# Raikar Village, Warisaliganj, Nawada (Bihar) – PIN Code

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Village · Warisaliganj, Nawada 

# Raikar

Raikar is a village in Warisaliganj sub-district of Nawada district, Bihar. The 2011 Census counted **267 people in 46 households**, the 66th largest of 68 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 54.1%, below the sub-district's rural average of 58.9%.

- 267people (2011)
- 46households
- 54.1%literacy
- 963females per 1,000 males

## Raikar PIN code and other codes

Raikar falls in Warisaliganj sub-district, Nawada district, Bihar.

- Gram panchayatDosut
- Community development blockWarisaliganj
- Census village code257619

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

## How far is Raikar from nearby towns?

- Warisaliganj (sub-district HQ)10 km by road
- Nawada (district HQ)15 km by road
- Warisaliganj (nearest town)10 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 Raikar?

9 services counted by the Census are inside Raikar; the rest show the distance to the nearest one.

### In the village

- ●Primary schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Mobile phone coverageIn village
- ●Public bus serviceIn village
- ●Private bus serviceIn village
- ●Ration (PDS) shopIn village
- ●Weekly haatIn village
- ●Anganwadi centreIn village
- ●ASHA health workerIn village
- ●Polling stationIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Senior secondary school5–10 km · Warisaliganj
- ○Degree college10+ km · Nawada
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Nawada
- ○Primary health centre10+ km
- ○Allopathic hospital5–10 km
- ○Dispensary5–10 km
- ○Post office5–10 km
- ○Railway station5–10 km
- ○ATM5–10 km
- ○Commercial bank5–10 km
- ○Mandi / regular market5–10 km
- ○Public library5–10 km

### Water and power

- Drinking waterhand pumps and tube wells / boreholes

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 Raikar known for?

The main crops are **paddy**. About 23% of the 206 hectares of village land is sown, and 43 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 Raikar

Of every 100 households in Raikar in 2011, 4 had electricity, 16 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 18 had a mobile phone, 0 a two-wheeler and 0 a car.

■ Raikar · ■ Warisaliganj rural average

Electricity for lighting ****4%**

**2%

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

**19%

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

**80%

Tap water ****9%**

**2%

Drinking water within premises ****20%**

**42%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****0%**

**2%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****100%**

**94%

Use banking services ****4%**

**29%

Television ****0%**

**6%

Mobile phone ****18%**

**50%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****0%**

**4%

Car / jeep / van ****0%**

**1%

None of these assets ****38%**

**40%

Own their home ****100%**

**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 Raikar?

■ Raikar · ■ Warisaliganj rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****54.1%**

**58.9%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****963**

**925

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****880**

**945

Working population ****35.6%**

**39.0%

### Women and men

Literacy is 64.9% for men and 43.1% for women. 45% of men and 26% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

******

**■** Cultivators 38 (40%) · **■** Farm labourers 56 (59%) · **■** Other work 1 (1%)

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 Warisaliganj

- Begrajpur382 people
- Milki346 people
- Khirbhojana324 people
- Shekhpurwa311 people
- Gangta197 people
- Rampur195 people

[All 75 villages in Warisaliganj](https://wherepedia.org/india/bihar/nawada/warisaliganj/villages/)

## Quick answers

- How far is Raikar from Nawada?15 km by road
- What is the population of Raikar?267 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Raikar in?Nawada district (Warisaliganj sub-district), Bihar
- What is the literacy rate of Raikar?54.1% (Census 2011)