# Orhara Village, Rajaun, Banka (Bihar) – PIN Code & Facilities

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Village · Rajaun, Banka 

# Orhara

Orhara is a village in Rajaun sub-district of Banka district, Bihar. The 2011 Census counted **502 people in 85 households**, the 124th largest of 166 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 62.2%, close to the sub-district's rural average of 62.3%.

- 502people (2011)
- 85households
- 62.2%literacy
- 938females per 1,000 males

## Orhara PIN code and other codes

Orhara falls in Rajaun sub-district, Banka district, Bihar.

- Gram panchayatOdhara
- Community development blockRajaun
- Census village code240909

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

## How far is Orhara from nearby towns?

- Rajaun (sub-district HQ)5 km by road
- Banka (district HQ)21 km by road
- Banka (nearest town)21 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 Orhara?

3 services counted by the Census are inside Orhara; the rest show the distance to the nearest one.

### In the village

- ●Mobile phone coverageIn village
- ●Anganwadi centreIn village
- ●ASHA health workerIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Primary schoolunder 5 km · Morama
- ○Senior secondary school5–10 km · Batsar
- ○Degree college10+ km · Bhagalpur
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Bhagalpur
- ○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) shop5–10 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 Orhara known for?

The main crops are **paddy**. About 91% of the 48 hectares of village land is sown, and 37 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 Orhara

Of every 100 households in Orhara in 2011, 0 had electricity, 32 a toilet at home and 19 cooked with LPG; 69 had a mobile phone, 8 a two-wheeler and 0 a car.

■ Orhara · ■ Rajaun rural average

Electricity for lighting ****0%**

**36%

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

**14%

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

**85%

Tap water ****10%**

**2%

Drinking water within premises ****64%**

**42%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****19%**

**3%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****65%**

**92%

Use banking services ****76%**

**41%

Television ****25%**

**10%

Mobile phone ****69%**

**50%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**1%

Two-wheeler ****8%**

**6%

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

**1%

None of these assets ****18%**

**35%

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 Orhara?

■ Orhara · ■ Rajaun rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****62.2%**

**62.3%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****938**

**907

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****943**

**948

Working population ****21.5%**

**37.9%

### Women and men

Literacy is 73.2% for men and 50.5% for women. 37% of men and 5% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 24 (22%) · **■** Farm labourers 1 (1%) · **■** Household industry 7 (6%) · **■** Other work 14 (13%) · **■** Marginal 62 (57%)

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 Rajaun

- Dhania Gorihia552 people
- Gosain Chak542 people
- Faizpur531 people
- Islampur512 people
- Sohani501 people
- Bhat Korama494 people
- Damodarpur492 people
- Shemraudha487 people

[All 207 villages in Rajaun](https://wherepedia.org/india/bihar/banka/rajaun/villages/)

## Quick answers

- How far is Orhara from Banka?21 km by road
- What is the population of Orhara?502 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Orhara in?Banka district (Rajaun sub-district), Bihar
- What is the literacy rate of Orhara?62.2% (Census 2011)