# Rahua Village, Raniganj, Araria (Bihar) – PIN Code, Facilities & Population

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Village · Raniganj, Araria 

# Rahua

Rahua is a village in Raniganj sub-district of Araria district, Bihar. The 2011 Census counted **3,802 people in 745 households**, the 36th largest of 87 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 40.4%, below the sub-district's rural average of 49.7%.

- 3,802people (2011)
- 745households
- 40.4%literacy
- 917females per 1,000 males

## Rahua PIN code and other codes

Rahua falls in Raniganj sub-district, Araria district, Bihar.

- Gram panchayatChhatiauna
- Community development blockRaniganj
- Census village code221736

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

## How far is Rahua from nearby towns?

- Raniganj (sub-district HQ)14 km by road
- Araria (district HQ)10 km by road
- Araria (nearest town)10 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 Rahua?

8 services counted by the Census are inside Rahua; the rest show the distance to the nearest one.

### In the village

- ●Pre-primary schoolIn village · 2 private
- ●Primary schoolIn village · 2 govt
- ●Mobile phone coverageIn village
- ●All-weather roadIn village
- ●Ration (PDS) shopIn village
- ●Anganwadi centreIn village
- ●ASHA health workerIn village
- ●Polling stationIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Senior secondary school5–10 km · Araria
- ○Degree college5–10 km · Araria
- ○ITI / vocational school5–10 km · Araria
- ○Primary health centreunder 5 km
- ○Allopathic hospital5–10 km
- ○Dispensary5–10 km
- ○Post office10+ km
- ○Public bus serviceunder 5 km
- ○Railway station5–10 km
- ○ATM5–10 km
- ○Commercial bank5–10 km
- ○Mandi / regular market10+ km
- ○Public library5–10 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 Rahua known for?

The main crops are **paddy, wheat and maize**. About 83% of the 407 hectares of village land is sown, and 192 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 Rahua

Of every 100 households in Rahua in 2011, 0 had electricity, 5 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 17 had a mobile phone, 2 a two-wheeler and 0 a car.

■ Rahua · ■ Raniganj rural average

Electricity for lighting ****0%**

**4%

Toilet within the home ****5%**

**7%

No toilet (open defecation) ****95%**

**92%

Tap water ****2%**

**2%

Drinking water within premises ****54%**

**62%

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

**2%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****100%**

**98%

Use banking services ****10%**

**23%

Television ****1%**

**5%

Mobile phone ****17%**

**39%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****2%**

**5%

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

**1%

None of these assets ****55%**

**34%

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 Rahua?

■ Rahua · ■ Raniganj rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****40.4%**

**49.7%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****917**

**927

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****920**

**960

Working population ****32.5%**

**41.4%

### Women and men

Literacy is 48.3% for men and 31.8% for women. 42% of men and 22% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

********

**■** Cultivators 164 (13%) · **■** Farm labourers 516 (42%) · **■** Other work 32 (3%) · **■** Marginal 525 (42%)

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 Raniganj

- Chhatiauna4,438 people
- Karankia4,272 people
- Mahsaili4,101 people
- Kahbara Bishunpur3,928 people
- Gidhwas3,793 people
- Kharhat3,647 people
- Bitauna3,614 people
- Kajra3,577 people

[All 89 villages in Raniganj](https://wherepedia.org/india/bihar/araria/raniganj/villages/)

## Quick answers

- How far is Rahua from Araria?10 km by road
- What is the population of Rahua?3,802 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Rahua in?Araria district (Raniganj sub-district), Bihar
- What is the literacy rate of Rahua?40.4% (Census 2011)