# Rajpur Village, Narkatiaganj, Pashchim Champaran (Bihar)

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Village · Narkatiaganj, Pashchim Champaran 

# Rajpur

Rajpur is a village in Narkatiaganj sub-district of Pashchim Champaran district, Bihar. The 2011 Census counted **2,757 people in 522 households**, the 42nd largest of 148 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 49.4%, below the sub-district's rural average of 53.9%.

- 2,757people (2011)
- 522households
- 49.4%literacy
- 897females per 1,000 males

## Rajpur PIN code and other codes

Rajpur falls in Narkatiaganj sub-district, Pashchim Champaran district, Bihar.

- Gram panchayatRajpur
- Community development blockNarkatiaganj
- Census village code216642

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

## How far is Rajpur from nearby towns?

- Narkatiaganj (sub-district HQ)8 km by road
- Bettiah (district HQ)46 km by road
- Narkatiyaganj (nearest town)8 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 Rajpur?

13 services counted by the Census are inside Rajpur; the rest show the distance to the nearest one.

### In the village

- ●Pre-primary schoolIn village · 1 private
- ●Primary schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Middle schoolIn village · 1 govt · 1 private
- ●Post officeIn village
- ●Mobile phone coverageIn village
- ●National highwayIn village
- ●State highwayIn village
- ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village
- ●All-weather roadIn village
- ●Ration (PDS) shopIn village
- ●Mandi / regular marketIn village
- ●Anganwadi centreIn village
- ●ASHA health workerIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Senior secondary school10+ km · Narkatiaganj
- ○Degree college5–10 km · Narkatiaganj
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Bettiah
- ○Primary health centreunder 5 km
- ○Allopathic hospital5–10 km
- ○Dispensary5–10 km
- ○Public bus service5–10 km
- ○Railway station5–10 km
- ○ATM5–10 km
- ○Commercial bank5–10 km
- ○Public library10+ km

### Water and power

- Drinking waterhand pumps and canal / river
- Electricity (2011)3 h summer · 3 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 Rajpur known for?

The main crops are **paddy**. About 63% of the 244 hectares of village land is sown, and 76 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 Rajpur

Of every 100 households in Rajpur in 2011, 24 had electricity, 13 a toilet at home and 1 cooked with LPG; 56 had a mobile phone, 4 a two-wheeler and 1 a car.

■ Rajpur · ■ Narkatiaganj rural average

Electricity for lighting ****24%**

**5%

Toilet within the home ****13%**

**12%

No toilet (open defecation) ****70%**

**86%

Tap water ****0%**

**1%

Drinking water within premises ****44%**

**49%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****1%**

**2%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****95%**

**98%

Use banking services ****26%**

**36%

Television ****9%**

**7%

Mobile phone ****56%**

**51%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****4%**

**6%

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

**1%

None of these assets ****24%**

**24%

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 Rajpur?

■ Rajpur · ■ Narkatiaganj rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****49.4%**

**53.9%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****897**

**917

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****868**

**957

Working population ****39.5%**

**36.1%

### Women and men

Literacy is 60.6% for men and 37.0% for women. 50% of men and 28% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 147 (13%) · **■** Farm labourers 147 (13%) · **■** Household industry 3 (0%) · **■** Other work 84 (8%) · **■** Marginal 709 (65%)

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 Narkatiaganj

- Bishunpurwa2,850 people
- Belwania2,836 people
- Musaharwa2,801 people
- Pokharia2,796 people
- Bairia2,730 people
- Mathura2,677 people
- Maheshpur2,660 people
- Sisai2,582 people

[All 160 villages in Narkatiaganj](https://wherepedia.org/india/bihar/pashchim-champaran/narkatiaganj/villages/)

## Quick answers

- How far is Rajpur from Bettiah?46 km by road
- What is the population of Rajpur?2,757 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Rajpur in?Pashchim Champaran district (Narkatiaganj sub-district), Bihar
- What is the literacy rate of Rajpur?49.4% (Census 2011)