Village · Sonhaula, Bhagalpur
# Rasulpur

Rasulpur is a village in Sonhaula sub-district of Bhagalpur district, Bihar. The 2011 Census counted 668 people in 118 households, the 93rd largest of 137 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 51.2%, below the sub-district's rural average of 54.9%.
- 668 people (2011)
- 118 households
- 51.2% literacy
- 856 females per 1,000 males

## Rasulpur PIN code and other codes

Rasulpur falls in Sonhaula sub-district, Bhagalpur district, Bihar.
- Gram panchayat Pothia
- Community development block Sonhaula
- Census village code 240276

Source: Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory.

## How far is Rasulpur from nearby towns?
- Sonhaula (sub-district HQ) 3 km by road
- Bhagalpur (district HQ) 38 km by road
- Bhagalpur (nearest town) 40 km by road

Source: Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory.

## What facilities are there in Rasulpur?

11 services counted by the Census are inside Rasulpur; the rest show the distance to the nearest one.

### In the village
- ● Primary school In village · 1 govt
- ● Middle school In village · 1 govt
- ● Post office In village
- ● Internet / Common Service Centre In village
- ● Railway station In village
- ● Ration (PDS) shop In village
- ● Mandi / regular market In village
- ● Weekly haat In village
- ● Anganwadi centre In village
- ● ASHA health worker In village
- ● Polling station In village

### Nearest outside
- ○ Senior secondary school 10+ km · Sonhaula
- ○ Degree college 10+ km · Bhagalpur
- ○ ITI / vocational school 10+ km · Bhagalpur
- ○ Primary health centre 10+ km
- ○ Allopathic hospital 10+ km
- ○ Dispensary 10+ km
- ○ Public bus service under 5 km
- ○ ATM under 5 km
- ○ Commercial bank 10+ km
- ○ Public library 10+ km

### Water and power
- Drinking water untreated tap water, hand pumps and tube wells / boreholes

Source: Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory.

Surveyed for the 2011 Census; facilities may have changed.

## What is Rasulpur known for?

The main crops are paddy. About 100% of the 4 hectares of village land is sown, and 1 hectares are irrigated.

Source: Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory.

## Homes and amenities in Rasulpur

Of every 100 households in Rasulpur in 2011, 0 had electricity, 2 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 63 had a mobile phone, 3 a two-wheeler and 0 a car.

■ Rasulpur · ■ Sonhaula rural average
- Electricity for lighting 0% 26%
- Toilet within the home 2% 14%
- No toilet (open defecation) 98% 84%
- Tap water 0% 5%
- Drinking water within premises 46% 24%
- Cooking with LPG / PNG 0% 1%
- Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue 99% 85%
- Use banking services 100% 44%
- Television 48% 11%
- Mobile phone 63% 53%
- Computer with internet 0% 1%
- Two-wheeler 3% 5%
- Car / jeep / van 0% 1%
- None of these assets 0% 31%
- Own their home 100% 98%

Source: Census of India 2011, Houselisting and Housing Census – households by amenities and assets (HH-14).

## What is the population of Rasulpur?

■ Rasulpur · ■ Sonhaula rural average
- Literacy (age 7+) 51.2% 54.9%
- Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) 856 900
- Child sex ratio (0–6) 833 944
- Working population 43.7% 40.9%

### Women and men

Literacy is 62.1% for men and 38.7% for women. 49% of men and 37% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

■ Cultivators 5 (2%) · ■ Farm labourers 131 (45%) · ■ Household industry 52 (18%) · ■ Other work 92 (32%) · ■ Marginal 12 (4%)

Source: Census of India 2011, Primary Census Abstract (town, village and ward level), all districts.

## Other villages of similar size in Sonhaula
- Rasulpur 689 people
- Baijnathpur 686 people
- Bansipur Bela 684 people
- Pakaria 684 people
- Majlispur 659 people
- Kewanchak 635 people
- Bangaon 623 people
- Garbhudih Milik 609 people

All 177 villages in Sonhaula

## Quick answers
- How far is Rasulpur from Bhagalpur? 38 km by road
- What is the population of Rasulpur? 668 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Rasulpur in? Bhagalpur district (Sonhaula sub-district), Bihar
- What is the literacy rate of Rasulpur? 51.2% (Census 2011)

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