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

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Village · Phulwaria, Gopalganj 

# Raqba

Raqba is a village in Phulwaria sub-district of Gopalganj district, Bihar, PIN code **841425**. The 2011 Census counted **783 people in 148 households**, the 62nd largest of 99 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 52.3%, below the sub-district's rural average of 69.8%.

- 783people (2011)
- 148households
- 52.3%literacy
- 841425PIN code

## Raqba PIN code and other codes

**The PIN code of Raqba is 841425.** Raqba falls in Phulwaria sub-district, Gopalganj district, Bihar.

- PIN code841425
- Gram panchayatGidha
- Community development blockPhulwaria
- Census village code230499

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?

- Phulwaria (sub-district HQ)7 km by road
- Gopalganj (district HQ)41 km by road
- Gopalganj (nearest town)41 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?

7 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
- ●All-weather roadIn village
- ●Ration (PDS) shopIn village
- ●Mandi / regular marketIn village
- ●Anganwadi centreIn village
- ●ASHA health workerIn village
- ●Polling stationIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Senior secondary schoolunder 5 km · Balepur
- ○Degree college10+ km · Hathua
- ○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 station10+ km
- ○ATM5–10 km
- ○Commercial bank10+ km
- ○Public library10+ km

### Water and power

- Drinking waterhand pumps, tube wells / boreholes and canal / river
- Electricity (2011)2 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 98% of the 148 hectares of village land is sown, and 145 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, 6 had electricity, 7 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 84 had a mobile phone, 7 a two-wheeler and 1 a car.

■ Raqba · ■ Phulwaria rural average

Electricity for lighting ****6%**

**18%

Toilet within the home ****7%**

**18%

No toilet (open defecation) ****93%**

**81%

Tap water ****1%**

**3%

Drinking water within premises ****46%**

**59%

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

**7%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****97%**

**92%

Use banking services ****68%**

**69%

Television ****16%**

**17%

Mobile phone ****84%**

**76%

Computer with internet ****4%**

**1%

Two-wheeler ****7%**

**12%

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

**3%

None of these assets ****3%**

**8%

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 Raqba?

■ Raqba · ■ Phulwaria rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****52.3%**

**69.8%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****1128**

**1014

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****1062**

**959

Working population ****53.4%**

**30.6%

### Women and men

Literacy is 67.7% for men and 38.8% for women. 56% of men and 51% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

********

**■** Cultivators 28 (7%) · **■** Farm labourers 232 (56%) · **■** Other work 9 (2%) · **■** Marginal 149 (36%)

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 Phulwaria

- Bishunpura848 people
- Panchamwa807 people
- Bansi Batraha803 people
- Rupi Bataraha788 people
- Birsa Bathua751 people
- Madhopur715 people
- Jagdishpur709 people
- Pawar Bataraha684 people

[All 106 villages in Phulwaria](https://wherepedia.org/india/bihar/gopalganj/phulwaria/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the PIN code of Raqba?841425
- How far is Raqba from Gopalganj?41 km by road
- What is the population of Raqba?783 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Raqba in?Gopalganj district (Phulwaria sub-district), Bihar
- What is the literacy rate of Raqba?52.3% (Census 2011)