# Rupau Village, Roh, Nawada (Bihar) – PIN Code, Facilities & Population

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Village · Roh, Nawada 

# Rupau

Rupau is a village in Roh sub-district of Nawada district, Bihar. The 2011 Census counted **5,348 people in 785 households**, the 6th largest of 72 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 61.6%, above the sub-district's rural average of 59.0%.

- 5,348people (2011)
- 785households
- 61.6%literacy
- 940females per 1,000 males

## Rupau PIN code and other codes

Rupau falls in Roh sub-district, Nawada district, Bihar.

- Gram panchayatVikhampur
- Community development blockRoh
- Census village code257797

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

## How far is Rupau from nearby towns?

- Roh (sub-district HQ)7 km by road
- Nawada (district HQ)21 km by road
- Nawada (nearest town)21 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 Rupau?

15 services counted by the Census are inside Rupau; the rest show the distance to the nearest one.

### In the village

- ●Primary schoolIn village · 2 govt
- ●Middle schoolIn village · 2 govt
- ●Secondary schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Senior secondary schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Post officeIn village
- ●Public bus serviceIn village
- ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village
- ●All-weather roadIn village
- ●Commercial bankIn village
- ●Ration (PDS) shopIn village
- ●Anganwadi centreIn village
- ●ASHA health workerIn village
- ●Community centreIn village
- ●Public libraryIn village
- ●Polling stationIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Degree college10+ km · Pakaribarwan
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Nawada
- ○Primary health centre5–10 km
- ○Allopathic hospital10+ km
- ○Dispensary5–10 km
- ○Railway station10+ km
- ○ATM10+ km
- ○Mandi / regular market10+ km

### Water and power

- Drinking waterhand pumps

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 Rupau known for?

The main crops are **paddy**. About 51% of the 432 hectares of village land is sown, and 178 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 Rupau

Of every 100 households in Rupau in 2011, 0 had electricity, 27 a toilet at home and 7 cooked with LPG; 39 had a mobile phone, 5 a two-wheeler and 2 a car.

■ Rupau · ■ Roh rural average

Electricity for lighting ****0%**

**2%

Toilet within the home ****27%**

**18%

No toilet (open defecation) ****73%**

**82%

Tap water ****0%**

**2%

Drinking water within premises ****34%**

**50%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****7%**

**2%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****89%**

**94%

Use banking services ****41%**

**31%

Television ****7%**

**5%

Mobile phone ****39%**

**48%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****5%**

**3%

Car / jeep / van ****2%**

**1%

None of these assets ****57%**

**42%

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 Rupau?

■ Rupau · ■ Roh rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****61.6%**

**59.0%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****940**

**935

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****957**

**949

Working population ****27.6%**

**36.5%

### Women and men

Literacy is 70.1% for men and 52.5% for women. 45% of men and 9% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 415 (28%) · **■** Farm labourers 292 (20%) · **■** Household industry 66 (4%) · **■** Other work 339 (23%) · **■** Marginal 365 (25%)

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 Roh

- Roh13,519 people
- Siur12,028 people
- Nazardih6,791 people
- Kosirukhi6,737 people
- Bhikhampur5,044 people
- Samhri4,826 people
- Dhanawan4,620 people
- Mahrawan4,044 people

[All 77 villages in Roh](https://wherepedia.org/india/bihar/nawada/roh/villages/)

## Quick answers

- How far is Rupau from Nawada?21 km by road
- What is the population of Rupau?5,348 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Rupau in?Nawada district (Roh sub-district), Bihar
- What is the literacy rate of Rupau?61.6% (Census 2011)