# Rahta Village, Kishanganj, Madhepura (Bihar) – PIN Code

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Village · Kishanganj, Madhepura 

# Rahta

Rahta is a village in Kishanganj sub-district of Madhepura district, Bihar. The 2011 Census counted **8,200 people in 1,492 households**, the 6th largest of 38 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 31.9%, below the sub-district's rural average of 48.2%.

- 8,200people (2011)
- 1,492households
- 31.9%literacy
- 899females per 1,000 males

## Rahta PIN code and other codes

Rahta falls in Kishanganj sub-district, Madhepura district, Bihar.

- Gram panchayatRahata Fanhan
- Community development blockKishanganj
- Census village code226124

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

## How far is Rahta from nearby towns?

- Kishanganj (sub-district HQ)5 km by road
- Madhepura (district HQ)35 km by road
- Madhepura (nearest town)35 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 Rahta?

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

### In the village

- ●Primary schoolIn village · 2 govt
- ●Middle schoolIn village · 3 govt
- ●Post officeIn village
- ●Mobile phone coverageIn village
- ●Private bus serviceIn village
- ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village
- ●All-weather roadIn village
- ●Ration (PDS) shopIn village
- ●Anganwadi centreIn village
- ●ASHA health workerIn village
- ●Polling stationIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Senior secondary school5–10 km · Udakishanganj
- ○Degree college10+ km · Madhepura
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Madhepura
- ○Primary health centre5–10 km
- ○Allopathic hospital10+ km
- ○Dispensary5–10 km
- ○Public bus service5–10 km
- ○Railway station10+ km
- ○ATM5–10 km
- ○Commercial bank10+ km
- ○Mandi / regular market5–10 km
- ○Public library5–10 km

### Water and power

- Drinking waterhand pumps
- Electricity (2011)6 h summer · 8 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 Rahta known for?

The main crops are **paddy**. About 83% of the 365 hectares of village land is sown, and 236 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 Rahta

Of every 100 households in Rahta in 2011, 14 had electricity, 6 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 47 had a mobile phone, 3 a two-wheeler and 1 a car.

■ Rahta · ■ Kishanganj rural average

Electricity for lighting ****14%**

**7%

Toilet within the home ****6%**

**11%

No toilet (open defecation) ****94%**

**88%

Tap water ****1%**

**2%

Drinking water within premises ****62%**

**52%

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

**2%

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

**96%

Use banking services ****29%**

**35%

Television ****4%**

**6%

Mobile phone ****47%**

**42%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****3%**

**5%

Car / jeep / van ****1%**

**1%

None of these assets ****39%**

**38%

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 Rahta?

■ Rahta · ■ Kishanganj rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****31.9%**

**48.2%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****899**

**910

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****860**

**941

Working population ****36.2%**

**36.9%

### Women and men

Literacy is 40.0% for men and 23.1% for women. 44% of men and 27% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 115 (4%) · **■** Farm labourers 1,078 (36%) · **■** Household industry 27 (1%) · **■** Other work 243 (8%) · **■** Marginal 1,509 (51%)

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 Kishanganj

- Khanarda11,703 people
- Kishanganj11,441 people
- Shahidpur10,766 people
- Budhma9,782 people
- Alamnagar7,047 people
- Majaura6,938 people
- Madhuban6,923 people
- Anandpur6,572 people

[All 44 villages in Kishanganj](https://wherepedia.org/india/bihar/madhepura/kishanganj/villages/)

## Quick answers

- How far is Rahta from Madhepura?35 km by road
- What is the population of Rahta?8,200 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Rahta in?Madhepura district (Kishanganj sub-district), Bihar
- What is the literacy rate of Rahta?31.9% (Census 2011)