# Rahikpur Village, Forbesganj, Araria (Bihar) – PIN Code

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Village · Forbesganj, Araria 

# Rahikpur

Rahikpur is a village in Forbesganj sub-district of Araria district, Bihar, PIN code **854318**. The 2011 Census counted **736 people in 187 households**, the 89th largest of 105 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 54.3%, above the sub-district's rural average of 52.6%.

- 736people (2011)
- 187households
- 54.3%literacy
- 854318PIN code

## Rahikpur PIN code and other codes

**The PIN code of Rahikpur is 854318.** Rahikpur falls in Forbesganj sub-district, Araria district, Bihar.

- PIN code854318
- Gram panchayatHalhalia
- Community development blockForbesganj
- Census village code221572

Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog).

## How far is Rahikpur from nearby towns?

- Forbesganj (sub-district HQ)15 km by road
- Araria (district HQ)16 km by road
- Farbisganj (nearest town)15 km by road

Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog).

## What facilities are there in Rahikpur?

5 services counted by the Census are inside Rahikpur; the rest show the distance to the nearest one.

### In the village

- ●Primary schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Mobile phone coverageIn village
- ●All-weather roadIn village
- ●Anganwadi centreIn village
- ●Polling stationIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Senior secondary school10+ km · Farbisganj
- ○Degree college10+ km · Purnia
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Farbisganj
- ○Primary health centre10+ km
- ○Allopathic hospital10+ km
- ○Dispensary10+ km
- ○Post office10+ km
- ○Public bus serviceunder 5 km
- ○Railway station10+ km
- ○ATM10+ km
- ○Commercial bank10+ km
- ○Ration (PDS) shopunder 5 km
- ○Mandi / regular market10+ km
- ○Public library10+ km

### Water and power

- Drinking waterhand pumps, tube wells / boreholes and tanks / ponds

Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog).

Surveyed for the 2011 Census; facilities may have changed.

## What is Rahikpur known for?

The main crops are **paddy and paddy**. About 58% of the 166 hectares of village land is sown, and 19 hectares are irrigated.

Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog).

## Homes and amenities in Rahikpur

Of every 100 households in Rahikpur in 2011, 8 had electricity, 9 a toilet at home and 2 cooked with LPG; 38 had a mobile phone, 8 a two-wheeler and 0 a car.

■ Rahikpur · ■ Forbesganj rural average

Electricity for lighting ****8%**

**12%

Toilet within the home ****9%**

**8%

No toilet (open defecation) ****91%**

**91%

Tap water ****0%**

**1%

Drinking water within premises ****80%**

**67%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****2%**

**2%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****98%**

**97%

Use banking services ****17%**

**20%

Television ****10%**

**8%

Mobile phone ****38%**

**37%

Computer with internet ****1%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****8%**

**5%

Car / jeep / van ****0%**

**1%

None of these assets ****30%**

**35%

Own their home ****100%**

**99%

Source: [Census of India 2011, Houselisting and Housing Census – households by amenities and assets (HH-14)](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog).

## What is the population of Rahikpur?

■ Rahikpur · ■ Forbesganj rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****54.3%**

**52.6%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****873**

**919

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****909**

**955

Working population ****46.3%**

**39.7%

### Women and men

Literacy is 65.8% for men and 41.0% for women. 49% of men and 43% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

********

**■** Cultivators 26 (8%) · **■** Farm labourers 228 (67%) · **■** Other work 14 (4%) · **■** Marginal 73 (21%)

Source: [Census of India 2011, Primary Census Abstract (town, village and ward level), all districts](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog).

## Other villages of similar size in Forbesganj

- Kurwa900 people
- Sukhirampur894 people
- Dumaria841 people
- Lachhmipur Gachh776 people
- Nirpur658 people
- Dhanpura537 people
- Dumaria525 people
- Kulharia Jagir477 people

[All 108 villages in Forbesganj](https://wherepedia.org/india/bihar/araria/forbesganj/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the PIN code of Rahikpur?854318
- How far is Rahikpur from Araria?16 km by road
- What is the population of Rahikpur?736 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Rahikpur in?Araria district (Forbesganj sub-district), Bihar
- What is the literacy rate of Rahikpur?54.3% (Census 2011)