# Rahar Village, Pranpur, Katihar (Bihar) – PIN Code, Facilities & Population

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Village · Pranpur, Katihar 

# Rahar

Rahar is a village in Pranpur sub-district of Katihar district, Bihar, PIN code **854116**. The 2011 Census counted **671 people in 144 households**, the 58th largest of 76 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 62.4%, above the sub-district's rural average of 52.7%.

- 671people (2011)
- 144households
- 62.4%literacy
- 854116PIN code

## Rahar PIN code and other codes

**The PIN code of Rahar is 854116.** Rahar falls in Pranpur sub-district, Katihar district, Bihar.

- PIN code854116
- Gram panchayatDharhan
- Community development blockPranpur
- Census village code225366

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

## How far is Rahar from nearby towns?

- Pranpur (sub-district HQ)10 km by road
- Katihar (district HQ)17 km by road
- Katihar (nearest town)17 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 Rahar?

6 services counted by the Census are inside Rahar; the rest show the distance to the nearest one.

### In the village

- ●Pre-primary schoolIn village · 1 private
- ●Primary schoolIn village · 2 govt · 1 private
- ●Middle schoolIn village · 2 govt · 1 private
- ●Mobile phone coverageIn village
- ●ASHA health workerIn village
- ●Polling stationIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Senior secondary school10+ km · Katihar
- ○Degree college10+ km · Durgapur
- ○ITI / vocational school5–10 km · Harphare
- ○Primary health centre10+ km
- ○Allopathic hospital10+ km
- ○Dispensary10+ km
- ○Post office10+ km
- ○Public bus service10+ km
- ○Railway station10+ km
- ○ATM10+ km
- ○Commercial bankunder 5 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 Rahar known for?

The main crops are **paddy, maize and jute**. About 56% of the 112 hectares of village land is sown, and 37 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 Rahar

Of every 100 households in Rahar in 2011, 0 had electricity, 8 a toilet at home and 2 cooked with LPG; 22 had a mobile phone, 5 a two-wheeler and 0 a car.

■ Rahar · ■ Pranpur rural average

Electricity for lighting ****0%**

**3%

Toilet within the home ****8%**

**12%

No toilet (open defecation) ****92%**

**87%

Tap water ****0%**

**1%

Drinking water within premises ****73%**

**45%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****2%**

**1%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****98%**

**98%

Use banking services ****16%**

**25%

Television ****10%**

**6%

Mobile phone ****22%**

**34%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****5%**

**4%

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

**0%

None of these assets ****23%**

**40%

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 Rahar?

■ Rahar · ■ Pranpur rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****62.4%**

**52.7%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****923**

**924

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****959**

**959

Working population ****40.7%**

**35.4%

### Women and men

Literacy is 71.0% for men and 53.1% for women. 50% of men and 31% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

******

**■** Cultivators 10 (4%) · **■** Other work 15 (5%) · **■** Marginal 248 (91%)

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 Pranpur

- Khojate Hat744 people
- Bisare718 people
- Piritnagar702 people
- Harphara688 people
- Ganganagar641 people
- Mahadeonagar618 people
- Parsa601 people
- Lakhpura579 people

[All 85 villages in Pranpur](https://wherepedia.org/india/bihar/katihar/pranpur/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the PIN code of Rahar?854116
- How far is Rahar from Katihar?17 km by road
- What is the population of Rahar?671 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Rahar in?Katihar district (Pranpur sub-district), Bihar
- What is the literacy rate of Rahar?62.4% (Census 2011)