# Rata Village, Phulidumar, Banka (Bihar) – PIN Code, Facilities & Population

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Village · Phulidumar, Banka 

# Rata

Rata is a village in Phulidumar sub-district of Banka district, Bihar. The 2011 Census counted **4,004 people in 767 households**, the 7th largest of 112 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 63.6%, above the sub-district's rural average of 56.1%.

- 4,004people (2011)
- 767households
- 63.6%literacy
- 868females per 1,000 males

## Rata PIN code and other codes

Rata falls in Phulidumar sub-district, Banka district, Bihar.

- Gram panchayatRata
- Community development blockPhulidumar
- Census village code241378

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

## How far is Rata from nearby towns?

- Phulidumar (sub-district HQ)4 km by road
- Banka (district HQ)15 km by road
- Banka (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 Rata?

10 services counted by the Census are inside Rata; the rest show the distance to the nearest one.

### In the village

- ●Primary schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Middle schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Post officeIn village
- ●Agricultural credit societyIn village
- ●Ration (PDS) shopIn village
- ●Mandi / regular marketIn village
- ●Weekly haatIn village
- ●Anganwadi centreIn village
- ●ASHA health workerIn village
- ●Polling stationIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Senior secondary school5–10 km · Amtua
- ○Degree college10+ km · Banka
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Bhagalpur
- ○Primary health centre5–10 km
- ○Allopathic hospital10+ km
- ○Dispensary5–10 km
- ○Public bus service10+ km
- ○Railway station10+ km
- ○ATM10+ km
- ○Commercial bank10+ km
- ○Public library10+ km

### Water and power

- Drinking waterhand pumps and canal / river
- Electricity (2011)2 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 Rata known for?

The main crops are **paddy**. About 28% of the 967 hectares of village land is sown, and 156 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 Rata

Of every 100 households in Rata in 2011, 4 had electricity, 32 a toilet at home and 5 cooked with LPG; 38 had a mobile phone, 6 a two-wheeler and 2 a car.

■ Rata · ■ Phulidumar rural average

Electricity for lighting ****4%**

**3%

Toilet within the home ****32%**

**8%

No toilet (open defecation) ****68%**

**91%

Tap water ****2%**

**4%

Drinking water within premises ****41%**

**20%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****5%**

**2%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****92%**

**95%

Use banking services ****29%**

**36%

Television ****5%**

**5%

Mobile phone ****38%**

**45%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****6%**

**6%

Car / jeep / van ****2%**

**1%

None of these assets ****43%**

**36%

Own their home ****88%**

**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 Rata?

■ Rata · ■ Phulidumar rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****63.6%**

**56.1%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****868**

**894

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****836**

**943

Working population ****38.6%**

**39.5%

### Women and men

Literacy is 72.3% for men and 53.7% for women. 44% of men and 32% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 100 (6%) · **■** Farm labourers 538 (35%) · **■** Household industry 31 (2%) · **■** Other work 104 (7%) · **■** Marginal 771 (50%)

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 Phulidumar

- Kinuar5,776 people
- Bharko *5,243 people
- Sadpur4,314 people
- Telia Pahar4,035 people
- Kharauwa3,296 people
- Tola Phulidumar2,977 people
- Bhenra2,917 people
- Tola Khesar2,771 people

[All 123 villages in Phulidumar](https://wherepedia.org/india/bihar/banka/phulidumar/villages/)

## Quick answers

- How far is Rata from Banka?15 km by road
- What is the population of Rata?4,004 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Rata in?Banka district (Phulidumar sub-district), Bihar
- What is the literacy rate of Rata?63.6% (Census 2011)