# Rachhia Village, Dumaria, Gaya (Bihar) – PIN Code & Facilities

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Village · Dumaria, Gaya 

# Rachhia

Rachhia is a village in Dumaria sub-district of Gaya district, Bihar. The 2011 Census counted **890 people in 157 households**, the 55th largest of 111 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 53.9%, below the sub-district's rural average of 55.8%.

- 890people (2011)
- 157households
- 53.9%literacy
- 947females per 1,000 males

## Rachhia PIN code and other codes

Rachhia falls in Dumaria sub-district, Gaya district, Bihar.

- Gram panchayatPankara
- Community development blockDumaria
- Census village code256193

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

## How far is Rachhia from nearby towns?

- Dumaria (sub-district HQ)4 km by road
- Gaya (district HQ)100 km by road
- Sherghati (nearest town)48 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 Rachhia?

8 services counted by the Census are inside Rachhia; the rest show the distance to the nearest one.

### In the village

- ●Primary schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Middle schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Secondary schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village
- ●All-weather roadIn village
- ●Anganwadi centreIn village
- ●ASHA health workerIn village
- ●Polling stationIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Senior secondary school10+ km · Kachar
- ○Degree college10+ km · Gaya
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Gaya
- ○Primary health centre10+ km
- ○Allopathic hospital10+ km
- ○Dispensary10+ km
- ○Post office5–10 km
- ○Public bus service5–10 km
- ○Railway station10+ km
- ○ATM5–10 km
- ○Commercial bank10+ km
- ○Ration (PDS) shop10+ km
- ○Mandi / regular market5–10 km
- ○Public library5–10 km

### Water and power

- Drinking waterhand pumps and canal / river

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 Rachhia known for?

The main crops are **paddy**. About 98% of the 41 hectares of village land is sown, and 28 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 Rachhia

Of every 100 households in Rachhia in 2011, 0 had electricity, 1 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 36 had a mobile phone, 0 a two-wheeler and 0 a car.

■ Rachhia · ■ Dumaria rural average

Electricity for lighting ****0%**

**1%

Toilet within the home ****1%**

**13%

No toilet (open defecation) ****99%**

**87%

Tap water ****0%**

**3%

Drinking water within premises ****0%**

**28%

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

**1%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****100%**

**99%

Use banking services ****6%**

**34%

Television ****0%**

**3%

Mobile phone ****36%**

**44%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**1%

Two-wheeler ****0%**

**5%

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

**2%

None of these assets ****54%**

**35%

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 Rachhia?

■ Rachhia · ■ Dumaria rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****53.9%**

**55.8%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****947**

**927

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****1149**

**954

Working population ****37.9%**

**38.8%

### Women and men

Literacy is 69.5% for men and 36.6% for women. 40% of men and 35% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 27 (8%) · **■** Farm labourers 100 (30%) · **■** Household industry 18 (5%) · **■** Other work 16 (5%) · **■** Marginal 176 (52%)

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 Dumaria

- Pathra929 people
- Karman923 people
- Kewla Kalan919 people
- Barka Dhab900 people
- Khaira885 people
- Bodhi Bigha847 people
- Chhotka Kewla839 people
- Nonisat820 people

[All 124 villages in Dumaria](https://wherepedia.org/india/bihar/gaya/dumaria/villages/)

## Quick answers

- How far is Rachhia from Gaya?100 km by road
- What is the population of Rachhia?890 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Rachhia in?Gaya district (Dumaria sub-district), Bihar
- What is the literacy rate of Rachhia?53.9% (Census 2011)