Village · Kharagpur, Munger # Raunakabad Raunakabad is a village in Kharagpur sub-district of Munger district, Bihar. The 2011 Census counted 17,108 people in 3,451 households, the 1st largest of 92 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 51.2%, below the sub-district's rural average of 61.2%. - 17,108 people (2011) - 3,451 households - 51.2% literacy - 892 females per 1,000 males ## Raunakabad PIN code and other codes Raunakabad falls in Kharagpur sub-district, Munger district, Bihar. - Gram panchayat Ramankabad East, Ramankabad West - Community development block Kharagpur - Census village code 243023 Source: Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory. ## How far is Raunakabad from nearby towns? - Kharagpur (sub-district HQ) 2 km by road - Munger (district HQ) 38 km by road - Kharagpur (nearest town) 2 km by road Source: Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory. ## What facilities are there in Raunakabad? 21 services counted by the Census are inside Raunakabad; the rest show the distance to the nearest one. ### In the village - ● Pre-primary school In village · 4 private - ● Primary school In village · 8 govt - ● Middle school In village · 2 govt - ● Secondary school In village · 1 govt - ● Senior secondary school In village · 1 govt - ● Primary health centre In village · 1 · 1 doctors - ● Health sub-centre In village · 1 · 2 doctors - ● Maternity & child welfare centre In village · 1 · 2 doctors - ● TB clinic In village · 1 · 1 doctors - ● Family welfare centre In village · 1 · 2 doctors - ● Post office In village - ● Public bus service In village - ● Pucca (black-topped) road In village - ● All-weather road In village - ● Commercial bank In village - ● Agricultural credit society In village - ● Ration (PDS) shop In village - ● Mandi / regular market In village - ● Anganwadi centre In village - ● ASHA health worker In village - ● Polling station In village ### Nearest outside - ○ Degree college 10+ km · Kharagpur - ○ ITI / vocational school 10+ km · Kharagpur - ○ Allopathic hospital under 5 km - ○ Dispensary 5–10 km - ○ Railway station 10+ km - ○ ATM 10+ km - ○ Public library 5–10 km ### Water and power - Drinking water untreated tap water, hand pumps, canal / river and tanks / ponds - Electricity (2011) 6 h summer · 7 h winter Source: Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory. Surveyed for the 2011 Census; facilities may have changed. ## What is Raunakabad known for? The main crops are paddy. About 27% of the 5,583 hectares of village land is sown, and 1,080 hectares are irrigated. Source: Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory. ## Homes and amenities in Raunakabad Of every 100 households in Raunakabad in 2011, 16 had electricity, 12 a toilet at home and 2 cooked with LPG; 40 had a mobile phone, 4 a two-wheeler and 4 a car. ■ Raunakabad · ■ Kharagpur rural average - Electricity for lighting 16% 20% - Toilet within the home 12% 18% - No toilet (open defecation) 88% 81% - Tap water 10% 8% - Drinking water within premises 20% 30% - Cooking with LPG / PNG 2% 4% - Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue 97% 95% - Use banking services 51% 56% - Television 6% 12% - Mobile phone 40% 47% - Computer with internet 1% 1% - Two-wheeler 4% 6% - Car / jeep / van 4% 2% - None of these assets 34% 34% - Own their home 96% 98% Source: Census of India 2011, Houselisting and Housing Census – households by amenities and assets (HH-14). ## What is the population of Raunakabad? ■ Raunakabad · ■ Kharagpur rural average - Literacy (age 7+) 51.2% 61.2% - Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) 892 878 - Child sex ratio (0–6) 911 940 - Working population 41.2% 34.5% ### Women and men Literacy is 62.4% for men and 38.7% for women. 50% of men and 32% of women work. ### Who works, and at what ■ Cultivators 486 (7%) · ■ Farm labourers 1,334 (19%) · ■ Household industry 130 (2%) · ■ Other work 535 (8%) · ■ Marginal 4,567 (65%) Source: Census of India 2011, Primary Census Abstract (town, village and ward level), all districts. ## Other villages of similar size in Kharagpur - Rataitha 5,359 people - Gobadda 5,248 people - Dariapur 4,955 people - Bahira 4,928 people All 120 villages in Kharagpur ## Quick answers - How far is Raunakabad from Munger? 38 km by road - What is the population of Raunakabad? 17,108 (Census 2011) - Which district is Raunakabad in? Munger district (Kharagpur sub-district), Bihar - What is the literacy rate of Raunakabad? 51.2% (Census 2011) --- Canonical: https://wherepedia.org/india/bihar/munger/kharagpur/raunakabad-243023/ · Updated 2026-11-02 · Data: national censuses and statistics offices (sources named in each section); © OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL); Overture Maps; GeoNames; NASA POWER.