# Raipur Village, Sakra, Muzaffarpur (Bihar) – PIN Code, Facilities & Population

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Village · Sakra, Muzaffarpur 

# Raipur

Raipur is a village in Sakra sub-district of Muzaffarpur district, Bihar. The 2011 Census counted **1,594 people in 349 households**, the 72nd largest of 121 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 65.3%, below the sub-district's rural average of 69.8%.

- 1,594people (2011)
- 349households
- 65.3%literacy
- 904females per 1,000 males

## Raipur PIN code and other codes

Raipur falls in Sakra sub-district, Muzaffarpur district, Bihar.

- Gram panchayatHarlochanpur
- Community development blockSakra
- Census village code229715

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

## How far is Raipur from nearby towns?

- Sakra (sub-district HQ)12 km by road
- Muzaffarpur (district HQ)43 km by road
- Muzaffarpur (nearest town)43 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 Raipur?

6 services counted by the Census are inside Raipur; the rest show the distance to the nearest one.

### In the village

- ●Primary schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Middle schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village
- ●Mandi / regular marketIn village
- ●Anganwadi centreIn village
- ●ASHA health workerIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Senior secondary school5–10 km · Chandanpatti
- ○Degree college5–10 km · Sakra
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Muzaffarpur
- ○Primary health centre5–10 km
- ○Allopathic hospital10+ km
- ○Dispensary5–10 km
- ○Post officeunder 5 km
- ○Public bus service10+ km
- ○Railway stationunder 5 km
- ○ATM5–10 km
- ○Commercial bank5–10 km
- ○Ration (PDS) shop5–10 km
- ○Public library5–10 km

### Water and power

- Drinking waterhand pumps
- Electricity (2011)4 h summer · 5 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 Raipur known for?

The main crops are **paddy**. About 72% of the 59 hectares of village land is sown, and 29 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 Raipur

Of every 100 households in Raipur in 2011, 16 had electricity, 16 a toilet at home and 2 cooked with LPG; 72 had a mobile phone, 7 a two-wheeler and 1 a car.

■ Raipur · ■ Sakra rural average

Electricity for lighting ****16%**

**19%

Toilet within the home ****16%**

**23%

No toilet (open defecation) ****84%**

**76%

Tap water ****0%**

**2%

Drinking water within premises ****49%**

**47%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****2%**

**4%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****98%**

**94%

Use banking services ****78%**

**59%

Television ****28%**

**14%

Mobile phone ****72%**

**53%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****7%**

**8%

Car / jeep / van ****1%**

**2%

None of these assets ****15%**

**21%

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 Raipur?

■ Raipur · ■ Sakra rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****65.3%**

**69.8%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****904**

**902

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****945**

**914

Working population ****25.7%**

**30.2%

### Women and men

Literacy is 75.1% for men and 54.4% for women. 47% of men and 2% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

********

**■** Cultivators 101 (25%) · **■** Farm labourers 151 (37%) · **■** Other work 64 (16%) · **■** Marginal 93 (23%)

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 Sakra

- Bahrampur1,709 people
- Jogni Ganga1,691 people
- Firozpur Asli1,689 people
- Mahammadpur Kanth1,630 people
- Madsudanpur1,519 people
- Chhapra Bahar1,487 people
- Jogni Jaga1,408 people
- Kutubpur1,395 people

[All 121 villages in Sakra](https://wherepedia.org/india/bihar/muzaffarpur/sakra/villages/)

## Quick answers

- How far is Raipur from Muzaffarpur?43 km by road
- What is the population of Raipur?1,594 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Raipur in?Muzaffarpur district (Sakra sub-district), Bihar
- What is the literacy rate of Raipur?65.3% (Census 2011)