# Ratanpura, Ghailarh, Madhepura (Bihar) – Population & Literacy

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Village · Ghailarh, Madhepura 

# Ratanpura

Ratanpura is a village in [Ghailarh](https://wherepedia.org/india/bihar/madhepura/ghailarh/) sub-district of [Madhepura](https://wherepedia.org/india/bihar/madhepura/) district, [Bihar](https://wherepedia.org/india/bihar/). The 2011 Census counted **6,379 people in 1,221 households**, the 6th largest of 15 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 63.7%, above the sub-district's rural average of 48.5%.

- 6,379people (2011)
- 1,221households
- 63.7%literacy
- 917females per 1,000 males

## Ratanpura PIN code and other codes

Ratanpura falls in Ghailarh sub-district, Madhepura district, Bihar.

- Gram panchayatRatanpura
- Community development blockGhailarh
- Census village code225837

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

## How far is Ratanpura from nearby towns?

- Ghailarh (sub-district HQ)8 km by road
- Madhepura (district HQ)20 km by road
- Madhepura (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 Ratanpura?

12 services counted by the Census are inside Ratanpura; the rest show the distance to the nearest one.

### In the village

- ●Primary schoolIn village · 1 govt · 5 private
- ●Middle schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Post officeIn village
- ●Mobile phone coverageIn village
- ●State highwayIn village
- ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village
- ●All-weather roadIn village
- ●Ration (PDS) shopIn village
- ●Weekly haatIn village
- ●Anganwadi centreIn village
- ●ASHA health workerIn village
- ●Polling stationIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Senior secondary school5–10 km · Madhepura
- ○Degree college5–10 km · Ghailarh
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Madhepura
- ○Primary health centre10+ km
- ○Allopathic hospital10+ km
- ○Dispensary10+ km
- ○Public bus service10+ km
- ○Railway station10+ km
- ○ATM10+ km
- ○Commercial bank10+ km
- ○Mandi / regular marketunder 5 km
- ○Public library10+ km

### Water and power

- Drinking waterhand pumps, canal / river and tanks / ponds

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 Ratanpura known for?

The main crops are **paddy**. About 64% of the 801 hectares of village land is sown, and 407 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 Ratanpura

Of every 100 households in Ratanpura in 2011, 2 had electricity, 7 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 40 had a mobile phone, 9 a two-wheeler and 2 a car.

■ Ratanpura · ■ Ghailarh rural average

Electricity for lighting ****2%**

**3%

Toilet within the home ****7%**

**12%

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

**87%

Tap water ****0%**

**2%

Drinking water within premises ****44%**

**46%

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

**1%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****99%**

**97%

Use banking services ****54%**

**35%

Television ****2%**

**3%

Mobile phone ****40%**

**38%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****9%**

**6%

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

**2%

None of these assets ****22%**

**30%

Own their home ****98%**

**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 Ratanpura?

■ Ratanpura · ■ Ghailarh rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****63.7%**

**48.5%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****917**

**921

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****955**

**946

Working population ****37.6%**

**44.0%

### Women and men

Literacy is 75.4% for men and 50.8% for women. 46% of men and 28% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 487 (20%) · **■** Farm labourers 690 (29%) · **■** Household industry 10 (0%) · **■** Other work 136 (6%) · **■** Marginal 1,076 (45%)

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 Ghailarh

- Bhawantikthi12,542 people
- Sirinagar10,996 people
- Ghailarh8,548 people
- Chitti7,778 people
- Jhitkia6,306 people
- Got Bardaha5,087 people
- Basdewa4,872 people
- Bardaha4,430 people

[All 16 villages in Ghailarh](https://wherepedia.org/india/bihar/madhepura/ghailarh/villages/)

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## Quick answers

- How far is Ratanpura from Madhepura?20 km by road
- What is the population of Ratanpura?6,379 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Ratanpura in?Madhepura district (Ghailarh sub-district), Bihar
- What is the literacy rate of Ratanpura?63.7% (Census 2011)