# Raqba Village, Kuchaikote, Gopalganj (Bihar) – PIN Code, Facilities & Population

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Village · Kuchaikote, Gopalganj 

# Raqba

Raqba is a village in Kuchaikote sub-district of Gopalganj district, Bihar. The 2011 Census counted **158 people in 25 households**, the 212th largest of 216 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 60.6%, below the sub-district's rural average of 66.9%.

- 158people (2011)
- 25households
- 60.6%literacy
- 904females per 1,000 males

## Raqba PIN code and other codes

Raqba falls in Kuchaikote sub-district, Gopalganj district, Bihar.

- Gram panchayatJalalpur
- Community development blockKuchaikote
- Census village code230378

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?

- Kuchaikote (sub-district HQ)6 km by road
- Gopalganj (district HQ)24 km by road
- Gopalganj (nearest town)24 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?

4 services counted by the Census are inside Raqba; the rest show the distance to the nearest one.

### In the village

- ●All-weather roadIn village
- ●Anganwadi centreIn village
- ●ASHA health workerIn village
- ●Polling stationIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Primary schoolunder 5 km · Jalalpur
- ○Senior secondary schoolunder 5 km · Nechura Jalalpur
- ○Degree college10+ km · Mathia Hardo
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Hathua
- ○Primary health centre10+ km
- ○Allopathic hospital10+ km
- ○Dispensaryunder 5 km
- ○Post officeunder 5 km
- ○Public bus serviceunder 5 km
- ○Railway stationunder 5 km
- ○ATM5–10 km
- ○Commercial bankunder 5 km
- ○Ration (PDS) shopunder 5 km
- ○Mandi / regular marketunder 5 km
- ○Public library10+ km

### Water and power

- Drinking waterhand pumps and canal / river
- Electricity (2011)6 h summer · 5 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 76% of the 23 hectares of village land is sown, and 12 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, 0 had electricity, 16 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 68 had a mobile phone, 4 a two-wheeler and 0 a car.

■ Raqba · ■ Kuchaikote rural average

Electricity for lighting ****0%**

**17%

Toilet within the home ****16%**

**22%

No toilet (open defecation) ****84%**

**76%

Tap water ****0%**

**4%

Drinking water within premises ****16%**

**63%

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

**6%

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

**93%

Use banking services ****36%**

**68%

Television ****4%**

**16%

Mobile phone ****68%**

**74%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**1%

Two-wheeler ****4%**

**14%

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

**3%

None of these assets ****28%**

**7%

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 · ■ Kuchaikote rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****60.6%**

**66.9%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****904**

**1004

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****857**

**952

Working population ****24.1%**

**28.4%

### Women and men

Literacy is 65.2% for men and 55.6% for women. 43% of men and 3% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

****

**■** Other work 2 (5%) · **■** Marginal 36 (95%)

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 Kuchaikote

- Panchamwa196 people
- Arazipur193 people
- Diara Bijaypur Hissa181 people
- Tola Sirsia181 people
- Ghurna Patti123 people
- Saunhi Erazi95 people
- Kilpur Khap49 people
- Chanri Partap31 people

[All 222 villages in Kuchaikote](https://wherepedia.org/india/bihar/gopalganj/kuchaikote/villages/)

## Quick answers

- How far is Raqba from Gopalganj?24 km by road
- What is the population of Raqba?158 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Raqba in?Gopalganj district (Kuchaikote sub-district), Bihar
- What is the literacy rate of Raqba?60.6% (Census 2011)