# Rifaetpur Village, Dhuraiya, Banka (Bihar) – PIN Code

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Village · Dhuraiya, Banka 

# Rifaetpur

Rifaetpur is a village in Dhuraiya sub-district of Banka district, Bihar. The 2011 Census counted **1,265 people in 277 households**, the 71st largest of 181 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 58.4%, close to the sub-district's rural average of 58.2%.

- 1,265people (2011)
- 277households
- 58.4%literacy
- 920females per 1,000 males

## Rifaetpur PIN code and other codes

Rifaetpur falls in Dhuraiya sub-district, Banka district, Bihar.

- Gram panchayatGhasia-Basbitta
- Community development blockDhuraiya
- Census village code241113

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

## How far is Rifaetpur from nearby towns?

- Dhuraiya (sub-district HQ)2 km by road
- Banka (district HQ)31 km by road
- Banka (nearest town)31 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 Rifaetpur?

4 services counted by the Census are inside Rifaetpur; the rest show the distance to the nearest one.

### In the village

- ●Primary schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Middle schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Anganwadi centreIn village
- ●ASHA health workerIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Senior secondary school5–10 km · Kojhi
- ○Degree collegeunder 5 km · Ghasia
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Bhagalpur
- ○Primary health centre5–10 km
- ○Allopathic hospital10+ km
- ○Dispensary5–10 km
- ○Post office5–10 km
- ○Public bus service10+ km
- ○Railway station10+ km
- ○ATM5–10 km
- ○Commercial bank10+ km
- ○Ration (PDS) shop5–10 km
- ○Mandi / regular market5–10 km
- ○Public library10+ km

### Water and power

- Drinking waterhand pumps and canal / river
- Electricity (2011)1 h summer · 1 h winter

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 Rifaetpur known for?

The main crops are **paddy, wheat and maize**. About 54% of the 119 hectares of village land is sown, and 53 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 Rifaetpur

Of every 100 households in Rifaetpur in 2011, 28 had electricity, 6 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 72 had a mobile phone, 12 a two-wheeler and 0 a car.

■ Rifaetpur · ■ Dhuraiya rural average

Electricity for lighting ****28%**

**20%

Toilet within the home ****6%**

**8%

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

**91%

Tap water ****0%**

**3%

Drinking water within premises ****45%**

**27%

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

**1%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****88%**

**91%

Use banking services ****40%**

**32%

Television ****6%**

**6%

Mobile phone ****72%**

**45%

Computer with internet ****3%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****12%**

**6%

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

**1%

None of these assets ****15%**

**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 Rifaetpur?

■ Rifaetpur · ■ Dhuraiya rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****58.4%**

**58.2%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****920**

**909

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****1029**

**943

Working population ****54.5%**

**40.8%

### Women and men

Literacy is 62.8% for men and 53.4% for women. 57% of men and 52% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 2 (0%) · **■** Farm labourers 27 (4%) · **■** Household industry 6 (1%) · **■** Other work 39 (6%) · **■** Marginal 615 (89%)

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 Dhuraiya

- Gaura1,363 people
- Gangti1,338 people
- Katahara1,320 people
- Pasahana1,284 people
- Milki1,231 people
- Bhatua Chak1,213 people
- Mathura Chak1,208 people
- Balan Chak1,152 people

[All 222 villages in Dhuraiya](https://wherepedia.org/india/bihar/banka/dhuraiya/villages/)

## Quick answers

- How far is Rifaetpur from Banka?31 km by road
- What is the population of Rifaetpur?1,265 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Rifaetpur in?Banka district (Dhuraiya sub-district), Bihar
- What is the literacy rate of Rifaetpur?58.4% (Census 2011)