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About Raihat Village

Raihat is a mid sized village in Sainthia tehsil, in the district of Birbhum, West Bengal. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 676, made up of 341 males and 335 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 982 females per 1000 males. The village covers 126.97 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 731234, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Raihat Overview

Census 2011 figures for Raihat village
Description Value
State West Bengal
District Birbhum
Tehsil Sainthia
Pincode 731234
Area (hectares) 126.97 hectares
Population 676
Male Population 341
Female Population 335
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 982
Bus Service (public) Available within <5 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 5 - 10 km distance

How Raihat compares

By the 2011 count Raihat is the 105th largest of the 216 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 862 residents. Its 126.97 hectares work out to about 5.3 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, a little above the tehsil average of 957.

Getting to Raihat

Raihat is reached by bus from a few kilometres away, with rail a longer trip. The census records public bus service for Raihat 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 5 - 10 km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Raihat from other places

Raihat lies about 33 km from Birbhum, and the nearest railway station is Mahishidahari, about 3.4 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 Raihat
Nearest railway station Mahishidahari 3.4 km
Tehsil headquarters Sainthia 4.3 km
District headquarters Birbhum 33 km

Villages closest to Raihat

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Raihat village had a population of 676. That makes it the 105th largest of the 216 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 862 residents.

Raihat village has 341 males and 335 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Raihat has about 982 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, a little above the tehsil average of 957.

The pincode recorded for Raihat is 731234. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Raihat covers 126.97 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 5.3 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Raihat falls under Sainthia tehsil of Birbhum district in West Bengal.

The nearest railway station to Raihat is Mahishidahari, about 3.4 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 km distance and private bus service as Available within <5 km distance for Raihat.

Raihat is about 33 km from Birbhum in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Raihat is in Sainthia tehsil of Birbhum district. Mahishidahari is about 3.4 km away. Sainthia is about 4.3 km away. Birbhum is about 33 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Baidyapur (under 2 km), Deriapur (under 2 km) and Daikota (1.8 km).

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

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