Village · Hayaghat, Darbhanga
# Rasulpur

Rasulpur is a village in Hayaghat sub-district of Darbhanga district, Bihar. The 2011 Census counted 11,292 people in 2,208 households, the 2nd largest of 43 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 50.5%, below the sub-district's rural average of 59.8%.
- 11,292 people (2011)
- 2,208 households
- 50.5% literacy
- 878 females per 1,000 males

## Rasulpur PIN code and other codes

Rasulpur falls in Hayaghat sub-district, Darbhanga district, Bihar.
- Gram panchayat Rasalpur
- Community development block Hayaghat
- Census village code 227556

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

## How far is Rasulpur from nearby towns?
- Hayaghat (sub-district HQ) 2 km by road
- Darbhanga (district HQ) 12 km by road
- Darbhanga (nearest town) 12 km by road

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

## What facilities are there in Rasulpur?

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

### In the village
- ● Pre-primary school In village · 1 private
- ● Primary school In village · 1 govt · 1 private
- ● Middle school In village · 1 private
- ● Mobile phone coverage In village
- ● Private bus service In village
- ● All-weather road In village
- ● Commercial bank In village
- ● Agricultural credit society In village
- ● Ration (PDS) shop 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 · Haya Ghat
- ○ Degree college 10+ km · Darbhanga
- ○ ITI / vocational school 10+ km · Ramnagar
- ○ Primary health centre 5–10 km
- ○ Allopathic hospital 10+ km
- ○ Dispensary 10+ km
- ○ Post office under 5 km
- ○ Public bus service 5–10 km
- ○ Railway station under 5 km
- ○ ATM 10+ km
- ○ Mandi / regular market under 5 km
- ○ Public library 10+ km

### Water and power
- Drinking water untreated tap water and hand pumps
- Electricity (2011) 5 h summer · 10 h winter

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 64% of the 411 hectares of village land is sown, and 79 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, 10 had electricity, 33 a toilet at home and 2 cooked with LPG; 45 had a mobile phone, 3 a two-wheeler and 1 a car.

■ Rasulpur · ■ Hayaghat rural average
- Electricity for lighting 10% 10%
- Toilet within the home 33% 28%
- No toilet (open defecation) 66% 71%
- Tap water 5% 2%
- Drinking water within premises 45% 41%
- Cooking with LPG / PNG 2% 5%
- Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue 97% 93%
- Use banking services 30% 46%
- Television 9% 9%
- Mobile phone 45% 49%
- Computer with internet 0% 0%
- Two-wheeler 3% 4%
- Car / jeep / van 1% 1%
- None of these assets 26% 29%
- 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 · ■ Hayaghat rural average
- Literacy (age 7+) 50.5% 59.8%
- Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) 878 893
- Child sex ratio (0–6) 898 901
- Working population 27.0% 29.2%

### Women and men

Literacy is 58.2% for men and 41.7% for women. 43% of men and 9% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

■ Cultivators 347 (11%) · ■ Farm labourers 1,389 (46%) · ■ Household industry 23 (1%) · ■ Other work 512 (17%) · ■ Marginal 775 (25%)

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

## Other villages of similar size in Hayaghat
- Sirnia 26,767 people
- Malahipatti Bahadurpur 11,093 people
- Pator 7,978 people
- Mirzapur 7,653 people
- Chandanpatti 6,838 people

All 48 villages in Hayaghat

## Quick answers
- How far is Rasulpur from Darbhanga? 12 km by road
- What is the population of Rasulpur? 11,292 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Rasulpur in? Darbhanga district (Hayaghat sub-district), Bihar
- What is the literacy rate of Rasulpur? 50.5% (Census 2011)

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