# Rangpur Village, Balrampur, Katihar (Bihar) – PIN Code, Facilities & Population

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Village · Balrampur, Katihar 

# Rangpur

Rangpur is a village in Balrampur sub-district of Katihar district, Bihar. The 2011 Census counted **859 people in 138 households**, the 66th largest of 130 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 59.3%, above the sub-district's rural average of 47.2%.

- 859people (2011)
- 138households
- 59.3%literacy
- 952females per 1,000 males

## Rangpur PIN code and other codes

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

- Gram panchayatLutipur
- Community development blockBalrampur
- Census village code224814

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

## How far is Rangpur from nearby towns?

- Balrampur (sub-district HQ)10 km by road
- Katihar (district HQ)64 km by road
- Dalkhola (nearest town)13 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 Rangpur?

7 services counted by the Census are inside Rangpur; the rest show the distance to the nearest one.

### In the village

- ●Primary schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●State highwayIn village
- ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village
- ●Ration (PDS) shopIn village
- ●Anganwadi centreIn village
- ●ASHA health workerIn village
- ●Polling stationIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Senior secondary school10+ km · Balrampur
- ○Degree college10+ km · Salmari
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Katihar
- ○Primary health centre10+ km
- ○Allopathic hospital10+ km
- ○Dispensary10+ km
- ○Post office10+ km
- ○Public bus service10+ km
- ○Railway station10+ km
- ○ATM10+ km
- ○Commercial bank10+ km
- ○Mandi / regular market10+ km
- ○Public library10+ km

### Water and power

- Drinking waterhand pumps and tanks / ponds

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 Rangpur known for?

The main crops are **paddy**. About 71% of the 127 hectares of village land is sown, and 48 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 Rangpur

Of every 100 households in Rangpur in 2011, 0 had electricity, 1 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 39 had a mobile phone, 7 a two-wheeler and 1 a car.

■ Rangpur · ■ Balrampur rural average

Electricity for lighting ****0%**

**1%

Toilet within the home ****1%**

**6%

No toilet (open defecation) ****99%**

**92%

Tap water ****0%**

**1%

Drinking water within premises ****1%**

**44%

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

**0%

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

**98%

Use banking services ****13%**

**15%

Television ****6%**

**3%

Mobile phone ****39%**

**31%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****7%**

**4%

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

**1%

None of these assets ****12%**

**35%

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 Rangpur?

■ Rangpur · ■ Balrampur rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****59.3%**

**47.2%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****952**

**934

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****1032**

**953

Working population ****26.9%**

**30.6%

### Women and men

Literacy is 75.1% for men and 42.4% for women. 50% of men and 2% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

********

**■** Cultivators 62 (27%) · **■** Farm labourers 152 (66%) · **■** Other work 10 (4%) · **■** Marginal 7 (3%)

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

- Baldia Gachhi915 people
- Kismat Bari899 people
- Sirpatol866 people
- Telta861 people
- Janki856 people
- Miliktoli829 people
- Chilhapara813 people
- Moralbadh781 people

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

## Quick answers

- How far is Rangpur from Katihar?64 km by road
- What is the population of Rangpur?859 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Rangpur in?Katihar district (Balrampur sub-district), Bihar
- What is the literacy rate of Rangpur?59.3% (Census 2011)