# Raqba Village, Bhorey, Gopalganj (Bihar) – PIN Code, Facilities & Population > Source: https://wherepedia.org/india/bihar/gopalganj/bhorey/raqba/ Village · Bhorey, Gopalganj # Raqba Raqba is a village in Bhorey sub-district of Gopalganj district, Bihar. The 2011 Census counted **2,538 people in 391 households**, the 11th largest of 154 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 63.5%, close to the sub-district's rural average of 63.5%. - 2,538people (2011) - 391households - 63.5%literacy - 1,124females per 1,000 males ## Raqba PIN code and other codes Raqba falls in Bhorey sub-district, Gopalganj district, Bihar. - Gram panchayatRaqba - Community development blockBhorey - Census village code230119 Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog). ## How far is Raqba from nearby towns? - Bhorey (sub-district HQ)7 km by road - Gopalganj (district HQ)39 km by road - Kataiya (nearest town)15 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 Raqba? 8 services counted by the Census are inside Raqba; the rest show the distance to the nearest one. ### In the village - ●Primary schoolIn village · 1 govt - ●Mobile phone coverageIn village - ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village - ●All-weather roadIn village - ●Ration (PDS) shopIn village - ●Anganwadi centreIn village - ●ASHA health workerIn village - ●Polling stationIn village ### Nearest outside - ○Senior secondary schoolunder 5 km · Bhorey - ○Degree collegeunder 5 km · Bhorey - ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Hathua - ○Primary health centre5–10 km - ○Allopathic hospital10+ km - ○Dispensary10+ km - ○Post officeunder 5 km - ○Public bus serviceunder 5 km - ○Railway stationunder 5 km - ○ATM5–10 km - ○Commercial bankunder 5 km - ○Mandi / regular marketunder 5 km - ○Public library10+ km ### Water and power - Drinking wateruntreated tap water and hand pumps - Electricity (2011)1 h summer · 2 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 Raqba known for? The main crops are **paddy**. About 82% of the 104 hectares of village land is sown, and 42 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 Raqba Of every 100 households in Raqba in 2011, 48 had electricity, 3 a toilet at home and 1 cooked with LPG; 77 had a mobile phone, 7 a two-wheeler and 1 a car. ■ Raqba · ■ Bhorey rural average Electricity for lighting ****48%** **13% Toilet within the home ****3%** **11% No toilet (open defecation) ****97%** **88% Tap water ****0%** **6% Drinking water within premises ****30%** **47% Cooking with LPG / PNG ****1%** **4% Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****100%** **95% Use banking services ****56%** **68% Television ****5%** **14% Mobile phone ****77%** **74% Computer with internet ****1%** **1% Two-wheeler ****7%** **14% Car / jeep / van ****1%** **2% None of these assets ****8%** **9% Own their home ****100%** **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 Raqba? ■ Raqba · ■ Bhorey rural average Literacy (age 7+) ****63.5%** **63.5% Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****1124** **1064 Child sex ratio (0–6) ****1170** **959 Working population ****30.5%** **31.1% ### Women and men Literacy is 78.6% for men and 50.0% for women. 43% of men and 20% of women work. ### Who works, and at what ********** **■** Cultivators 155 (20%) · **■** Farm labourers 105 (14%) · **■** Household industry 37 (5%) · **■** Other work 89 (11%) · **■** Marginal 389 (50%) 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 Bhorey - Imilia3,044 people - Mahra Deur2,759 people - Dumar Narind2,672 people - Chhathianw2,588 people - Gopalpur2,520 people - Bankata Jagirdari2,444 people - Raghunathpur2,404 people - Rudarpur2,377 people [All 172 villages in Bhorey](https://wherepedia.org/india/bihar/gopalganj/bhorey/villages/) ## Quick answers - How far is Raqba from Gopalganj?39 km by road - What is the population of Raqba?2,538 (Census 2011) - Which district is Raqba in?Gopalganj district (Bhorey sub-district), Bihar - What is the literacy rate of Raqba?63.5% (Census 2011)