# Rahta Village, Kumarkhand, Madhepura (Bihar) – PIN Code > Source: https://wherepedia.org/india/bihar/madhepura/kumarkhand/rahta/ Village · Kumarkhand, Madhepura # Rahta Rahta is a village in Kumarkhand sub-district of Madhepura district, Bihar. The 2011 Census counted **8,229 people in 1,578 households**, the 10th largest of 58 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 49.4%, below the sub-district's rural average of 51.6%. - 8,229people (2011) - 1,578households - 49.4%literacy - 910females per 1,000 males ## Rahta PIN code and other codes Rahta falls in Kumarkhand sub-district, Madhepura district, Bihar. - Gram panchayatRahata - Community development blockKumarkhand - Census village code225948 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? - Kumarkhand (sub-district HQ)19 km by road - Madhepura (district HQ)22 km by road - Murli Ganj (nearest town)6 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? 19 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 · 1 private - ●Middle schoolIn village · 3 govt - ●Primary health centreIn village · 1 · 1 doctors - ●Health sub-centreIn village · 1 · 2 doctors - ●Maternity & child welfare centreIn village · 1 - ●TB clinicIn village · 1 · 1 doctors - ●Family welfare centreIn village · 1 - ●Post officeIn village - ●State highwayIn village - ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village - ●All-weather roadIn village - ●Commercial bankIn village - ●Agricultural credit societyIn village - ●Ration (PDS) shopIn village - ●Mandi / regular marketIn village - ●Weekly haatIn village - ●Anganwadi centreIn village - ●ASHA health workerIn village - ●Polling stationIn village ### Nearest outside - ○Senior secondary school10+ km · Murliganj - ○Degree college10+ km · Murliganj - ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Muraliganj - ○Allopathic hospital5–10 km - ○Dispensary10+ km - ○Public bus serviceunder 5 km - ○Railway station10+ km - ○ATM10+ km - ○Public library10+ km ### Water and power - Drinking waterhand pumps - Electricity (2011)1 h summer · 2 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 82% of the 908 hectares of village land is sown, and 368 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, 7 had electricity, 25 a toilet at home and 5 cooked with LPG; 51 had a mobile phone, 5 a two-wheeler and 0 a car. ■ Rahta · ■ Kumarkhand rural average Electricity for lighting ****7%** **2% Toilet within the home ****25%** **7% No toilet (open defecation) ****74%** **92% Tap water ****1%** **1% Drinking water within premises ****55%** **59% Cooking with LPG / PNG ****5%** **1% Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****95%** **98% Use banking services ****49%** **28% Television ****7%** **3% Mobile phone ****51%** **46% Computer with internet ****0%** **0% Two-wheeler ****5%** **5% Car / jeep / van ****0%** **1% None of these assets ****26%** **32% 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 Rahta? ■ Rahta · ■ Kumarkhand rural average Literacy (age 7+) ****49.4%** **51.6% Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****910** **910 Child sex ratio (0–6) ****926** **927 Working population ****32.3%** **42.2% ### Women and men Literacy is 59.1% for men and 38.6% for women. 45% of men and 19% of women work. ### Who works, and at what ********** **■** Cultivators 594 (22%) · **■** Farm labourers 506 (19%) · **■** Household industry 13 (0%) · **■** Other work 362 (14%) · **■** Marginal 1,186 (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 Kumarkhand - Ramnagar Mahesh10,231 people - Israin Kalan10,181 people - Belari10,067 people - Sukhasan8,763 people - Puraini8,184 people - Mangarwara7,714 people - Bishunpur Korlahi6,852 people - Lachhmipur Chandi Asthan5,964 people [All 71 villages in Kumarkhand](https://wherepedia.org/india/bihar/madhepura/kumarkhand/villages/) ## Quick answers - How far is Rahta from Madhepura?22 km by road - What is the population of Rahta?8,229 (Census 2011) - Which district is Rahta in?Madhepura district (Kumarkhand sub-district), Bihar - What is the literacy rate of Rahta?49.4% (Census 2011)