# Rajpur Kalan Village, Simri, Buxar (Bihar) – PIN Code > Source: https://wherepedia.org/india/bihar/buxar/simri/rajpur-kalan-247815/ Village · Simri, Buxar # Rajpur Kalan Rajpur Kalan is a village in Simri sub-district of Buxar district, Bihar. The 2011 Census counted **1,836 people in 254 households**, the 35th largest of 94 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 74.7%, above the sub-district's rural average of 68.3%. - 1,836people (2011) - 254households - 74.7%literacy - 923females per 1,000 males ## Rajpur Kalan PIN code and other codes Rajpur Kalan falls in Simri sub-district, Buxar district, Bihar. - Gram panchayatRajpur Kalan - Community development blockSimri - Census village code247815 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)7 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? 7 services counted by the Census are inside Rajpur Kalan; the rest show the distance to the nearest one. ### In the village - ●Primary schoolIn village · 1 govt - ●Middle schoolIn village · 1 govt · 1 private - ●Mobile phone coverageIn village - ●All-weather roadIn village - ●Anganwadi centreIn village - ●ASHA health workerIn village - ●Sports fieldIn village ### Nearest outside - ○Senior secondary schoolunder 5 km · Balihar - ○Degree college10+ km · Dumri - ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Buxar - ○Primary health centre10+ km - ○Allopathic hospital5–10 km - ○Dispensary5–10 km - ○Post officeunder 5 km - ○Public bus service5–10 km - ○Railway stationunder 5 km - ○ATM10+ km - ○Commercial bank10+ km - ○Ration (PDS) shopunder 5 km - ○Mandi / regular market5–10 km - ○Public library10+ 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 78% of the 14 hectares of village land is sown, and 11 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, 26 had electricity, 26 a toilet at home and 15 cooked with LPG; 76 had a mobile phone, 19 a two-wheeler and 4 a car. ■ Rajpur Kalan · ■ Simri rural average Electricity for lighting ****26%** **13% Toilet within the home ****26%** **21% No toilet (open defecation) ****74%** **77% Tap water ****2%** **5% Drinking water within premises ****57%** **76% Cooking with LPG / PNG ****15%** **8% Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****84%** **91% Use banking services ****50%** **62% Television ****27%** **16% Mobile phone ****76%** **66% Computer with internet ****4%** **1% Two-wheeler ****19%** **10% Car / jeep / van ****4%** **2% None of these assets ****13%** **16% Own their home ****95%** **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+) ****74.7%** **68.3% Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****923** **909 Child sex ratio (0–6) ****1112** **921 Working population ****24.5%** **31.7% ### Women and men Literacy is 83.5% for men and 64.8% for women. 45% of men and 2% of women work. ### Who works, and at what ******** **■** Cultivators 114 (25%) · **■** Farm labourers 91 (20%) · **■** Other work 50 (11%) · **■** Marginal 195 (43%) 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 - Makundpur2,110 people - Mahrauli2,009 people - Jalalpur1,908 people - Rampur Mathiya1,878 people - Rajpur Kalan1,797 people - Neyazipur1,704 people - Panrepur1,693 people - Nagarpura1,666 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?1,836 (Census 2011) - Which district is Rajpur Kalan in?Buxar district (Simri sub-district), Bihar - What is the literacy rate of Rajpur Kalan?74.7% (Census 2011)