About Raksabandh Village

Raksabandh is a small village in Pathna tehsil, in the district of Sahibganj, Jharkhand. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 497, made up of 247 males and 250 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,012 females per 1000 males. The village covers 135.02 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 815101, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Raksabandh Overview

Census 2011 figures for Raksabandh village
Description	Value
State	Jharkhand
District	Sahibganj
Tehsil	Pathna
Pincode	815101
Area (hectares)	135.02 hectares
Population	497
Male Population	247
Female Population	250
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	1,012
Bus Service (public)	Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Bus Service (private)	Available within 10+ km distance
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 5 - 10 km distance

How Raksabandh compares

By the 2011 count Raksabandh is the 54th largest of the 127 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 615 residents. Its 135.02 hectares work out to about 3.7 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, though that is a little below the tehsil average of 1030.

Getting to Raksabandh

Raksabandh is a little way from the nearest bus route, and further still from the railway. The census records public bus service for Raksabandh as Available within 5 - 10 km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within 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 Raksabandh from other places

Raksabandh lies about 39 km from Sahibganj, and the nearest railway station is Bakudi, about 2.7 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 Raksabandh
Nearest railway station	Bakudi	2.7 km
Tehsil headquarters	Pathna	10 km
Nearest town	Rājmahal	14 km
District headquarters	Sahibganj	39 km

Villages closest to Raksabandh

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Raksabandh village had a population of 497. That makes it the 54th largest of the 127 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 615 residents.

Raksabandh village has 247 males and 250 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Raksabandh has about 1012 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, though that is a little below the tehsil average of 1030.

The pincode recorded for Raksabandh is 815101. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Raksabandh covers 135.02 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 3.7 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Raksabandh falls under Pathna tehsil of Sahibganj district in Jharkhand.

The nearest railway station to Raksabandh is Bakudi, about 2.7 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 10+ km distance for Raksabandh.

Raksabandh is about 39 km from Sahibganj in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Raksabandh is in Pathna tehsil of Sahibganj district. Bakudi is about 2.7 km away. Pathna is about 10 km away. Rājmahal is about 14 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.