# Rikhai Tola Village, Thawe, Gopalganj (Bihar) – PIN Code

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Village · Thawe, Gopalganj 

# Rikhai Tola

Rikhai Tola is a village in Thawe sub-district of Gopalganj district, Bihar. The 2011 Census counted **1,229 people in 182 households**, the 31st largest of 49 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 47.5%, below the sub-district's rural average of 69.4%.

- 1,229people (2011)
- 182households
- 47.5%literacy
- 911females per 1,000 males

## Rikhai Tola PIN code and other codes

Rikhai Tola falls in Thawe sub-district, Gopalganj district, Bihar.

- Gram panchayatBidesi Tola
- Community development blockThawe
- Census village code230818

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

## How far is Rikhai Tola from nearby towns?

- Thawe (sub-district HQ)1 km by road
- Gopalganj (district HQ)6 km by road
- Gopalganj (nearest town)6 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 Rikhai Tola?

5 services counted by the Census are inside Rikhai Tola; the rest show the distance to the nearest one.

### In the village

- ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village
- ●All-weather roadIn village
- ●Ration (PDS) shopIn village
- ●Anganwadi centreIn village
- ●ASHA health workerIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Primary schoolunder 5 km · Chitu Tola
- ○Senior secondary schoolunder 5 km · Thawe
- ○Degree college5–10 km · Gopalganj
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Hathua
- ○Primary health centreunder 5 km
- ○Allopathic hospital5–10 km
- ○Dispensary5–10 km
- ○Post officeunder 5 km
- ○Public bus service5–10 km
- ○Railway stationunder 5 km
- ○ATMunder 5 km
- ○Commercial bankunder 5 km
- ○Mandi / regular marketunder 5 km
- ○Public library10+ km

### Water and power

- Drinking waterhand pumps
- Electricity (2011)4 h summer · 4 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 Rikhai Tola known for?

The main crops are **paddy**. About 95% of the 19 hectares of village land is sown, and 8 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 Rikhai Tola

Of every 100 households in Rikhai Tola in 2011, 13 had electricity, 23 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 78 had a mobile phone, 9 a two-wheeler and 0 a car.

■ Rikhai Tola · ■ Thawe rural average

Electricity for lighting ****13%**

**21%

Toilet within the home ****23%**

**35%

No toilet (open defecation) ****77%**

**64%

Tap water ****6%**

**3%

Drinking water within premises ****93%**

**73%

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

**11%

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

**87%

Use banking services ****48%**

**66%

Television ****12%**

**20%

Mobile phone ****78%**

**74%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**1%

Two-wheeler ****9%**

**15%

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

**2%

None of these assets ****8%**

**10%

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 Rikhai Tola?

■ Rikhai Tola · ■ Thawe rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****47.5%**

**69.4%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****911**

**967

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****1088**

**963

Working population ****22.1%**

**26.0%

### Women and men

Literacy is 56.8% for men and 36.9% for women. 40% of men and 3% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 26 (10%) · **■** Farm labourers 17 (6%) · **■** Household industry 46 (17%) · **■** Other work 73 (27%) · **■** Marginal 110 (40%)

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 Thawe

- Bagaha Saida1,629 people
- Indarwa Shakir1,384 people
- Sukulwa Khurd1,344 people
- Sundarpatti1,261 people
- Gajadhar Tola1,156 people
- Sukulwa Kalan1,136 people
- Indarwa Rafi1,015 people
- Gawandari Fakirana974 people

[All 53 villages in Thawe](https://wherepedia.org/india/bihar/gopalganj/thawe/villages/)

## Quick answers

- How far is Rikhai Tola from Gopalganj?6 km by road
- What is the population of Rikhai Tola?1,229 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Rikhai Tola in?Gopalganj district (Thawe sub-district), Bihar
- What is the literacy rate of Rikhai Tola?47.5% (Census 2011)