# Raksa Village, Gurua, Gaya (Bihar) – PIN Code & Facilities

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Village · Gurua, Gaya 

# Raksa

Raksa is a village in Gurua sub-district of Gaya district, Bihar, PIN code **824205**. The 2011 Census counted **2,155 people in 327 households**, the 16th largest of 170 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 46.5%, below the sub-district's rural average of 63.9%.

- 2,155people (2011)
- 327households
- 46.5%literacy
- 824205PIN code

## Raksa PIN code and other codes

**The PIN code of Raksa is 824205.** Raksa falls in Gurua sub-district, Gaya district, Bihar.

- PIN code824205
- Gram panchayatNagwan
- Community development blockGurua
- Census village code255626

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

## How far is Raksa from nearby towns?

- Gurua (sub-district HQ)17 km by road
- Gaya (district HQ)60 km by road
- Sherghati (nearest town)20 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 Raksa?

6 services counted by the Census are inside Raksa; the rest show the distance to the nearest one.

### In the village

- ●Pre-primary schoolIn village · 1 private
- ●Primary schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Health sub-centreIn village · 1 · 1 doctors
- ●Anganwadi centreIn village
- ●ASHA health workerIn village
- ●Polling stationIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Senior secondary school10+ km · Gurua
- ○Degree college10+ km · Sherghati
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Gaya
- ○Primary health centre10+ km
- ○Allopathic hospital10+ km
- ○Dispensary5–10 km
- ○Post office5–10 km
- ○Public bus service5–10 km
- ○Railway station10+ km
- ○ATM5–10 km
- ○Commercial bank5–10 km
- ○Ration (PDS) shop5–10 km
- ○Mandi / regular market5–10 km
- ○Public library10+ km

### Water and power

- Drinking waterhand pumps
- Electricity (2011)5 h summer · 6 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 Raksa known for?

The main crops are **paddy**. About 37% of the 243 hectares of village land is sown, and 30 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 Raksa

Of every 100 households in Raksa in 2011, 2 had electricity, 1 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 34 had a mobile phone, 4 a two-wheeler and 1 a car.

■ Raksa · ■ Gurua rural average

Electricity for lighting ****2%**

**4%

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

**17%

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

**81%

Tap water ****1%**

**3%

Drinking water within premises ****44%**

**44%

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

**2%

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

**93%

Use banking services ****49%**

**44%

Television ****2%**

**6%

Mobile phone ****34%**

**49%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****4%**

**6%

Car / jeep / van ****1%**

**1%

None of these assets ****37%**

**31%

Own their home ****99%**

**99%

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 Raksa?

■ Raksa · ■ Gurua rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****46.5%**

**63.9%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****1054**

**940

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****1163**

**961

Working population ****35.8%**

**40.6%

### Women and men

Literacy is 58.7% for men and 34.6% for women. 47% of men and 25% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 35 (5%) · **■** Farm labourers 416 (54%) · **■** Household industry 2 (0%) · **■** Other work 20 (3%) · **■** Marginal 298 (39%)

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 Gurua

- Erur2,318 people
- Baiju Bigha2,245 people
- Balganwan2,244 people
- Jaipur2,209 people
- Chilaur2,050 people
- Guneri2,033 people
- Kathwara2,000 people
- kulauna1,951 people

[All 182 villages in Gurua](https://wherepedia.org/india/bihar/gaya/gurua/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the PIN code of Raksa?824205
- How far is Raksa from Gaya?60 km by road
- What is the population of Raksa?2,155 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Raksa in?Gaya district (Gurua sub-district), Bihar
- What is the literacy rate of Raksa?46.5% (Census 2011)