# Rata Village, Halsi, Lakhisarai (Bihar) – PIN Code

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Village · Halsi, Lakhisarai 

# Rata

Rata is a village in Halsi sub-district of Lakhisarai district, Bihar. The 2011 Census counted **2,173 people in 329 households**, the 21st largest of 55 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 51.6%, below the sub-district's rural average of 59.4%.

- 2,173people (2011)
- 329households
- 51.6%literacy
- 893females per 1,000 males

## Rata PIN code and other codes

Rata falls in Halsi sub-district, Lakhisarai district, Bihar.

- Gram panchayatGerua Pursanda
- Community development blockHalsi
- Census village code243790

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

## How far is Rata from nearby towns?

- Halsi (sub-district HQ)6 km by road
- Lakhisarai (district HQ)21 km by road
- Lakhisarai (nearest town)21 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 Rata?

11 services counted by the Census are inside Rata; the rest show the distance to the nearest one.

### In the village

- ●Primary schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Middle schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Mobile phone coverageIn village
- ●Private bus serviceIn village
- ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village
- ●All-weather roadIn village
- ●Ration (PDS) shopIn village
- ●Mandi / regular marketIn village
- ●Weekly haatIn village
- ●Anganwadi centreIn village
- ●Polling stationIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Senior secondary school5–10 km · Halsi
- ○Degree college10+ km · Lakhisarai
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Lakhisarai
- ○Primary health centre5–10 km
- ○Allopathic hospital10+ km
- ○Dispensary10+ km
- ○Post office5–10 km
- ○Public bus serviceunder 5 km
- ○Railway station10+ km
- ○ATM10+ km
- ○Commercial bank5–10 km
- ○Public library5–10 km

### Water and power

- Drinking waterhand pumps and tube wells / boreholes
- Electricity (2011)3 h summer · 4 h winter

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 Rata known for?

The main crops are **paddy**. About 81% of the 275 hectares of village land is sown, and 223 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 Rata

Of every 100 households in Rata in 2011, 1 had electricity, 11 a toilet at home and 1 cooked with LPG; 34 had a mobile phone, 2 a two-wheeler and 2 a car.

■ Rata · ■ Halsi rural average

Electricity for lighting ****1%**

**5%

Toilet within the home ****11%**

**18%

No toilet (open defecation) ****89%**

**81%

Tap water ****2%**

**4%

Drinking water within premises ****41%**

**39%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****1%**

**1%

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

**98%

Use banking services ****24%**

**35%

Television ****6%**

**7%

Mobile phone ****34%**

**53%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****2%**

**6%

Car / jeep / van ****2%**

**2%

None of these assets ****57%**

**36%

Own their home ****98%**

**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 Rata?

■ Rata · ■ Halsi rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****51.6%**

**59.4%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****893**

**929

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****885**

**939

Working population ****36.9%**

**37.7%

### Women and men

Literacy is 62.0% for men and 39.9% for women. 44% of men and 28% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 349 (44%) · **■** Farm labourers 107 (13%) · **■** Household industry 4 (0%) · **■** Other work 20 (2%) · **■** Marginal 321 (40%)

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 Halsi

- Bahchha2,342 people
- Billi2,306 people
- Gaura2,304 people
- Khoriari2,296 people
- Giddha2,132 people
- Dira2,048 people
- Bahranwan2,036 people
- Bardokhar1,937 people

[All 61 villages in Halsi](https://wherepedia.org/india/bihar/lakhisarai/halsi/villages/)

## Quick answers

- How far is Rata from Lakhisarai?21 km by road
- What is the population of Rata?2,173 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Rata in?Lakhisarai district (Halsi sub-district), Bihar
- What is the literacy rate of Rata?51.6% (Census 2011)