# Rajepur Village, Areraj, Purba Champaran (Bihar) – PIN Code, Facilities & Population

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Village · Areraj, Purba Champaran 

# Rajepur

Rajepur is a village in Areraj sub-district of Purba Champaran district, Bihar. The 2011 Census counted **1,818 people in 311 households**, the 25th largest of 42 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 75.6%, above the sub-district's rural average of 63.1%.

- 1,818people (2011)
- 311households
- 75.6%literacy
- 846females per 1,000 males

## Rajepur PIN code and other codes

Rajepur falls in Areraj sub-district, Purba Champaran district, Bihar.

- Gram panchayatRarhiya
- Community development blockAreraj
- Census village code218161

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

## How far is Rajepur from nearby towns?

- Areraj (sub-district HQ)3 km by road
- Motihari (district HQ)33 km by road
- Areraj (nearest town)3 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 Rajepur?

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

### In the village

- ●Pre-primary schoolIn village · 1 private
- ●Primary schoolIn village · 1 govt · 1 private
- ●Middle schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village
- ●All-weather roadIn village
- ●Agricultural credit societyIn village
- ●Ration (PDS) shopIn village
- ●Anganwadi centreIn village
- ●Polling stationIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Senior secondary schoolunder 5 km · Areraj
- ○Degree collegeunder 5 km · Areraj
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Motihari
- ○Primary health centre10+ km
- ○Allopathic hospitalunder 5 km
- ○Dispensaryunder 5 km
- ○Post officeunder 5 km
- ○Public bus serviceunder 5 km
- ○Railway station10+ km
- ○ATMunder 5 km
- ○Commercial bankunder 5 km
- ○Mandi / regular marketunder 5 km
- ○Public libraryunder 5 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 Rajepur known for?

The main crops are **paddy**. About 86% of the 234 hectares of village land is sown, and 179 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 Rajepur

Of every 100 households in Rajepur in 2011, 7 had electricity, 38 a toilet at home and 7 cooked with LPG; 77 had a mobile phone, 21 a two-wheeler and 7 a car.

■ Rajepur · ■ Areraj rural average

Electricity for lighting ****7%**

**9%

Toilet within the home ****38%**

**24%

No toilet (open defecation) ****62%**

**76%

Tap water ****5%**

**1%

Drinking water within premises ****58%**

**60%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****7%**

**5%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****92%**

**94%

Use banking services ****36%**

**55%

Television ****32%**

**12%

Mobile phone ****77%**

**70%

Computer with internet ****1%**

**1%

Two-wheeler ****21%**

**10%

Car / jeep / van ****7%**

**3%

None of these assets ****1%**

**10%

Own their home ****99%**

**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 Rajepur?

■ Rajepur · ■ Areraj rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****75.6%**

**63.1%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****846**

**888

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****899**

**936

Working population ****26.7%**

**31.6%

### Women and men

Literacy is 84.8% for men and 64.5% for women. 46% of men and 4% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 111 (23%) · **■** Farm labourers 227 (47%) · **■** Household industry 11 (2%) · **■** Other work 89 (18%) · **■** Marginal 48 (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 Areraj

- Damodarpur2,260 people
- Lauriya2,041 people
- Kauwaha2,008 people
- Purandarpur1,912 people
- Kamaluwa1,644 people
- Sirni1,588 people
- Chandi Asthan1,541 people
- Loknathpur1,519 people

[All 46 villages in Areraj](https://wherepedia.org/india/bihar/purba-champaran/areraj/villages/)

## Quick answers

- How far is Rajepur from Motihari?33 km by road
- What is the population of Rajepur?1,818 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Rajepur in?Purba Champaran district (Areraj sub-district), Bihar
- What is the literacy rate of Rajepur?75.6% (Census 2011)