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About Raksi Village

Raksi is a mid sized village in Barhait tehsil, in the district of Sahibganj, Jharkhand. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,830, made up of 970 males and 860 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 887 females per 1000 males. The village covers 175.75 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 816102, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Raksi Overview

Census 2011 figures for Raksi village
Description Value
State Jharkhand
District Sahibganj
Tehsil Barhait
Pincode 816102
Area (hectares) 175.75 hectares
Population 1,830
Male Population 970
Female Population 860
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 887
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 Raksi compares

By the 2011 count Raksi is the 15th largest of the 192 villages in the tehsil, which puts it more than twice the local average, where the typical village holds 595 residents. Its 175.75 hectares work out to about 10 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 1008.

Getting to Raksi

Raksi is reached by bus from a few kilometres away, with rail a longer trip. The census records public bus service for Raksi 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 Raksi from other places

Raksi lies about 13 km from Barhait, and the nearest railway station is Sahibganj, about 13 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 Raksi
Nearest railway station Sahibganj 13 km
Tehsil headquarters Barhait 13 km
Nearest town Sāhibganj 13 km

Villages closest to Raksi

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Raksi village had a population of 1,830. That makes it the 15th largest of the 192 villages in the tehsil, more than twice the local average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 595 residents.

Raksi village has 970 males and 860 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Raksi has about 887 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 1008.

The pincode recorded for Raksi is 816102. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Raksi covers 175.75 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 10 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Raksi falls under Barhait tehsil of Sahibganj district in Jharkhand.

The nearest railway station to Raksi is Sahibganj, about 13 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 Raksi.

Raksi is about 13 km from Barhait in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Raksi is in Barhait tehsil of Sahibganj district. Sahibganj is about 13 km away. Barhait is about 13 km away. Sāhibganj is about 13 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Baramasia (1.7 km), Baramasiya (1.7 km) and Kitajor (3.9 km).

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

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