Village · Kishanganj, Madhepura
# Ruhua urf Harpur Hingo

Ruhua urf Harpur Hingo is a village in Kishanganj sub-district of Madhepura district, Bihar. The 2011 Census counted 5,300 people in 1,064 households, the 14th largest of 38 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 43.0%, below the sub-district's rural average of 48.2%.
- 5,300 people (2011)
- 1,064 households
- 43.0% literacy
- 918 females per 1,000 males

## Ruhua urf Harpur Hingo PIN code and other codes

Ruhua urf Harpur Hingo falls in Kishanganj sub-district, Madhepura district, Bihar.
- Gram panchayat Jotailee
- Community development block Kishanganj
- Census village code 226098

Source: Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory.

## How far is Ruhua urf Harpur Hingo from nearby towns?
- Kishanganj (sub-district HQ) 13 km by road
- Madhepura (district HQ) 45 km by road
- Madhepura (nearest town) 45 km by road

Source: Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory.

## What facilities are there in Ruhua urf Harpur Hingo?

13 services counted by the Census are inside Ruhua urf Harpur Hingo; the rest show the distance to the nearest one.

### In the village
- ● Primary school In village · 3 govt
- ● Middle school In village · 1 govt
- ● Health sub-centre In village · 1 · 2 doctors
- ● Maternity & child welfare centre In village · 1
- ● Post office In village
- ● Mobile phone coverage In village
- ● Internet / Common Service Centre In village
- ● All-weather road In village
- ● Agricultural credit society In village
- ● Anganwadi centre In village
- ● ASHA health worker In village
- ● Community centre In village
- ● Polling station In village

### Nearest outside
- ○ Senior secondary school 10+ km · Udakishanganj
- ○ Degree college 10+ km · Madhepura
- ○ ITI / vocational school 10+ km · Madhepura
- ○ Primary health centre 10+ km
- ○ Allopathic hospital 10+ km
- ○ Dispensary 10+ km
- ○ Public bus service under 5 km
- ○ Railway station 10+ km
- ○ ATM 10+ km
- ○ Commercial bank 10+ km
- ○ Ration (PDS) shop under 5 km
- ○ Mandi / regular market under 5 km
- ○ Public library 10+ km

### Water and power
- Drinking water hand pumps and tube wells / boreholes
- Electricity (2011) 6 h summer · 8 h winter

Source: Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory.

Surveyed for the 2011 Census; facilities may have changed.

## What is Ruhua urf Harpur Hingo known for?

The main crops are paddy. About 71% of the 349 hectares of village land is sown, and 202 hectares are irrigated.

Source: Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory.

## Homes and amenities in Ruhua urf Harpur Hingo

Of every 100 households in Ruhua urf Harpur Hingo in 2011, 3 had electricity, 5 a toilet at home and 1 cooked with LPG; 41 had a mobile phone, 4 a two-wheeler and 0 a car.

■ Ruhua urf Harpur Hingo · ■ Kishanganj rural average
- Electricity for lighting 3% 7%
- Toilet within the home 5% 11%
- No toilet (open defecation) 95% 88%
- Tap water 1% 2%
- Drinking water within premises 49% 52%
- Cooking with LPG / PNG 1% 2%
- Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue 99% 96%
- Use banking services 30% 35%
- Television 3% 6%
- Mobile phone 41% 42%
- Computer with internet 0% 0%
- Two-wheeler 4% 5%
- Car / jeep / van 0% 1%
- None of these assets 29% 38%
- Own their home 99% 98%

Source: Census of India 2011, Houselisting and Housing Census – households by amenities and assets (HH-14).

## What is the population of Ruhua urf Harpur Hingo?

■ Ruhua urf Harpur Hingo · ■ Kishanganj rural average
- Literacy (age 7+) 43.0% 48.2%
- Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) 918 910
- Child sex ratio (0–6) 1043 941
- Working population 42.3% 36.9%

### Women and men

Literacy is 51.6% for men and 33.1% for women. 47% of men and 37% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

■ Cultivators 417 (19%) · ■ Farm labourers 1,096 (49%) · ■ Household industry 6 (0%) · ■ Other work 98 (4%) · ■ Marginal 626 (28%)

Source: Census of India 2011, Primary Census Abstract (town, village and ward level), all districts.

## Other villages of similar size in Kishanganj
- Anandpur 6,572 people
- Rampur Khora 5,951 people
- Jotaili 5,760 people
- Haraili 5,493 people
- Biri Ranpal 5,235 people
- Phanhan 5,062 people
- Singarpur 4,968 people
- Kumarpur 4,846 people

All 44 villages in Kishanganj

## Quick answers
- How far is Ruhua urf Harpur Hingo from Madhepura? 45 km by road
- What is the population of Ruhua urf Harpur Hingo? 5,300 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Ruhua urf Harpur Hingo in? Madhepura district (Kishanganj sub-district), Bihar
- What is the literacy rate of Ruhua urf Harpur Hingo? 43.0% (Census 2011)

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