Village · Jhanjharpur, Madhubani
# Raghunandanpur

Raghunandanpur is a village in Jhanjharpur sub-district of Madhubani district, Bihar. The 2011 Census counted 1,390 people in 299 households, the 43rd largest of 58 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 64.1%, above the sub-district's rural average of 60.2%.
- 1,390 people (2011)
- 299 households
- 64.1% literacy
- 856 females per 1,000 males

## Raghunandanpur PIN code and other codes

Raghunandanpur falls in Jhanjharpur sub-district, Madhubani district, Bihar.
- Gram panchayat Raghunandanpur
- Community development block Jhanjharpur
- Census village code 220731

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

## How far is Raghunandanpur from nearby towns?
- Jhanjharpur (sub-district HQ) 12 km by road
- Madhubani (district HQ) 12 km by road
- Jhanjharpur (nearest town) 12 km by road

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

## What facilities are there in Raghunandanpur?

4 services counted by the Census are inside Raghunandanpur; the rest show the distance to the nearest one.

### In the village
- ● Primary school In village · 1 govt
- ● State highway In village
- ● Pucca (black-topped) road In village
- ● Anganwadi centre In village

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

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

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

Surveyed for the 2011 Census; facilities may have changed.

## What is Raghunandanpur known for?

The main crops are paddy. About 78% of the 73 hectares of village land is sown, and 19 hectares are irrigated.

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

## Homes and amenities in Raghunandanpur

Of every 100 households in Raghunandanpur in 2011, 3 had electricity, 27 a toilet at home and 6 cooked with LPG; 28 had a mobile phone, 2 a two-wheeler and 0 a car.

■ Raghunandanpur · ■ Jhanjharpur rural average
- Electricity for lighting 3% 12%
- Toilet within the home 27% 16%
- No toilet (open defecation) 73% 83%
- Tap water 0% 3%
- Drinking water within premises 44% 40%
- Cooking with LPG / PNG 6% 4%
- Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue 94% 93%
- Use banking services 29% 43%
- Television 15% 9%
- Mobile phone 28% 51%
- Computer with internet 0% 1%
- Two-wheeler 2% 6%
- Car / jeep / van 0% 1%
- None of these assets 46% 27%
- 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 Raghunandanpur?

■ Raghunandanpur · ■ Jhanjharpur rural average
- Literacy (age 7+) 64.1% 60.2%
- Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) 856 938
- Child sex ratio (0–6) 817 956
- Working population 34.5% 36.6%

### Women and men

Literacy is 73.1% for men and 53.6% for women. 45% of men and 22% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

■ Cultivators 121 (25%) · ■ Farm labourers 144 (30%) · ■ Other work 20 (4%) · ■ Marginal 195 (41%)

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

## Other villages of similar size in Jhanjharpur
- Banaur 1,699 people
- Imadpatti 1,694 people
- Ramkhetari 1,451 people
- Az Rakbe Chaupta 1,405 people
- Chaupta 1,160 people
- Rawarhi 1,146 people
- Mohna 1,139 people
- Singdaha 1,086 people

All 67 villages in Jhanjharpur

## Quick answers
- How far is Raghunandanpur from Madhubani? 12 km by road
- What is the population of Raghunandanpur? 1,390 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Raghunandanpur in? Madhubani district (Jhanjharpur sub-district), Bihar
- What is the literacy rate of Raghunandanpur? 64.1% (Census 2011)

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