# Ratanmala Village, Majhaulia, Pashchim Champaran (Bihar) > Source: https://wherepedia.org/india/bihar/pashchim-champaran/majhaulia/ratanmala/ Village · Majhaulia, Pashchim Champaran # Ratanmala Ratanmala is a village in Majhaulia sub-district of Pashchim Champaran district, Bihar. The 2011 Census counted **12,961 people in 2,437 households**, the 3rd largest of 75 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 56.1%, above the sub-district's rural average of 54.4%. - 12,961people (2011) - 2,437households - 56.1%literacy - 888females per 1,000 males ## Ratanmala PIN code and other codes Ratanmala falls in Majhaulia sub-district, Pashchim Champaran district, Bihar. - Gram panchayatRatanmala - Community development blockMajhaulia - Census village code217286 Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog). ## How far is Ratanmala from nearby towns? - Bettiah (district HQ)10 km by road - Bettiah (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 Ratanmala? 20 services counted by the Census are inside Ratanmala; the rest show the distance to the nearest one. ### In the village - ●Pre-primary schoolIn village · 1 private - ●Primary schoolIn village · 3 govt · 2 private - ●Middle schoolIn village · 2 private - ●Secondary schoolIn village · 2 private - ●Senior secondary schoolIn village · 2 private - ●Health sub-centreIn village · 1 · 1 doctors - ●Maternity & child welfare centreIn village · 1 · 2 doctors - ●TB clinicIn village · 1 · 2 doctors - ●DispensaryIn village · 1 · 1 doctors - ●Veterinary hospitalIn village · 1 · 2 doctors - ●Family welfare centreIn village · 1 · 2 doctors - ●Post officeIn village - ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village - ●All-weather roadIn village - ●Agricultural credit societyIn village - ●Ration (PDS) shopIn village - ●Mandi / regular marketIn village - ●Anganwadi centreIn village - ●ASHA health workerIn village - ●Polling stationIn village ### Nearest outside - ○Degree college10+ km · Bettiah - ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Bettiah - ○Primary health centre5–10 km - ○Allopathic hospital5–10 km - ○Public bus serviceunder 5 km - ○Railway station10+ km - ○ATMunder 5 km - ○Commercial bank5–10 km - ○Public library10+ 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 Ratanmala known for? The main crops are **paddy**. About 69% of the 1,078 hectares of village land is sown, and 442 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 Ratanmala Of every 100 households in Ratanmala in 2011, 3 had electricity, 12 a toilet at home and 2 cooked with LPG; 23 had a mobile phone, 6 a two-wheeler and 2 a car. ■ Ratanmala · ■ Majhaulia rural average Electricity for lighting ****3%** **2% Toilet within the home ****12%** **14% No toilet (open defecation) ****88%** **85% Tap water ****1%** **2% Drinking water within premises ****51%** **51% Cooking with LPG / PNG ****2%** **2% Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****97%** **98% Use banking services ****42%** **45% Television ****5%** **5% Mobile phone ****23%** **53% Computer with internet ****0%** **0% Two-wheeler ****6%** **7% Car / jeep / van ****2%** **2% None of these assets ****21%** **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 Ratanmala? ■ Ratanmala · ■ Majhaulia rural average Literacy (age 7+) ****56.1%** **54.4% Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****888** **912 Child sex ratio (0–6) ****943** **957 Working population ****34.7%** **37.7% ### Women and men Literacy is 66.7% for men and 44.1% for women. 46% of men and 22% of women work. ### Who works, and at what ********** **■** Cultivators 747 (17%) · **■** Farm labourers 1,270 (28%) · **■** Household industry 9 (0%) · **■** Other work 260 (6%) · **■** Marginal 2,213 (49%) 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 Majhaulia - Harpur21,497 people - Jawkatia16,965 people - Rampurwa12,532 people - Bahuarwa12,326 people - Aunhar Shekh11,500 people - Senduria10,959 people [All 78 villages in Majhaulia](https://wherepedia.org/india/bihar/pashchim-champaran/majhaulia/villages/) ## Quick answers - How far is Ratanmala from Bettiah?10 km by road - What is the population of Ratanmala?12,961 (Census 2011) - Which district is Ratanmala in?Pashchim Champaran district (Majhaulia sub-district), Bihar - What is the literacy rate of Ratanmala?56.1% (Census 2011)