# Rajpur Kalan Village, Simri, Buxar (Bihar) – PIN Code > Source: https://wherepedia.org/india/bihar/buxar/simri/rajpur-kalan-247790/ Village · Simri, Buxar # Rajpur Kalan Rajpur Kalan is a village in Simri sub-district of Buxar district, Bihar. The 2011 Census counted **2,389 people in 299 households**, the 27th largest of 94 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 72.9%, above the sub-district's rural average of 68.3%. - 2,389people (2011) - 299households - 72.9%literacy - 901females per 1,000 males ## Rajpur Kalan PIN code and other codes Rajpur Kalan falls in Simri sub-district, Buxar district, Bihar. - Gram panchayatRajpur Parsanpah - Community development blockSimri - Census village code247790 Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog). ## How far is Rajpur 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 Rajpur Kalan? 6 services counted by the Census are inside Rajpur Kalan; the rest show the distance to the nearest one. ### In the village - ●Pre-primary schoolIn village · 1 private - ●Primary schoolIn village · 1 govt · 1 private - ●Mobile phone coverageIn village - ●Anganwadi centreIn village - ●ASHA health workerIn village - ●Sports fieldIn village ### Nearest outside - ○Senior secondary school5–10 km · Simri - ○Degree college10+ km · Dumri - ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Dumraon - ○Primary health centre10+ km - ○Allopathic hospital10+ km - ○Dispensary10+ km - ○Post officeunder 5 km - ○Public bus service5–10 km - ○Railway station10+ km - ○ATM10+ km - ○Commercial bank10+ km - ○Ration (PDS) shop5–10 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 Rajpur Kalan known for? The main crops are **paddy**. About 96% of the 469 hectares of village land is sown, and 300 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 Rajpur Kalan Of every 100 households in Rajpur Kalan in 2011, 32 had electricity, 33 a toilet at home and 8 cooked with LPG; 73 had a mobile phone, 24 a two-wheeler and 2 a car. ■ Rajpur Kalan · ■ Simri rural average Electricity for lighting ****32%** **13% Toilet within the home ****33%** **21% No toilet (open defecation) ****67%** **77% Tap water ****2%** **5% Drinking water within premises ****70%** **76% Cooking with LPG / PNG ****8%** **8% Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****92%** **91% Use banking services ****75%** **62% Television ****38%** **16% Mobile phone ****73%** **66% Computer with internet ****1%** **1% Two-wheeler ****24%** **10% Car / jeep / van ****2%** **2% None of these assets ****12%** **16% Own their home ****99%** **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 Rajpur Kalan? ■ Rajpur Kalan · ■ Simri rural average Literacy (age 7+) ****72.9%** **68.3% Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****901** **909 Child sex ratio (0–6) ****1109** **921 Working population ****29.4%** **31.7% ### Women and men Literacy is 81.0% for men and 63.7% for women. 52% of men and 5% of women work. ### Who works, and at what ********** **■** Cultivators 193 (27%) · **■** Farm labourers 9 (1%) · **■** Household industry 12 (2%) · **■** Other work 81 (12%) · **■** Marginal 408 (58%) 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 - Khaira2,835 people - Parari2,749 people - Durasan2,511 people - Gayaghat2,468 people - Chakani2,340 people - Dia Parmeswar2,302 people - Arjunpur2,257 people - Makundpur2,110 people [All 156 villages in Simri](https://wherepedia.org/india/bihar/buxar/simri/villages/) ## Quick answers - How far is Rajpur Kalan from Buxar?28 km by road - What is the population of Rajpur Kalan?2,389 (Census 2011) - Which district is Rajpur Kalan in?Buxar district (Simri sub-district), Bihar - What is the literacy rate of Rajpur Kalan?72.9% (Census 2011)