# Raota Village, Puraini, Madhepura (Bihar) – PIN Code > Source: https://wherepedia.org/india/bihar/madhepura/puraini/raota/ Village · Puraini, Madhepura # Raota Raota is a village in Puraini sub-district of Madhepura district, Bihar. The 2011 Census counted **2,653 people in 559 households**, the 17th largest of 22 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 58.0%, above the sub-district's rural average of 50.1%. - 2,653people (2011) - 559households - 58.0%literacy - 883females per 1,000 males ## Raota PIN code and other codes Raota falls in Puraini sub-district, Madhepura district, Bihar. - Gram panchayatKursandi - Community development blockPuraini - Census village code226163 Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog). ## How far is Raota from nearby towns? - Puraini (sub-district HQ)11 km by road - Madhepura (district HQ)48 km by road - Murliganj (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 Raota? 14 services counted by the Census are inside Raota; the rest show the distance to the nearest one. ### In the village - ●Primary schoolIn village · 2 govt - ●Middle schoolIn village · 3 govt - ●Health sub-centreIn village · 1 - ●Maternity & child welfare centreIn village · 1 - ●Mobile phone coverageIn village - ●State highwayIn village - ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village - ●All-weather roadIn village - ●Ration (PDS) shopIn village - ●Mandi / regular marketIn village - ●Anganwadi centreIn village - ●ASHA health workerIn village - ●Community centreIn village - ●Polling stationIn village ### Nearest outside - ○Senior secondary schoolunder 5 km · Nayatola - ○Degree college10+ km · Udakishunganj - ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Bhagalpur - ○Primary health centre5–10 km - ○Allopathic hospital10+ km - ○Dispensary5–10 km - ○Post office5–10 km - ○Public bus service5–10 km - ○Railway station10+ km - ○ATM5–10 km - ○Commercial bank5–10 km - ○Public library5–10 km ### Water and power - Drinking waterhand pumps and canal / river - Electricity (2011)8 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 Raota known for? The main crops are **paddy**. About 82% of the 192 hectares of village land is sown, and 110 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 Raota Of every 100 households in Raota in 2011, 0 had electricity, 6 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 11 had a mobile phone, 1 a two-wheeler and 0 a car. ■ Raota · ■ Puraini rural average Electricity for lighting ****0%** **6% Toilet within the home ****6%** **11% No toilet (open defecation) ****94%** **89% Tap water ****6%** **3% Drinking water within premises ****56%** **46% Cooking with LPG / PNG ****0%** **2% Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****100%** **97% Use banking services ****20%** **24% Television ****0%** **6% Mobile phone ****11%** **46% Computer with internet ****0%** **0% Two-wheeler ****1%** **4% Car / jeep / van ****0%** **1% None of these assets ****74%** **34% Own their home ****100%** **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 Raota? ■ Raota · ■ Puraini rural average Literacy (age 7+) ****58.0%** **50.1% Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****883** **910 Child sex ratio (0–6) ****928** **942 Working population ****37.3%** **37.3% ### Women and men Literacy is 69.0% for men and 45.3% for women. 46% of men and 27% of women work. ### Who works, and at what ********** **■** Cultivators 360 (36%) · **■** Farm labourers 441 (45%) · **■** Household industry 8 (1%) · **■** Other work 67 (7%) · **■** Marginal 114 (12%) 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 Puraini - Nayatola urf Hamidpur3,706 people - Bagahra3,606 people - Karaman3,446 people - Kursandi3,265 people - Mohammadpur Balia1,306 people - Nazar Ali Milik1,016 people - Kalekhan Naek Jagir333 people - Amanat Sarkar299 people [All 31 villages in Puraini](https://wherepedia.org/india/bihar/madhepura/puraini/villages/) ## Quick answers - How far is Raota from Madhepura?48 km by road - What is the population of Raota?2,653 (Census 2011) - Which district is Raota in?Madhepura district (Puraini sub-district), Bihar - What is the literacy rate of Raota?58.0% (Census 2011)