Village · Thakurganj, Kishanganj # Rajagaon Rajagaon is a village in Thakurganj sub-district of Kishanganj district, Bihar. The 2011 Census counted 3,556 people in 697 households, the 24th largest of 119 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 56.1%, above the sub-district's rural average of 49.8%. - 3,556 people (2011) - 697 households - 56.1% literacy - 960 females per 1,000 males ## Rajagaon PIN code and other codes Rajagaon falls in Thakurganj sub-district, Kishanganj district, Bihar. - Gram panchayat Malingaon - Community development block Thakurganj - Census village code 222460 Source: Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory. ## How far is Rajagaon from nearby towns? - Thakurganj (sub-district HQ) 23 km by road - Kishanganj (district HQ) 55 km by road - Thakurganj (nearest town) 23 km by road Source: Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory. ## What facilities are there in Rajagaon? 7 services counted by the Census are inside Rajagaon; the rest show the distance to the nearest one. ### In the village - ● Primary school In village · 1 govt - ● Middle school In village · 1 govt - ● Pucca (black-topped) road In village - ● All-weather road In village - ● Anganwadi centre In village - ● ASHA health worker In village - ● Polling station In village ### Nearest outside - ○ Senior secondary school 10+ km · Thakurganj - ○ Degree college 10+ km · Thakurganj - ○ ITI / vocational school 10+ km · Kishanganj - ○ Primary health centre 10+ km - ○ Allopathic hospital 10+ km - ○ Dispensary 10+ km - ○ Post office under 5 km - ○ Public bus service 5–10 km - ○ Railway station 10+ km - ○ ATM 10+ km - ○ Commercial bank 10+ km - ○ Ration (PDS) shop under 5 km - ○ Mandi / regular market 10+ km - ○ Public library 10+ km ### Water and power - Drinking water hand pumps Source: Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory. Surveyed for the 2011 Census; facilities may have changed. ## What is Rajagaon known for? The main crops are paddy. About 71% of the 169 hectares of village land is sown, and 11 hectares are irrigated. Source: Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory. ## Homes and amenities in Rajagaon Of every 100 households in Rajagaon in 2011, 0 had electricity, 9 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 12 had a mobile phone, 0 a two-wheeler and 0 a car. ■ Rajagaon · ■ Thakurganj rural average - Electricity for lighting 0% 13% - Toilet within the home 9% 7% - No toilet (open defecation) 91% 92% - Tap water 0% 1% - Drinking water within premises 60% 52% - Cooking with LPG / PNG 0% 1% - Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue 100% 97% - Use banking services 0% 16% - Television 1% 9% - Mobile phone 12% 31% - Computer with internet 0% 0% - Two-wheeler 0% 5% - Car / jeep / van 0% 0% - None of these assets 59% 34% - Own their home 97% 98% Source: Census of India 2011, Houselisting and Housing Census – households by amenities and assets (HH-14). ## What is the population of Rajagaon? ■ Rajagaon · ■ Thakurganj rural average - Literacy (age 7+) 56.1% 49.8% - Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) 960 945 - Child sex ratio (0–6) 892 977 - Working population 27.7% 34.9% ### Women and men Literacy is 64.9% for men and 47.2% for women. 37% of men and 18% of women work. ### Who works, and at what ■ Cultivators 111 (11%) · ■ Farm labourers 680 (69%) · ■ Household industry 6 (1%) · ■ Other work 24 (2%) · ■ Marginal 163 (17%) Source: Census of India 2011, Primary Census Abstract (town, village and ward level), all districts. ## Other villages of similar size in Thakurganj - Dumaria 4,202 people - Patesari 3,782 people - Noniatari 3,617 people - Rasia 3,604 people - Ruidhasa 3,550 people - Gothra 3,518 people - Khanabari 3,200 people - Paikpara 3,169 people All 133 villages in Thakurganj ## Quick answers - How far is Rajagaon from Kishanganj? 55 km by road - What is the population of Rajagaon? 3,556 (Census 2011) - Which district is Rajagaon in? Kishanganj district (Thakurganj sub-district), Bihar - What is the literacy rate of Rajagaon? 56.1% (Census 2011) --- Canonical: https://wherepedia.org/india/bihar/kishanganj/thakurganj/rajagaon-222460/ · Updated 2026-11-02 · Data: national censuses and statistics offices (sources named in each section); © OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL); Overture Maps; GeoNames; NASA POWER.