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

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Village · Kadwa, Katihar 

# Raiyapur

Raiyapur is a village in Kadwa sub-district of Katihar district, Bihar. The 2011 Census counted **2,782 people in 559 households**, the 35th largest of 234 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 47.1%, below the sub-district's rural average of 50.5%.

- 2,782people (2011)
- 559households
- 47.1%literacy
- 896females per 1,000 males

## Raiyapur PIN code and other codes

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

- Gram panchayatChouni
- Community development blockKadwa
- Census village code224500

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?

- Kadwa (sub-district HQ)25 km by road
- Katihar (district HQ)58 km by road
- Katihar (nearest town)58 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?

6 services counted by the Census are inside Raiyapur; 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
- ●Anganwadi centreIn village
- ●ASHA health workerIn village
- ●Polling stationIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Senior secondary school10+ km · Salmari
- ○Degree college10+ km · Sisia
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Katihar
- ○Primary health centre5–10 km
- ○Allopathic hospital10+ km
- ○Dispensary5–10 km
- ○Post officeunder 5 km
- ○Public bus service10+ km
- ○Railway station10+ km
- ○ATM10+ km
- ○Commercial bank5–10 km
- ○Mandi / regular market5–10 km
- ○Public library10+ km

### Water and power

- Drinking waterhand pumps

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 30% of the 297 hectares of village land is sown, and 19 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, 0 had electricity, 13 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 30 had a mobile phone, 6 a two-wheeler and 0 a car.

■ Raiyapur · ■ Kadwa rural average

Electricity for lighting ****0%**

**4%

Toilet within the home ****13%**

**16%

No toilet (open defecation) ****87%**

**83%

Tap water ****1%**

**1%

Drinking water within premises ****50%**

**50%

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

**2%

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

**96%

Use banking services ****12%**

**24%

Television ****1%**

**6%

Mobile phone ****30%**

**39%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****6%**

**5%

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

**1%

None of these assets ****34%**

**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 Raiyapur?

■ Raiyapur · ■ Kadwa rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****47.1%**

**50.5%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****896**

**922

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****975**

**969

Working population ****26.5%**

**33.0%

### Women and men

Literacy is 55.4% for men and 37.6% for women. 46% of men and 5% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

********

**■** Cultivators 125 (17%) · **■** Farm labourers 499 (68%) · **■** Other work 57 (8%) · **■** Marginal 55 (7%)

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 Kadwa

- Ratni2,970 people
- Babhangaon2,919 people
- Asiani2,856 people
- Tetalia2,827 people
- Chauni2,748 people
- Kalidaspur2,745 people
- Dhobighatta2,616 people
- Khusalpur2,613 people

[All 264 villages in Kadwa](https://wherepedia.org/india/bihar/katihar/kadwa/villages/)

## Quick answers

- How far is Raiyapur from Katihar?58 km by road
- What is the population of Raiyapur?2,782 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Raiyapur in?Katihar district (Kadwa sub-district), Bihar
- What is the literacy rate of Raiyapur?47.1% (Census 2011)