# Raiyapur Village, Barsoi, Katihar (Bihar) – PIN Code, Facilities & Population

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Village · Barsoi, Katihar 

# Raiyapur

Raiyapur is a village in Barsoi sub-district of Katihar district, Bihar. The 2011 Census counted **124 people in 33 households**, the 216th largest of 218 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 46.8%, above the sub-district's rural average of 43.7%.

- 124people (2011)
- 33households
- 46.8%literacy
- 968females per 1,000 males

## Raiyapur PIN code and other codes

Raiyapur falls in Barsoi sub-district, Katihar district, Bihar.

- Gram panchayatBelwa Dangi
- Community development blockBarsoi
- Census village code225065

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

## How far is Raiyapur from nearby towns?

- Barsoi (sub-district HQ)19 km by road
- Katihar (district HQ)55 km by road
- Raiganj (nearest town)20 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 Raiyapur?

1 services counted by the Census are inside Raiyapur; the rest show the distance to the nearest one.

### In the village

- ●All-weather roadIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Primary schoolunder 5 km · Manaikhar
- ○Senior secondary school10+ km · Barsoi
- ○Degree college10+ km · Balarampur
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Katihar
- ○Primary health centre10+ km
- ○Allopathic hospital10+ km
- ○Dispensary10+ km
- ○Post office10+ km
- ○Public bus service5–10 km
- ○Railway station10+ km
- ○ATM10+ km
- ○Commercial bank10+ km
- ○Ration (PDS) shopunder 5 km
- ○Mandi / regular market10+ 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 Raiyapur known for?

The main crops are **paddy**. About 62% of the 134 hectares of village land is sown, and 70 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 Raiyapur

Of every 100 households in Raiyapur in 2011, 3 had electricity, 38 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 50 had a mobile phone, 16 a two-wheeler and 0 a car.

■ Raiyapur · ■ Barsoi rural average

Electricity for lighting ****3%**

**1%

Toilet within the home ****38%**

**13%

No toilet (open defecation) ****41%**

**86%

Tap water ****0%**

**1%

Drinking water within premises ****31%**

**41%

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

**1%

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

**98%

Use banking services ****38%**

**15%

Television ****6%**

**3%

Mobile phone ****50%**

**27%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****16%**

**4%

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

**1%

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

**40%

Own their home ****97%**

**99%

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 Raiyapur?

■ Raiyapur · ■ Barsoi rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****46.8%**

**43.7%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****968**

**920

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****1167**

**960

Working population ****24.2%**

**32.2%

### Women and men

Literacy is 52.6% for men and 40.7% for women. 48% of men and 0% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

******

**■** Cultivators 24 (80%) · **■** Farm labourers 5 (17%) · **■** Marginal 1 (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 Barsoi

- Muraurf Matra152 people
- Dulahpur143 people
- Mangalapir140 people
- Ganesh Tola133 people
- SharifNagar123 people
- Sitalpur Milik41 people

[All 231 villages in Barsoi](https://wherepedia.org/india/bihar/katihar/barsoi/villages/)

## Quick answers

- How far is Raiyapur from Katihar?55 km by road
- What is the population of Raiyapur?124 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Raiyapur in?Katihar district (Barsoi sub-district), Bihar
- What is the literacy rate of Raiyapur?46.8% (Census 2011)