil of Giridih district. Nawadih is about 7.2 km away. Dhanwar is about 9.7 km away. Barki Saria is about 27 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Makatpur (under 2 km), Kubri (under 2 km) and Bakainia (under 2 km).

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

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