# Ramchua Village, Shambhuganj, Banka (Bihar) – PIN Code > Source: https://wherepedia.org/india/bihar/banka/shambhuganj/ramchua/ Village · Shambhuganj, Banka # Ramchua Ramchua is a village in Shambhuganj sub-district of Banka district, Bihar, PIN code **813221**. The 2011 Census counted **1,740 people in 412 households**, the 37th largest of 132 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 87.0%, above the sub-district's rural average of 64.9%. - 1,740people (2011) - 412households - 87.0%literacy - 813221PIN code ## Ramchua PIN code and other codes **The PIN code of Ramchua is 813221.** Ramchua falls in Shambhuganj sub-district, Banka district, Bihar. - PIN code813221 - Gram panchayatRamchua - Community development blockShambhuganj - Census village code240381 Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog). ## How far is Ramchua from nearby towns? - Shambhuganj (sub-district HQ)4 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 Ramchua? 15 services counted by the Census are inside Ramchua; the rest show the distance to the nearest one. ### In the village - ●Primary schoolIn village · 2 govt · 1 private - ●Middle schoolIn village · 2 govt - ●Health sub-centreIn village · 1 · 2 doctors - ●Maternity & child welfare centreIn village · 1 · 1 doctors - ●TB clinicIn village · 1 · 1 doctors - ●DispensaryIn village · 1 · 1 doctors - ●Veterinary hospitalIn village · 1 · 1 doctors - ●Family welfare centreIn village · 1 · 2 doctors - ●Post officeIn village - ●Mobile phone coverageIn village - ●Ration (PDS) shopIn village - ●Mandi / regular marketIn village - ●Weekly haatIn village - ●Anganwadi centreIn village - ●ASHA health workerIn village ### Nearest outside - ○Senior secondary schoolunder 5 km · Tarapur - ○Degree college10+ km · Kurma - ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Bhagalpur - ○Primary health centre5–10 km - ○Allopathic hospital10+ 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 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 Ramchua known for? The main crops are **paddy, wheat and maize**. Products made here include farm equipment. About 83% of the 163 hectares of village land is sown, and 110 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 Ramchua Of every 100 households in Ramchua in 2011, 1 had electricity, 56 a toilet at home and 11 cooked with LPG; 68 had a mobile phone, 16 a two-wheeler and 5 a car. ■ Ramchua · ■ Shambhuganj rural average Electricity for lighting ****1%** **12% Toilet within the home ****56%** **20% No toilet (open defecation) ****44%** **79% Tap water ****12%** **7% Drinking water within premises ****66%** **36% Cooking with LPG / PNG ****11%** **4% Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****81%** **94% Use banking services ****50%** **41% Television ****28%** **9% Mobile phone ****68%** **50% Computer with internet ****1%** **1% Two-wheeler ****16%** **7% Car / jeep / van ****5%** **1% None of these assets ****25%** **36% Own their home ****98%** **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 Ramchua? ■ Ramchua · ■ Shambhuganj rural average Literacy (age 7+) ****87.0%** **64.9% Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****891** **884 Child sex ratio (0–6) ****786** **918 Working population ****22.5%** **34.4% ### Women and men Literacy is 92.5% for men and 81.0% for women. 38% of men and 5% of women work. ### Who works, and at what ******** **■** Cultivators 156 (40%) · **■** Farm labourers 10 (3%) · **■** Other work 45 (11%) · **■** Marginal 181 (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 Shambhuganj - Kunath1,820 people - Ghospur1,808 people - Kusaha1,806 people - Chatma1,756 people - Jogni1,732 people - Birnaudha1,722 people - Mohanpur1,688 people - Pararia1,688 people [All 186 villages in Shambhuganj](https://wherepedia.org/india/bihar/banka/shambhuganj/villages/) ## Quick answers - What is the PIN code of Ramchua?813221 - How far is Ramchua from Banka?45 km by road - What is the population of Ramchua?1,740 (Census 2011) - Which district is Ramchua in?Banka district (Shambhuganj sub-district), Bihar - What is the literacy rate of Ramchua?87.0% (Census 2011)