Village · Pirpainti, Bhagalpur # Rajganj Rajganj is a village in Pirpainti sub-district of Bhagalpur district, Bihar. The 2011 Census counted 2,188 people in 375 households, the 35th largest of 92 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 46.7%, below the sub-district's rural average of 56.7%. - 2,188 people (2011) - 375 households - 46.7% literacy - 913 females per 1,000 males ## Rajganj PIN code and other codes Rajganj falls in Pirpainti sub-district, Bhagalpur district, Bihar. - Gram panchayat Bandhujay Rampur - Community development block Pirpainti - Census village code 239086 Source: Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory. ## How far is Rajganj from nearby towns? - Pirpainti (sub-district HQ) 13 km by road - Bhagalpur (district HQ) 58 km by road - Colgong (nearest town) 22 km by road Source: Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory. ## What facilities are there in Rajganj? 12 services counted by the Census are inside Rajganj; the rest show the distance to the nearest one. ### In the village - ● Primary school In village · 1 govt - ● Middle school In village · 2 govt - ● Health sub-centre In village · 1 - ● Maternity & child welfare centre In village · 1 - ● Family welfare centre In village · 1 - ● National highway In village - ● State highway In village - ● Pucca (black-topped) road In village - ● All-weather road In village - ● Anganwadi centre In village - ● ASHA health worker In village - ● Polling station In village ### Nearest outside - ○ Senior secondary school under 5 km · Rajgaon - ○ Degree college 10+ km · Kahalgaon - ○ ITI / vocational school 10+ km · Bhagalpur - ○ Primary health centre 5–10 km - ○ Allopathic hospital 10+ km - ○ Dispensary 5–10 km - ○ Post office under 5 km - ○ Public bus service 10+ km - ○ Railway station 10+ km - ○ ATM 5–10 km - ○ Commercial bank 5–10 km - ○ Ration (PDS) shop 5–10 km - ○ Mandi / regular market 10+ km - ○ Public library 10+ km ### Water and power - Drinking water untreated tap water and hand pumps - Electricity (2011) 5 h summer · 5 h winter Source: Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory. Surveyed for the 2011 Census; facilities may have changed. ## What is Rajganj known for? The main crops are paddy. About 95% of the 207 hectares of village land is sown, and 81 hectares are irrigated. Source: Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory. ## Homes and amenities in Rajganj Of every 100 households in Rajganj in 2011, 1 had electricity, 9 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 27 had a mobile phone, 6 a two-wheeler and 2 a car. ■ Rajganj · ■ Pirpainti rural average - Electricity for lighting 1% 14% - Toilet within the home 9% 19% - No toilet (open defecation) 91% 80% - Tap water 0% 6% - Drinking water within premises 60% 42% - Cooking with LPG / PNG 0% 2% - Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue 100% 91% - Use banking services 37% 33% - Television 3% 15% - Mobile phone 27% 48% - Computer with internet 0% 0% - Two-wheeler 6% 6% - Car / jeep / van 2% 1% - None of these assets 43% 32% - Own their home 99% 98% Source: Census of India 2011, Houselisting and Housing Census – households by amenities and assets (HH-14). ## What is the population of Rajganj? ■ Rajganj · ■ Pirpainti rural average - Literacy (age 7+) 46.7% 56.7% - Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) 913 871 - Child sex ratio (0–6) 1092 945 - Working population 24.1% 35.4% ### Women and men Literacy is 53.8% for men and 38.5% for women. 43% of men and 3% of women work. ### Who works, and at what ■ Cultivators 49 (9%) · ■ Farm labourers 122 (23%) · ■ Household industry 4 (1%) · ■ Other work 70 (13%) · ■ Marginal 282 (54%) Source: Census of India 2011, Primary Census Abstract (town, village and ward level), all districts. ## Other villages of similar size in Pirpainti - Naraenpur Kharagpur 2,638 people - Jairam Bandhu 2,529 people - Udaipura 2,503 people - Kirtania 2,303 people - Daulatpur 2,170 people - Hiranand 2,149 people - Khanpur 2,071 people - Gokhul Mathura 1,886 people All 114 villages in Pirpainti ## Quick answers - How far is Rajganj from Bhagalpur? 58 km by road - What is the population of Rajganj? 2,188 (Census 2011) - Which district is Rajganj in? Bhagalpur district (Pirpainti sub-district), Bihar - What is the literacy rate of Rajganj? 46.7% (Census 2011) --- Canonical: https://wherepedia.org/india/bihar/bhagalpur/pirpainti/rajganj/ · Updated 2026-11-02 · Data: national censuses and statistics offices (sources named in each section); © OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL); Overture Maps; GeoNames; NASA POWER.