# Raitar Village, Giriak, Nalanda (Bihar) – PIN Code, Facilities & Population

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Village · Giriak, Nalanda 

# Raitar

Raitar is a village in Giriak sub-district of Nalanda district, Bihar. The 2011 Census counted **9,241 people in 1,381 households**, the 1st largest of 40 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 56.4%, below the sub-district's rural average of 61.0%.

- 9,241people (2011)
- 1,381households
- 56.4%literacy
- 939females per 1,000 males

## Raitar PIN code and other codes

Raitar falls in Giriak sub-district, Nalanda district, Bihar.

- Gram panchayatRaitar
- Community development blockGiriak
- Census village code245140

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

## How far is Raitar from nearby towns?

- Giriak (sub-district HQ)4 km by road
- Biharsharif (district HQ)18 km by road
- Biharsharif (nearest town)18 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 Raitar?

12 services counted by the Census are inside Raitar; the rest show the distance to the nearest one.

### In the village

- ●Primary schoolIn village · 7 govt · 3 private
- ●Middle schoolIn village · 2 govt · 1 private
- ●Secondary schoolIn village · 1 private
- ●Post officeIn village
- ●Mobile phone coverageIn village
- ●Private bus serviceIn village
- ●Commercial bankIn village
- ●Agricultural credit societyIn village
- ●Ration (PDS) shopIn village
- ●Anganwadi centreIn village
- ●ASHA health workerIn village
- ●Polling stationIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Senior secondary school10+ km · Surajpur
- ○Degree college10+ km · Biharsharif
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Nawada
- ○Primary health centre10+ km
- ○Allopathic hospital10+ km
- ○Dispensary5–10 km
- ○Public bus service5–10 km
- ○Railway station10+ km
- ○ATM5–10 km
- ○Mandi / regular market5–10 km
- ○Public library5–10 km

### Water and power

- Drinking waterhand pumps and tube wells / boreholes
- Electricity (2011)10 h summer · 12 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 Raitar known for?

The main crops are **paddy**. About 75% of the 554 hectares of village land is sown, and 331 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 Raitar

Of every 100 households in Raitar in 2011, 10 had electricity, 16 a toilet at home and 3 cooked with LPG; 66 had a mobile phone, 6 a two-wheeler and 1 a car.

■ Raitar · ■ Giriak rural average

Electricity for lighting ****10%**

**14%

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

**26%

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

**73%

Tap water ****2%**

**1%

Drinking water within premises ****47%**

**50%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****3%**

**4%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****97%**

**89%

Use banking services ****59%**

**47%

Television ****12%**

**14%

Mobile phone ****66%**

**56%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****6%**

**5%

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

**1%

None of these assets ****28%**

**36%

Own their home ****99%**

**97%

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 Raitar?

■ Raitar · ■ Giriak rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****56.4%**

**61.0%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****939**

**932

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****935**

**927

Working population ****37.0%**

**35.3%

### Women and men

Literacy is 69.2% for men and 42.8% for women. 47% of men and 26% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

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**■** Cultivators 902 (26%) · **■** Farm labourers 1,299 (38%) · **■** Household industry 125 (4%) · **■** Other work 283 (8%) · **■** Marginal 809 (24%)

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 Giriak

- Ghosrawan8,736 people
- Pokharpur6,706 people
- Chorsua5,485 people
- Giriak Bahbolpur5,404 people

[All 44 villages in Giriak](https://wherepedia.org/india/bihar/nalanda/giriak/villages/)

## Quick answers

- How far is Raitar from Biharsharif?18 km by road
- What is the population of Raitar?9,241 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Raitar in?Nalanda district (Giriak sub-district), Bihar
- What is the literacy rate of Raitar?56.4% (Census 2011)