# Rataitha Village, Kharagpur, Munger (Bihar) – PIN Code, Facilities & Population

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Village · Kharagpur, Munger 

# Rataitha

Rataitha is a village in Kharagpur sub-district of Munger district, Bihar. The 2011 Census counted **5,359 people in 1,063 households**, the 2nd largest of 92 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 73.2%, above the sub-district's rural average of 61.2%.

- 5,359people (2011)
- 1,063households
- 73.2%literacy
- 954females per 1,000 males

## Rataitha PIN code and other codes

Rataitha falls in Kharagpur sub-district, Munger district, Bihar.

- Gram panchayatRataitha
- Community development blockKharagpur
- Census village code243010

Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog).

## How far is Rataitha from nearby towns?

- Kharagpur (sub-district HQ)4 km by road
- Munger (district HQ)22 km by road
- Kharagpur (nearest town)4 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 Rataitha?

11 services counted by the Census are inside Rataitha; the rest show the distance to the nearest one.

### In the village

- ●Pre-primary schoolIn village · 3 private
- ●Primary schoolIn village · 3 govt
- ●Middle schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Health sub-centreIn village · 1 · 1 doctors
- ●Post officeIn village
- ●Mobile phone coverageIn village
- ●Ration (PDS) shopIn village
- ●Mandi / regular marketIn village
- ●Anganwadi centreIn village
- ●ASHA health workerIn village
- ●Polling stationIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Senior secondary school5–10 km · Kharagpur
- ○Degree college5–10 km · Parsando
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Munger
- ○Primary health centreunder 5 km
- ○Allopathic hospitalunder 5 km
- ○Dispensary5–10 km
- ○Public bus service10+ km
- ○Railway station10+ km
- ○ATM10+ km
- ○Commercial bank5–10 km
- ○Public library5–10 km

### Water and power

- Drinking wateruntreated tap water, hand pumps, tube wells / boreholes and canal / river
- Electricity (2011)5 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 Rataitha known for?

The main crops are **paddy**. About 83% of the 163 hectares of village land is sown, and 115 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 Rataitha

Of every 100 households in Rataitha in 2011, 29 had electricity, 28 a toilet at home and 8 cooked with LPG; 62 had a mobile phone, 8 a two-wheeler and 4 a car.

■ Rataitha · ■ Kharagpur rural average

Electricity for lighting ****29%**

**20%

Toilet within the home ****28%**

**18%

No toilet (open defecation) ****72%**

**81%

Tap water ****6%**

**8%

Drinking water within premises ****42%**

**30%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****8%**

**4%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****92%**

**95%

Use banking services ****70%**

**56%

Television ****15%**

**12%

Mobile phone ****62%**

**47%

Computer with internet ****2%**

**1%

Two-wheeler ****8%**

**6%

Car / jeep / van ****4%**

**2%

None of these assets ****16%**

**34%

Own their home ****98%**

**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 Rataitha?

■ Rataitha · ■ Kharagpur rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****73.2%**

**61.2%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****954**

**878

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****1147**

**940

Working population ****25.5%**

**34.5%

### Women and men

Literacy is 77.8% for men and 68.2% for women. 43% of men and 8% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 185 (14%) · **■** Farm labourers 314 (23%) · **■** Household industry 31 (2%) · **■** Other work 188 (14%) · **■** Marginal 651 (48%)

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 Kharagpur

- Raunakabad17,108 people
- Gobadda5,248 people
- Dariapur4,955 people
- Bahira4,928 people
- Murade4,836 people

[All 120 villages in Kharagpur](https://wherepedia.org/india/bihar/munger/kharagpur/villages/)

## Quick answers

- How far is Rataitha from Munger?22 km by road
- What is the population of Rataitha?5,359 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Rataitha in?Munger district (Kharagpur sub-district), Bihar
- What is the literacy rate of Rataitha?73.2% (Census 2011)