# Santhua Village, Rafiganj, Aurangabad (Bihar) – PIN Code

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Village · Rafiganj, Aurangabad 

# Santhua

Santhua is a village in Rafiganj sub-district of Aurangabad district, Bihar, PIN code **824125**. The 2011 Census counted **1,139 people in 174 households**, the 95th largest of 210 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 81.6%, above the sub-district's rural average of 66.4%.

- 1,139people (2011)
- 174households
- 81.6%literacy
- 824125PIN code

## Santhua PIN code and other codes

**The PIN code of Santhua is 824125.** Santhua falls in Rafiganj sub-district, Aurangabad district, Bihar.

- PIN code824125
- Gram panchayatPogar
- Community development blockRafiganj
- Census village code253069

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

## How far is Santhua from nearby towns?

- Rafiganj (sub-district HQ)12 km by road
- Aurangabad (district HQ)44 km by road
- Rafiganj (nearest town)12 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 Santhua?

7 services counted by the Census are inside Santhua; the rest show the distance to the nearest one.

### In the village

- ●Primary schoolIn village · 1 govt · 1 private
- ●Middle schoolIn village · 1 govt · 1 private
- ●All-weather roadIn village
- ●Anganwadi centreIn village
- ●ASHA health workerIn village
- ●Sports fieldIn village
- ●Polling stationIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Senior secondary school10+ km · Rafiganj
- ○Degree college10+ km · Aurangabad
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Gaya
- ○Primary health centre10+ km
- ○Allopathic hospital10+ km
- ○Dispensary10+ km
- ○Post office5–10 km
- ○Public bus service5–10 km
- ○Railway station10+ km
- ○ATM10+ km
- ○Commercial bank10+ km
- ○Ration (PDS) shopunder 5 km
- ○Mandi / regular market5–10 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 Santhua known for?

The main crops are **paddy**. About 95% of the 190 hectares of village land is sown, and 160 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 Santhua

Of every 100 households in Santhua in 2011, 4 had electricity, 40 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 58 had a mobile phone, 10 a two-wheeler and 6 a car.

■ Santhua · ■ Rafiganj rural average

Electricity for lighting ****4%**

**4%

Toilet within the home ****40%**

**17%

No toilet (open defecation) ****60%**

**82%

Tap water ****7%**

**2%

Drinking water within premises ****74%**

**55%

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

**2%

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

**94%

Use banking services ****54%**

**44%

Television ****2%**

**6%

Mobile phone ****58%**

**58%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****10%**

**6%

Car / jeep / van ****6%**

**1%

None of these assets ****23%**

**25%

Own their home ****99%**

**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 Santhua?

■ Santhua · ■ Rafiganj rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****81.6%**

**66.4%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****886**

**921

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****759**

**961

Working population ****27.7%**

**36.0%

### Women and men

Literacy is 90.2% for men and 72.2% for women. 31% of men and 24% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 22 (7%) · **■** Farm labourers 126 (40%) · **■** Household industry 2 (1%) · **■** Other work 21 (7%) · **■** Marginal 145 (46%)

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 Rafiganj

- Karmi1,195 people
- Siwan1,160 people
- Sultan pur1,159 people
- Chandauli1,152 people
- Kona1,129 people
- Banchar Khurd1,124 people
- Bibipur1,122 people
- Bhatkurha1,121 people

[All 216 villages in Rafiganj](https://wherepedia.org/india/bihar/aurangabad/rafiganj/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the PIN code of Santhua?824125
- How far is Santhua from Aurangabad?44 km by road
- What is the population of Santhua?1,139 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Santhua in?Aurangabad district (Rafiganj sub-district), Bihar
- What is the literacy rate of Santhua?81.6% (Census 2011)