# Rakhahi Village, Narkatiaganj, Pashchim Champaran (Bihar)

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Village · Narkatiaganj, Pashchim Champaran 

# Rakhahi

Rakhahi is a village in Narkatiaganj sub-district of Pashchim Champaran district, Bihar. The 2011 Census counted **2,984 people in 522 households**, the 37th largest of 148 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 49.6%, below the sub-district's rural average of 53.9%.

- 2,984people (2011)
- 522households
- 49.6%literacy
- 892females per 1,000 males

## Rakhahi PIN code and other codes

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

- Gram panchayatRakhahi
- Community development blockNarkatiaganj
- Census village code216616

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

## How far is Rakhahi from nearby towns?

- Narkatiaganj (sub-district HQ)10 km by road
- Bettiah (district HQ)50 km by road
- Narkatiyaganj (nearest town)11 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 Rakhahi?

10 services counted by the Census are inside Rakhahi; the rest show the distance to the nearest one.

### In the village

- ●Primary schoolIn village · 2 govt · 2 private
- ●Middle schoolIn village · 2 govt
- ●Health sub-centreIn village · 1 · 1 doctors
- ●Post officeIn village
- ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village
- ●Ration (PDS) shopIn village
- ●Mandi / regular marketIn village
- ●Anganwadi centreIn village
- ●ASHA health workerIn village
- ●Polling stationIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Senior secondary school5–10 km · Narkatiaganj
- ○Degree college5–10 km · Narkatiaganj
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Bettiah
- ○Primary health centre5–10 km
- ○Allopathic hospital10+ 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

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 Rakhahi known for?

The main crops are **paddy**. About 58% of the 364 hectares of village land is sown, and 135 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 Rakhahi

Of every 100 households in Rakhahi in 2011, 3 had electricity, 11 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 60 had a mobile phone, 8 a two-wheeler and 2 a car.

■ Rakhahi · ■ Narkatiaganj rural average

Electricity for lighting ****3%**

**5%

Toilet within the home ****11%**

**12%

No toilet (open defecation) ****89%**

**86%

Tap water ****4%**

**1%

Drinking water within premises ****46%**

**49%

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

**2%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****98%**

**98%

Use banking services ****50%**

**36%

Television ****3%**

**7%

Mobile phone ****60%**

**51%

Computer with internet ****2%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****8%**

**6%

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

**1%

None of these assets ****19%**

**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 Rakhahi?

■ Rakhahi · ■ Narkatiaganj rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****49.6%**

**53.9%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****892**

**917

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****890**

**957

Working population ****39.7%**

**36.1%

### Women and men

Literacy is 59.2% for men and 38.9% for women. 43% of men and 36% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 140 (12%) · **■** Farm labourers 436 (37%) · **■** Household industry 3 (0%) · **■** Other work 37 (3%) · **■** Marginal 570 (48%)

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

- Samahuta3,218 people
- Bhasurari3,158 people
- Sugauli3,139 people
- Langra3,112 people
- Bishunpurwa2,850 people
- Belwania2,836 people
- Musaharwa2,801 people
- Pokharia2,796 people

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

## Quick answers

- How far is Rakhahi from Bettiah?50 km by road
- What is the population of Rakhahi?2,984 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Rakhahi in?Pashchim Champaran district (Narkatiaganj sub-district), Bihar
- What is the literacy rate of Rakhahi?49.6% (Census 2011)