# Oriap Village, Colgong, Bhagalpur (Bihar) – PIN Code

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Village · Colgong, Bhagalpur 

# Oriap

Oriap is a village in Colgong sub-district of Bhagalpur district, Bihar. The 2011 Census counted **4,269 people in 806 households**, the 18th largest of 147 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 58.8%, close to the sub-district's rural average of 58.2%.

- 4,269people (2011)
- 806households
- 58.8%literacy
- 846females per 1,000 males

## Oriap PIN code and other codes

Oriap falls in Colgong sub-district, Bhagalpur district, Bihar.

- Gram panchayatAkchari
- Community development blockColgong
- Census village code239135

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

## How far is Oriap from nearby towns?

- Colgong (sub-district HQ)10 km by road
- Bhagalpur (district HQ)40 km by road
- Colgong (nearest town)10 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 Oriap?

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

### In the village

- ●Anganwadi centreIn village
- ●ASHA health workerIn village
- ●Polling stationIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Primary school5–10 km · Oriap
- ○Senior secondary school5–10 km · Colgong
- ○Degree college5–10 km · Colgong
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Bhagalpur
- ○Primary health centre10+ km
- ○Allopathic hospital5–10 km
- ○Dispensary10+ 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 Oriap known for?

The main crops are **paddy**. About 23% of the 88 hectares of village land is sown, and 5 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 Oriap

Of every 100 households in Oriap in 2011, 24 had electricity, 23 a toilet at home and 5 cooked with LPG; 52 had a mobile phone, 8 a two-wheeler and 2 a car.

■ Oriap · ■ Colgong rural average

Electricity for lighting ****24%**

**32%

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

**21%

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

**78%

Tap water ****2%**

**9%

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

**44%

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

**4%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****88%**

**84%

Use banking services ****48%**

**42%

Television ****14%**

**17%

Mobile phone ****52%**

**49%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**1%

Two-wheeler ****8%**

**7%

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

**1%

None of these assets ****34%**

**31%

Own their home ****90%**

**97%

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 Oriap?

■ Oriap · ■ Colgong rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****58.8%**

**58.2%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****846**

**872

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****1062**

**947

Working population ****25.6%**

**30.8%

### Women and men

Literacy is 64.0% for men and 52.3% for women. 45% of men and 3% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

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**■** Cultivators 23 (2%) · **■** Farm labourers 706 (65%) · **■** Household industry 9 (1%) · **■** Other work 123 (11%) · **■** Marginal 232 (21%)

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 Colgong

- Ogri4,684 people
- Salempur Saini4,521 people
- Shampur4,497 people
- Dealpur4,400 people
- Shampur4,157 people
- Nandlalpur4,058 people
- Kalgiganj3,253 people
- Bansipur3,189 people

[All 209 villages in Colgong](https://wherepedia.org/india/bihar/bhagalpur/colgong/villages/)

## Quick answers

- How far is Oriap from Bhagalpur?40 km by road
- What is the population of Oriap?4,269 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Oriap in?Bhagalpur district (Colgong sub-district), Bihar
- What is the literacy rate of Oriap?58.8% (Census 2011)