# Raksa Village, Ekangarsarai, Nalanda (Bihar) – PIN Code

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Village · Ekangarsarai, Nalanda 

# Raksa

Raksa is a village in Ekangarsarai sub-district of Nalanda district, Bihar, PIN code **801301**. The 2011 Census counted **1,834 people in 297 households**, the 34th largest of 88 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 74.4%, above the sub-district's rural average of 68.8%.

- 1,834people (2011)
- 297households
- 74.4%literacy
- 801301PIN code

## Raksa PIN code and other codes

**The PIN code of Raksa is 801301.** Raksa falls in Ekangarsarai sub-district, Nalanda district, Bihar.

- PIN code801301
- Gram panchayatDaniawan Paindapur
- Community development blockEkangarsarai
- Census village code244828

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

## How far is Raksa from nearby towns?

- Ekangarsarai (sub-district HQ)4 km by road
- Biharsharif (district HQ)35 km by road
- Biharsharif (nearest town)35 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 Raksa?

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

### In the village

- ●Primary schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Public bus serviceIn village
- ●Private bus serviceIn village
- ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village
- ●Anganwadi centreIn village
- ●Polling stationIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Senior secondary schoolunder 5 km · Ekangsarai
- ○Degree college10+ km · Hilsa
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Hilsa
- ○Primary health centre5–10 km
- ○Allopathic hospital10+ km
- ○Dispensary5–10 km
- ○Post officeunder 5 km
- ○Railway station5–10 km
- ○ATM5–10 km
- ○Commercial bank10+ km
- ○Ration (PDS) shop5–10 km
- ○Mandi / regular marketunder 5 km
- ○Public library5–10 km

### Water and power

- Drinking waterhand pumps, tube wells / boreholes and canal / river
- Electricity (2011)4 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 Raksa known for?

The main crops are **paddy**. About 83% of the 157 hectares of village land is sown, and 100 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 Raksa

Of every 100 households in Raksa in 2011, 21 had electricity, 33 a toilet at home and 5 cooked with LPG; 52 had a mobile phone, 15 a two-wheeler and 3 a car.

■ Raksa · ■ Ekangarsarai rural average

Electricity for lighting ****21%**

**18%

Toilet within the home ****33%**

**24%

No toilet (open defecation) ****60%**

**75%

Tap water ****1%**

**5%

Drinking water within premises ****38%**

**47%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****5%**

**5%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****94%**

**93%

Use banking services ****75%**

**58%

Television ****38%**

**18%

Mobile phone ****52%**

**59%

Computer with internet ****1%**

**1%

Two-wheeler ****15%**

**7%

Car / jeep / van ****3%**

**2%

None of these assets ****20%**

**27%

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 Raksa?

■ Raksa · ■ Ekangarsarai rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****74.4%**

**68.8%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****924**

**916

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****984**

**915

Working population ****37.4%**

**38.1%

### Women and men

Literacy is 88.4% for men and 59.0% for women. 48% of men and 26% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

********

**■** Cultivators 88 (13%) · **■** Farm labourers 126 (18%) · **■** Other work 50 (7%) · **■** Marginal 421 (61%)

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 Ekangarsarai

- Dhawan1,900 people
- Lodipuer1,898 people
- Rasulpur1,876 people
- Mai1,851 people
- Mojahidpur1,812 people
- Khajepura1,797 people
- Kaila Bigha1,751 people
- Salehpur1,732 people

[All 89 villages in Ekangarsarai](https://wherepedia.org/india/bihar/nalanda/ekangarsarai/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the PIN code of Raksa?801301
- How far is Raksa from Biharsharif?35 km by road
- What is the population of Raksa?1,834 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Raksa in?Nalanda district (Ekangarsarai sub-district), Bihar
- What is the literacy rate of Raksa?74.4% (Census 2011)