# Raipur Kalan Village, Simri, Buxar (Bihar) – PIN Code, Facilities & Population

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Village · Simri, Buxar 

# Raipur Kalan

Raipur Kalan is a village in Simri sub-district of Buxar district, Bihar. The 2011 Census counted **768 people in 103 households**, the 64th largest of 94 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 73.7%, above the sub-district's rural average of 68.3%.

- 768people (2011)
- 103households
- 73.7%literacy
- 906females per 1,000 males

## Raipur Kalan PIN code and other codes

Raipur Kalan falls in Simri sub-district, Buxar district, Bihar.

- Gram panchayatRajpur Parsanpah
- Community development blockSimri
- Census village code247814

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

## How far is Raipur Kalan from nearby towns?

- Simri (sub-district HQ)8 km by road
- Buxar (district HQ)28 km by road
- Dumraon (nearest town)17 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 Raipur Kalan?

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

### In the village

- ●Primary schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Middle schoolIn village · 2 govt
- ●Mobile phone coverageIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Senior secondary schoolunder 5 km · Balihar
- ○Degree college10+ km · Dumri
- ○ITI / vocational school5–10 km · Buxar
- ○Primary health centre5–10 km
- ○Allopathic hospital10+ km
- ○Dispensary5–10 km
- ○Post office5–10 km
- ○Public bus serviceunder 5 km
- ○Railway stationunder 5 km
- ○ATM10+ km
- ○Commercial bank5–10 km
- ○Ration (PDS) shopunder 5 km
- ○Mandi / regular market5–10 km
- ○Public library5–10 km

### Water and power

- Drinking waterhand pumps and tube wells / boreholes
- Electricity (2011)1 h summer · 4 h winter

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 Raipur Kalan known for?

The main crops are **paddy**. About 100% of the 46 hectares of village land is sown, and 40 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 Raipur Kalan

Of every 100 households in Raipur Kalan in 2011, 2 had electricity, 17 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 95 had a mobile phone, 13 a two-wheeler and 0 a car.

■ Raipur Kalan · ■ Simri rural average

Electricity for lighting ****2%**

**13%

Toilet within the home ****17%**

**21%

No toilet (open defecation) ****83%**

**77%

Tap water ****14%**

**5%

Drinking water within premises ****96%**

**76%

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

**8%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****99%**

**91%

Use banking services ****98%**

**62%

Television ****27%**

**16%

Mobile phone ****95%**

**66%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**1%

Two-wheeler ****13%**

**10%

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

**2%

None of these assets ****0%**

**16%

Own their home ****100%**

**98%

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 Raipur Kalan?

■ Raipur Kalan · ■ Simri rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****73.7%**

**68.3%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****906**

**909

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****912**

**921

Working population ****23.2%**

**31.7%

### Women and men

Literacy is 81.8% for men and 64.7% for women. 41% of men and 3% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

********

**■** Cultivators 94 (53%) · **■** Farm labourers 35 (20%) · **■** Other work 18 (10%) · **■** Marginal 31 (17%)

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 Simri

- Parmanpur1,022 people
- Dhanrajepur1,015 people
- Rajpur Kalan836 people
- Gop Bharauli805 people
- Gopalpur752 people
- Ranipatti749 people
- Nemauwa687 people
- Bhan Bahrauli672 people

[All 156 villages in Simri](https://wherepedia.org/india/bihar/buxar/simri/villages/)

## Quick answers

- How far is Raipur Kalan from Buxar?28 km by road
- What is the population of Raipur Kalan?768 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Raipur Kalan in?Buxar district (Simri sub-district), Bihar
- What is the literacy rate of Raipur Kalan?73.7% (Census 2011)