# Ratan Village, Bakhri, Begusarai (Bihar) – PIN Code, Facilities & Population

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Village · Bakhri, Begusarai 

# Ratan

Ratan is a village in Bakhri sub-district of Begusarai district, Bihar. The 2011 Census counted **4,354 people in 956 households**, the 6th largest of 51 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 64.9%, above the sub-district's rural average of 55.9%.

- 4,354people (2011)
- 956households
- 64.9%literacy
- 921females per 1,000 males

## Ratan PIN code and other codes

Ratan falls in Bakhri sub-district, Begusarai district, Bihar.

- Gram panchayatParihara
- Community development blockBakhri
- Census village code238241

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

## How far is Ratan from nearby towns?

- Bakhri (sub-district HQ)9 km by road
- Begusarai (district HQ)35 km by road
- Bakhri (nearest town)9 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 Ratan?

8 services counted by the Census are inside Ratan; 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 · 2 doctors
- ●Maternity & child welfare centreIn village · 1
- ●Family welfare centreIn village · 1
- ●Anganwadi centreIn village
- ●ASHA health workerIn village
- ●Polling stationIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Senior secondary school5–10 km · Bakhri
- ○Degree college5–10 km · Bakhri
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Begusarai
- ○Primary health centre5–10 km
- ○Allopathic hospital5–10 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 library5–10 km

### Water and power

- Drinking waterhand pumps

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 Ratan known for?

The main crops are **paddy**. About 92% of the 163 hectares of village land is sown, and 125 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 Ratan

Of every 100 households in Ratan in 2011, 0 had electricity, 23 a toilet at home and 2 cooked with LPG; 31 had a mobile phone, 3 a two-wheeler and 0 a car.

■ Ratan · ■ Bakhri rural average

Electricity for lighting ****0%**

**4%

Toilet within the home ****23%**

**17%

No toilet (open defecation) ****76%**

**82%

Tap water ****1%**

**3%

Drinking water within premises ****62%**

**40%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****2%**

**2%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****98%**

**97%

Use banking services ****33%**

**29%

Television ****4%**

**4%

Mobile phone ****31%**

**43%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****3%**

**3%

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

**1%

None of these assets ****40%**

**37%

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 Ratan?

■ Ratan · ■ Bakhri rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****64.9%**

**55.9%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****921**

**913

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****1056**

**946

Working population ****32.8%**

**35.3%

### Women and men

Literacy is 73.2% for men and 55.5% for women. 48% of men and 16% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 229 (16%) · **■** Farm labourers 185 (13%) · **■** Household industry 94 (7%) · **■** Other work 167 (12%) · **■** Marginal 752 (53%)

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 Bakhri

- Salauna6,088 people
- Chak Hamid5,288 people
- Ghaghra5,280 people
- Semri4,398 people
- Mohanpur4,262 people
- Bahuara3,576 people
- Akaha3,096 people
- Bagban2,992 people

[All 56 villages in Bakhri](https://wherepedia.org/india/bihar/begusarai/bakhri/villages/)

## Quick answers

- How far is Ratan from Begusarai?35 km by road
- What is the population of Ratan?4,354 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Ratan in?Begusarai district (Bakhri sub-district), Bihar
- What is the literacy rate of Ratan?64.9% (Census 2011)