# Rathos Village, Bisfi, Madhubani (Bihar) – PIN Code, Facilities & Population > Source: https://wherepedia.org/india/bihar/madhubani/bisfi/rathos/ Village · Bisfi, Madhubani # Rathos Rathos is a village in Bisfi sub-district of Madhubani district, Bihar. The 2011 Census counted **8,162 people in 1,743 households**, the 14th largest of 52 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 51.4%, below the sub-district's rural average of 54.3%. - 8,162people (2011) - 1,743households - 51.4%literacy - 935females per 1,000 males ## Rathos PIN code and other codes Rathos falls in Bisfi sub-district, Madhubani district, Bihar. - Gram panchayatRathos - Community development blockBisfi - Census village code220352 Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog). ## How far is Rathos from nearby towns? - Bisfi (sub-district HQ)10 km by road - Madhubani (district HQ)30 km by road - Madhubani (nearest town)40 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 Rathos? 14 services counted by the Census are inside Rathos; the rest show the distance to the nearest one. ### In the village - ●Primary schoolIn village · 4 govt - ●Middle schoolIn village · 1 govt - ●Secondary schoolIn village · 1 private - ●Post officeIn village - ●Mobile phone coverageIn village - ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village - ●All-weather roadIn village - ●Ration (PDS) shopIn village - ●Mandi / regular marketIn village - ●Weekly haatIn village - ●Anganwadi centreIn village - ●ASHA health workerIn village - ●Community centreIn village - ●Polling stationIn village ### Nearest outside - ○Senior secondary school5–10 km · Bisfi - ○Degree college10+ km · Madhubani - ○ITI / vocational school5–10 km · Bisfi - ○Primary health centre5–10 km - ○Allopathic hospital10+ km - ○Dispensary5–10 km - ○Public bus service10+ km - ○Railway station5–10 km - ○ATM5–10 km - ○Commercial bank5–10 km - ○Public library5–10 km ### Water and power - Drinking waterhand pumps, tube wells / boreholes, canal / river and tanks / ponds - Electricity (2011)3 h summer · 6 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 Rathos known for? The main crops are **paddy**. About 71% of the 471 hectares of village land is sown, and 131 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 Rathos Of every 100 households in Rathos in 2011, 2 had electricity, 17 a toilet at home and 2 cooked with LPG; 33 had a mobile phone, 4 a two-wheeler and 1 a car. ■ Rathos · ■ Bisfi rural average Electricity for lighting ****2%** **12% Toilet within the home ****17%** **22% No toilet (open defecation) ****80%** **77% Tap water ****12%** **3% Drinking water within premises ****40%** **38% Cooking with LPG / PNG ****2%** **3% Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****96%** **94% Use banking services ****15%** **30% Television ****2%** **6% Mobile phone ****33%** **52% Computer with internet ****0%** **0% Two-wheeler ****4%** **6% Car / jeep / van ****1%** **1% None of these assets ****49%** **31% Own their home ****99%** **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 Rathos? ■ Rathos · ■ Bisfi rural average Literacy (age 7+) ****51.4%** **54.3% Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****935** **912 Child sex ratio (0–6) ****936** **939 Working population ****24.3%** **29.1% ### Women and men Literacy is 58.2% for men and 44.2% for women. 45% of men and 3% of women work. ### Who works, and at what ********** **■** Cultivators 460 (23%) · **■** Farm labourers 1,265 (64%) · **■** Household industry 24 (1%) · **■** Other work 64 (3%) · **■** Marginal 172 (9%) 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 Bisfi - Simri10,846 people - Jagban10,744 people - Bhoj Paraul9,728 people - Chahuta9,189 people - Bherwa6,880 people - Raghauli6,648 people - Jafra5,585 people - Sohans5,550 people [All 57 villages in Bisfi](https://wherepedia.org/india/bihar/madhubani/bisfi/villages/) ## Quick answers - How far is Rathos from Madhubani?30 km by road - What is the population of Rathos?8,162 (Census 2011) - Which district is Rathos in?Madhubani district (Bisfi sub-district), Bihar - What is the literacy rate of Rathos?51.4% (Census 2011)