Village · Keotiranway, Darbhanga
# Rajaura

Rajaura is a village in Keotiranway sub-district of Darbhanga district, Bihar, PIN code 847121. The 2011 Census counted 4,936 people in 1,056 households, the 15th largest of 96 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 57.3%, above the sub-district's rural average of 54.5%.
- 4,936 people (2011)
- 1,056 households
- 57.3% literacy
- 847121 PIN code

## Rajaura PIN code and other codes

The PIN code of Rajaura is 847121. Rajaura falls in Keotiranway sub-district, Darbhanga district, Bihar.
- PIN code 847121
- Gram panchayat Rajaura
- Community development block Keotiranway
- Census village code 226946

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

## How far is Rajaura from nearby towns?
- Keotiranway (sub-district HQ) 4 km by road
- Darbhanga (district HQ) 25 km by road
- Darbhanga (nearest town) 25 km by road

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

## What facilities are there in Rajaura?

12 services counted by the Census are inside Rajaura; the rest show the distance to the nearest one.

### In the village
- ● Pre-primary school In village · 1 private
- ● Primary school In village · 3 govt
- ● Middle school In village · 3 govt
- ● Private bus service In village
- ● National highway In village
- ● Pucca (black-topped) road In village
- ● All-weather road In village
- ● Commercial bank In village
- ● Agricultural credit society In village
- ● Anganwadi centre In village
- ● ASHA health worker In village
- ● Polling station In village

### Nearest outside
- ○ Senior secondary school 10+ km · Darbhanga
- ○ Degree college 10+ km · Darbhanga
- ○ ITI / vocational school 10+ km · Darbhanga
- ○ Primary health centre 5–10 km
- ○ Allopathic hospital 10+ km
- ○ Dispensary 10+ km
- ○ Post office 5–10 km
- ○ Public bus service 5–10 km
- ○ Railway station under 5 km
- ○ ATM 5–10 km
- ○ Ration (PDS) shop under 5 km
- ○ Mandi / regular market under 5 km
- ○ Public library 5–10 km

### Water and power
- Drinking water hand pumps and tube wells / boreholes
- Electricity (2011) 7 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 Rajaura known for?

The main crops are paddy. About 60% of the 258 hectares of village land is sown, and 103 hectares are irrigated.

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

## Homes and amenities in Rajaura

Of every 100 households in Rajaura in 2011, 30 had electricity, 27 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 63 had a mobile phone, 6 a two-wheeler and 2 a car.

■ Rajaura · ■ Keotiranway rural average
- Electricity for lighting 30% 21%
- Toilet within the home 27% 27%
- No toilet (open defecation) 72% 71%
- Tap water 0% 2%
- Drinking water within premises 43% 40%
- Cooking with LPG / PNG 0% 4%
- Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue 99% 91%
- Use banking services 44% 34%
- Television 7% 8%
- Mobile phone 63% 50%
- Computer with internet 1% 1%
- Two-wheeler 6% 5%
- Car / jeep / van 2% 1%
- None of these assets 22% 32%
- Own their home 98% 98%

Source: Census of India 2011, Houselisting and Housing Census – households by amenities and assets (HH-14).

## What is the population of Rajaura?

■ Rajaura · ■ Keotiranway rural average
- Literacy (age 7+) 57.3% 54.5%
- Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) 898 905
- Child sex ratio (0–6) 923 929
- Working population 27.3% 28.3%

### Women and men

Literacy is 66.4% for men and 47.1% for women. 49% of men and 4% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

■ Cultivators 218 (16%) · ■ Farm labourers 165 (12%) · ■ Household industry 7 (1%) · ■ Other work 171 (13%) · ■ Marginal 788 (58%)

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

## Other villages of similar size in Keotiranway
- Karjapatti 5,559 people
- Darma 5,110 people
- Dighiar 5,062 people
- Khirma 5,029 people
- Pathra 4,897 people
- Pindaruch 4,586 people
- Bariaul 4,503 people
- Mahamadpur 4,290 people

All 110 villages in Keotiranway

## Quick answers
- What is the PIN code of Rajaura? 847121
- How far is Rajaura from Darbhanga? 25 km by road
- What is the population of Rajaura? 4,936 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Rajaura in? Darbhanga district (Keotiranway sub-district), Bihar
- What is the literacy rate of Rajaura? 57.3% (Census 2011)

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