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

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Village · Jokihat, Araria 

# Rahikpur

Rahikpur is a village in Jokihat sub-district of Araria district, Bihar. The 2011 Census counted **1,676 people in 369 households**, the 67th largest of 98 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 55.2%, above the sub-district's rural average of 53.0%.

- 1,676people (2011)
- 369households
- 55.2%literacy
- 911females per 1,000 males

## Rahikpur PIN code and other codes

Rahikpur falls in Jokihat sub-district, Araria district, Bihar.

- Gram panchayatMatiari
- Community development blockJokihat
- Census village code222168

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?

- Jokihat (sub-district HQ)18 km by road
- Araria (district HQ)23 km by road
- Araria (nearest town)23 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?

2 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
- ●Anganwadi centreIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Senior secondary school10+ km · Sisauna
- ○Degree college10+ km · Araria
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Araria
- ○Primary health centre5–10 km
- ○Allopathic hospital10+ km
- ○Dispensary5–10 km
- ○Post office10+ km
- ○Public bus service10+ km
- ○Railway station10+ km
- ○ATM10+ km
- ○Commercial bank5–10 km
- ○Ration (PDS) shopunder 5 km
- ○Mandi / regular market5–10 km
- ○Public library10+ km

### Water and power

- Drinking waterhand pumps and tube wells / boreholes

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**. About 97% of the 350 hectares of village land is sown, and 200 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, 0 had electricity, 4 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 49 had a mobile phone, 3 a two-wheeler and 0 a car.

■ Rahikpur · ■ Jokihat rural average

Electricity for lighting ****0%**

**1%

Toilet within the home ****4%**

**5%

No toilet (open defecation) ****92%**

**93%

Tap water ****0%**

**1%

Drinking water within premises ****27%**

**32%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****0%**

**0%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****99%**

**97%

Use banking services ****8%**

**17%

Television ****0%**

**2%

Mobile phone ****49%**

**45%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****3%**

**5%

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

**1%

None of these assets ****28%**

**30%

Own their home ****100%**

**98%

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 · ■ Jokihat rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****55.2%**

**53.0%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****911**

**919

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****919**

**961

Working population ****39.1%**

**31.6%

### Women and men

Literacy is 62.6% for men and 47.1% for women. 49% of men and 28% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 57 (9%) · **■** Farm labourers 404 (62%) · **■** Household industry 21 (3%) · **■** Other work 73 (11%) · **■** Marginal 100 (15%)

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 Jokihat

- Siswa1,835 people
- Lalia1,806 people
- Ghormara1,755 people
- Gamharia1,706 people
- Domahana1,675 people
- Jahanpur1,653 people
- Chikania1,623 people
- Jokihat1,589 people

[All 99 villages in Jokihat](https://wherepedia.org/india/bihar/araria/jokihat/villages/)

## Quick answers

- How far is Rahikpur from Araria?23 km by road
- What is the population of Rahikpur?1,676 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Rahikpur in?Araria district (Jokihat sub-district), Bihar
- What is the literacy rate of Rahikpur?55.2% (Census 2011)