# Raipur Village, Balrampur, Katihar (Bihar) – PIN Code

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Village · Balrampur, Katihar 

# Raipur

Raipur is a village in Balrampur sub-district of Katihar district, Bihar. The 2011 Census counted **1,367 people in 281 households**, the 44th largest of 130 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 44.5%, below the sub-district's rural average of 47.2%.

- 1,367people (2011)
- 281households
- 44.5%literacy
- 984females per 1,000 males

## Raipur PIN code and other codes

Raipur falls in Balrampur sub-district, Katihar district, Bihar.

- Gram panchayatSihagaon
- Community development blockBalrampur
- Census village code224742

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

## How far is Raipur from nearby towns?

- Balrampur (sub-district HQ)7 km by road
- Katihar (district HQ)70 km by road
- Dalkhola (nearest town)5 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 Raipur?

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

### In the village

- ●Primary schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Mobile phone coverageIn village
- ●All-weather roadIn village
- ●Anganwadi centreIn village
- ●Polling stationIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Senior secondary school10+ km · Katihar
- ○Degree college10+ km · Bhemial
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Katihar
- ○Primary health centre5–10 km
- ○Allopathic hospital5–10 km
- ○Dispensaryunder 5 km
- ○Post office5–10 km
- ○Public bus serviceunder 5 km
- ○Railway stationunder 5 km
- ○ATMunder 5 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 tube wells / boreholes

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 Raipur known for?

The main crops are **paddy**. About 74% of the 161 hectares of village land is sown, and 104 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 Raipur

Of every 100 households in Raipur in 2011, 0 had electricity, 5 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 45 had a mobile phone, 2 a two-wheeler and 0 a car.

■ Raipur · ■ Balrampur rural average

Electricity for lighting ****0%**

**1%

Toilet within the home ****5%**

**6%

No toilet (open defecation) ****95%**

**92%

Tap water ****1%**

**1%

Drinking water within premises ****76%**

**44%

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

**0%

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

**98%

Use banking services ****12%**

**15%

Television ****0%**

**3%

Mobile phone ****45%**

**31%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****2%**

**4%

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

**1%

None of these assets ****38%**

**35%

Own their home ****97%**

**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 Raipur?

■ Raipur · ■ Balrampur rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****44.5%**

**47.2%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****984**

**934

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****1241**

**953

Working population ****23.6%**

**30.6%

### Women and men

Literacy is 53.7% for men and 34.7% for women. 44% of men and 3% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 32 (10%) · **■** Farm labourers 211 (66%) · **■** Household industry 4 (1%) · **■** Other work 8 (2%) · **■** Marginal 67 (21%)

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 Balrampur

- Rajaul1,393 people
- Adampur Mal1,391 people
- Bijpura1,375 people
- Sihpur1,375 people
- Kadlabari1,335 people
- Lachaur1,311 people
- Daribhita1,263 people
- Daitaul1,262 people

[All 155 villages in Balrampur](https://wherepedia.org/india/bihar/katihar/balrampur/villages/)

## Quick answers

- How far is Raipur from Katihar?70 km by road
- What is the population of Raipur?1,367 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Raipur in?Katihar district (Balrampur sub-district), Bihar
- What is the literacy rate of Raipur?44.5% (Census 2011)