# Raksia Village, Dulhin Bazar, Patna (Bihar) – PIN Code

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Village · Dulhin Bazar, Patna 

# Raksia

Raksia is a village in Dulhin Bazar sub-district of Patna district, Bihar. The 2011 Census counted **1,849 people in 346 households**, the 26th largest of 50 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 74.0%, above the sub-district's rural average of 65.4%.

- 1,849people (2011)
- 346households
- 74.0%literacy
- 969females per 1,000 males

## Raksia PIN code and other codes

Raksia falls in Dulhin Bazar sub-district, Patna district, Bihar.

- Gram panchayatAchhua Rakasiya
- Community development blockDulhin Bazar
- Census village code245695

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

## How far is Raksia from nearby towns?

- Dulhin Bazar (sub-district HQ)4 km by road
- Patna (district HQ)60 km by road
- Masaurhi (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 Raksia?

12 services counted by the Census are inside Raksia; the rest show the distance to the nearest one.

### In the village

- ●Primary schoolIn village · 2 govt
- ●Middle schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Secondary schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Mobile phone coverageIn village
- ●Public bus serviceIn village
- ●Private bus serviceIn village
- ●State highwayIn village
- ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village
- ●All-weather roadIn village
- ●Anganwadi centreIn village
- ●ASHA health workerIn village
- ●Polling stationIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Senior secondary schoolunder 5 km · Ular
- ○Degree college10+ km · Paliganj
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Patna
- ○Primary health centre5–10 km
- ○Allopathic hospital10+ km
- ○Dispensary10+ km
- ○Post officeunder 5 km
- ○Railway station10+ km
- ○ATM10+ km
- ○Commercial bank5–10 km
- ○Ration (PDS) shop5–10 km
- ○Mandi / regular market5–10 km
- ○Public library5–10 km

### Water and power

- Drinking waterhand pumps and tube wells / boreholes
- Electricity (2011)5 h summer · 4 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 Raksia known for?

The main crops are **paddy**. About 100% of the 264 hectares of village land is sown, and 264 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 Raksia

Of every 100 households in Raksia in 2011, 33 had electricity, 24 a toilet at home and 8 cooked with LPG; 61 had a mobile phone, 9 a two-wheeler and 2 a car.

■ Raksia · ■ Dulhin Bazar rural average

Electricity for lighting ****33%**

**19%

Toilet within the home ****24%**

**27%

No toilet (open defecation) ****76%**

**72%

Tap water ****2%**

**3%

Drinking water within premises ****43%**

**61%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****8%**

**3%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****91%**

**93%

Use banking services ****78%**

**57%

Television ****22%**

**23%

Mobile phone ****61%**

**56%

Computer with internet ****1%**

**1%

Two-wheeler ****9%**

**8%

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

**2%

None of these assets ****26%**

**25%

Own their home ****99%**

**97%

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 Raksia?

■ Raksia · ■ Dulhin Bazar rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****74.0%**

**65.4%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****969**

**931

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****873**

**939

Working population ****43.5%**

**37.5%

### Women and men

Literacy is 79.6% for men and 68.4% for women. 49% of men and 38% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 14 (2%) · **■** Farm labourers 666 (83%) · **■** Household industry 2 (0%) · **■** Other work 42 (5%) · **■** Marginal 80 (10%)

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 Dulhin Bazar

- Pansuhi2,068 people
- Alipur2,039 people
- Narwan2,009 people
- Ichipur1,940 people
- Narhi1,837 people
- Jamui1,792 people
- Dumri1,737 people
- Soniawan1,698 people

[All 54 villages in Dulhin Bazar](https://wherepedia.org/india/bihar/patna/dulhin-bazar/villages/)

## Quick answers

- How far is Raksia from Patna?60 km by road
- What is the population of Raksia?1,849 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Raksia in?Patna district (Dulhin Bazar sub-district), Bihar
- What is the literacy rate of Raksia?74.0% (Census 2011)