# Raipura Village, Shambhuganj, Banka (Bihar) – PIN Code

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Village · Shambhuganj, Banka 

# Raipura

Raipura is a village in Shambhuganj sub-district of Banka district, Bihar. The 2011 Census counted **48 people in 8 households**, the 128th largest of 132 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 72.5%, above the sub-district's rural average of 64.9%.

- 48people (2011)
- 8households
- 72.5%literacy
- 1,286females per 1,000 males

## Raipura PIN code and other codes

Raipura falls in Shambhuganj sub-district, Banka district, Bihar.

- Gram panchayatKurma
- Community development blockShambhuganj
- Census village code240373

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

## How far is Raipura from nearby towns?

- Shambhuganj (sub-district HQ)5 km by road
- Banka (district HQ)45 km by road
- Sultanganj (nearest town)20 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 Raipura?

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

### In the village

- ●Primary schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Middle schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Health sub-centreIn village · 1 · 1 doctors
- ●Post officeIn village
- ●Private bus serviceIn village
- ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village
- ●All-weather roadIn village
- ●Ration (PDS) shopIn village
- ●Mandi / regular marketIn village
- ●Weekly haatIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Senior secondary schoolunder 5 km · Karharia
- ○Degree college10+ km · Shambhuganj
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Bhagalpur
- ○Primary health centre10+ km
- ○Allopathic hospital10+ km
- ○Dispensary10+ km
- ○Public bus service10+ km
- ○Railway station10+ km
- ○ATM10+ km
- ○Commercial bank5–10 km
- ○Public library10+ km

### Water and power

- Drinking wateruntreated tap water, hand 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 Raipura known for?

The main crops are **paddy**. Products made here include hand tools and terracota pot. About 100% of the 1 hectares of village land is sown, and 0 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 Raipura

Of every 100 households in Raipura in 2011, 0 had electricity, 25 a toilet at home and 12 cooked with LPG; 88 had a mobile phone, 0 a two-wheeler and 0 a car.

■ Raipura · ■ Shambhuganj rural average

Electricity for lighting ****0%**

**12%

Toilet within the home ****25%**

**20%

No toilet (open defecation) ****75%**

**79%

Tap water ****0%**

**7%

Drinking water within premises ****0%**

**36%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****12%**

**4%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****75%**

**94%

Use banking services ****100%**

**41%

Television ****12%**

**9%

Mobile phone ****88%**

**50%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**1%

Two-wheeler ****0%**

**7%

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

**1%

None of these assets ****12%**

**36%

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 Raipura?

■ Raipura · ■ Shambhuganj rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****72.5%**

**64.9%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****1286**

**884

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****600**

**918

Working population ****35.4%**

**34.4%

### Women and men

Literacy is 81.2% for men and 66.7% for women. 43% of men and 30% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

********

**■** Cultivators 3 (18%) · **■** Farm labourers 5 (29%) · **■** Other work 5 (29%) · **■** Marginal 4 (24%)

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 Shambhuganj

- Thebhai111 people
- Goriawan83 people
- Dealdih67 people
- Jala52 people
- Masudanpur32 people
- Maldih Bagha19 people
- Silauta Bhatotar19 people
- Bhagwanpur16 people

[All 186 villages in Shambhuganj](https://wherepedia.org/india/bihar/banka/shambhuganj/villages/)

## Quick answers

- How far is Raipura from Banka?45 km by road
- What is the population of Raipura?48 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Raipura in?Banka district (Shambhuganj sub-district), Bihar
- What is the literacy rate of Raipura?72.5% (Census 2011)