# Raksa Village, Dhaka, Purba Champaran (Bihar) – PIN Code, Facilities & Population

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Village · Dhaka, Purba Champaran 

# Raksa

Raksa is a village in Dhaka sub-district of Purba Champaran district, Bihar. The 2011 Census counted **4,449 people in 969 households**, the 23rd largest of 61 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 56.4%, close to the sub-district's rural average of 55.6%.

- 4,449people (2011)
- 969households
- 56.4%literacy
- 976females per 1,000 males

## Raksa PIN code and other codes

Raksa falls in Dhaka sub-district, Purba Champaran district, Bihar.

- Gram panchayatJhauwa Ram
- Community development blockDhaka
- Census village code217846

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

## How far is Raksa from nearby towns?

- Dhaka (sub-district HQ)5 km by road
- Motihari (district HQ)33 km by road
- Dhaka (nearest town)5 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 Raksa?

11 services counted by the Census are inside Raksa; the rest show the distance to the nearest one.

### In the village

- ●Pre-primary schoolIn village · 1 private
- ●Primary schoolIn village · 2 govt
- ●Mobile phone coverageIn village
- ●Private bus serviceIn village
- ●State highwayIn village
- ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village
- ●All-weather roadIn village
- ●Ration (PDS) shopIn village
- ●Anganwadi centreIn village
- ●ASHA health workerIn village
- ●Polling stationIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Senior secondary school10+ km · Motihari
- ○Degree college5–10 km · Areraj
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Motihari
- ○Primary health centre10+ km
- ○Allopathic hospital5–10 km
- ○Dispensary10+ km
- ○Post officeunder 5 km
- ○Public bus serviceunder 5 km
- ○Railway station10+ km
- ○ATMunder 5 km
- ○Commercial bankunder 5 km
- ○Mandi / regular market10+ km
- ○Public library10+ km

### Water and power

- Drinking wateruntreated tap water, covered wells and hand pumps
- Electricity (2011)2 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 Raksa known for?

The main crops are **paddy**. About 90% of the 125 hectares of village land is sown, and 80 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 Raksa

Of every 100 households in Raksa in 2011, 6 had electricity, 23 a toilet at home and 6 cooked with LPG; 56 had a mobile phone, 4 a two-wheeler and 1 a car.

■ Raksa · ■ Dhaka rural average

Electricity for lighting ****6%**

**9%

Toilet within the home ****23%**

**20%

No toilet (open defecation) ****77%**

**80%

Tap water ****2%**

**2%

Drinking water within premises ****70%**

**50%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****6%**

**3%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****94%**

**95%

Use banking services ****33%**

**33%

Television ****8%**

**7%

Mobile phone ****56%**

**53%

Computer with internet ****1%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****4%**

**6%

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

**1%

None of these assets ****18%**

**21%

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 Raksa?

■ Raksa · ■ Dhaka rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****56.4%**

**55.6%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****976**

**906

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****935**

**930

Working population ****28.8%**

**31.1%

### Women and men

Literacy is 67.5% for men and 45.2% for women. 46% of men and 11% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 447 (35%) · **■** Farm labourers 523 (41%) · **■** Household industry 15 (1%) · **■** Other work 128 (10%) · **■** Marginal 169 (13%)

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 Dhaka

- Karmawa4,883 people
- Bahlolpur4,669 people
- Jatwaliya4,542 people
- Bhagwanpur4,527 people
- Jhauwa Ram4,428 people
- Tola Ramji Dube4,425 people
- Kusmahwa4,298 people
- Saratha4,297 people

[All 61 villages in Dhaka](https://wherepedia.org/india/bihar/purba-champaran/dhaka/villages/)

## Quick answers

- How far is Raksa from Motihari?33 km by road
- What is the population of Raksa?4,449 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Raksa in?Purba Champaran district (Dhaka sub-district), Bihar
- What is the literacy rate of Raksa?56.4% (Census 2011)