# Raksia Village, Itarhi, Buxar (Bihar) – PIN Code, Facilities & Population

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Village · Itarhi, Buxar 

# Raksia

Raksia is a village in Itarhi sub-district of Buxar district, Bihar, PIN code **802117**. The 2011 Census counted **671 people in 119 households**, the 83rd largest of 133 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 49.4%, below the sub-district's rural average of 68.8%.

- 671people (2011)
- 119households
- 49.4%literacy
- 802117PIN code

## Raksia PIN code and other codes

**The PIN code of Raksia is 802117.** Raksia falls in Itarhi sub-district, Buxar district, Bihar.

- PIN code802117
- Gram panchayatChilhar
- Community development blockItarhi
- Census village code248784

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

## How far is Raksia from nearby towns?

- Itarhi (sub-district HQ)15 km by road
- Buxar (district HQ)18 km by road
- Buxar (nearest town)18 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 Raksia?

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

### In the village

- ●Primary schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Mobile phone coverageIn village
- ●Railway stationIn village
- ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village
- ●All-weather roadIn village
- ●Mandi / regular marketIn village
- ●Weekly haatIn village
- ●Anganwadi centreIn village
- ●ASHA health workerIn village
- ●Public libraryIn village
- ●Polling stationIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Senior secondary school5–10 km · Pasahara
- ○Degree college10+ km · Sisaudha
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Buxar
- ○Primary health centre10+ km
- ○Allopathic hospital10+ km
- ○Dispensary10+ km
- ○Post officeunder 5 km
- ○Public bus service5–10 km
- ○ATM10+ km
- ○Commercial bank10+ km
- ○Ration (PDS) shop5–10 km

### Water and power

- Drinking waterhand pumps and tube wells / boreholes

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 Raksia known for?

The main crops are **paddy, wheat and oil seeds**. About 79% of the 64 hectares of village land is sown, and 39 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 Raksia

Of every 100 households in Raksia in 2011, 55 had electricity, 7 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 58 had a mobile phone, 3 a two-wheeler and 0 a car.

■ Raksia · ■ Itarhi rural average

Electricity for lighting ****55%**

**14%

Toilet within the home ****7%**

**16%

No toilet (open defecation) ****93%**

**82%

Tap water ****4%**

**1%

Drinking water within premises ****49%**

**70%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****0%**

**3%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****100%**

**94%

Use banking services ****26%**

**55%

Television ****10%**

**15%

Mobile phone ****58%**

**62%

Computer with internet ****1%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****3%**

**9%

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

**2%

None of these assets ****24%**

**19%

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 Raksia?

■ Raksia · ■ Itarhi rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****49.4%**

**68.8%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****1151**

**937

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****895**

**946

Working population ****39.3%**

**30.8%

### Women and men

Literacy is 65.0% for men and 36.9% for women. 41% of men and 38% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

********

**■** Cultivators 34 (13%) · **■** Farm labourers 3 (1%) · **■** Other work 5 (2%) · **■** Marginal 222 (84%)

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 Itarhi

- Itaunha737 people
- Chameli716 people
- Alampur694 people
- Jahanpur674 people
- Bara Dih661 people
- Kaleanpur651 people
- Bhar Chakia649 people
- Bishunpur645 people

[All 167 villages in Itarhi](https://wherepedia.org/india/bihar/buxar/itarhi/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the PIN code of Raksia?802117
- How far is Raksia from Buxar?18 km by road
- What is the population of Raksia?671 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Raksia in?Buxar district (Itarhi sub-district), Bihar
- What is the literacy rate of Raksia?49.4% (Census 2011)