# Ratanpur Village, Kotwa, Purba Champaran (Bihar) – PIN Code > Source: https://wherepedia.org/india/bihar/purba-champaran/kotwa/ratanpur/ Village · Kotwa, Purba Champaran # Ratanpur Ratanpur is a village in Kotwa sub-district of Purba Champaran district, Bihar. The 2011 Census counted **1,516 people in 236 households**, the 33rd largest of 44 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 51.5%, below the sub-district's rural average of 54.2%. - 1,516people (2011) - 236households - 51.5%literacy - 842females per 1,000 males ## Ratanpur PIN code and other codes Ratanpur falls in Kotwa sub-district, Purba Champaran district, Bihar. - Gram panchayatBathna - Community development blockKotwa - Census village code218346 Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog). ## How far is Ratanpur from nearby towns? - Kotwa (sub-district HQ)5 km by road - Motihari (district HQ)18 km by road - Motihari (nearest town)18 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 Ratanpur? 18 services counted by the Census are inside Ratanpur; 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 - ●Veterinary hospitalIn village · 1 · 1 doctors - ●Mobile phone coverageIn village - ●Internet / Common Service CentreIn village - ●Public bus serviceIn village - ●State highwayIn village - ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village - ●All-weather roadIn village - ●Cooperative bankIn village - ●Agricultural credit societyIn village - ●Ration (PDS) shopIn village - ●Weekly haatIn village - ●Anganwadi centreIn village - ●ASHA health workerIn village - ●Sports fieldIn village - ●Polling stationIn village ### Nearest outside - ○Senior secondary school5–10 km · Raghu Nathpur - ○Degree college10+ km · Chakia - ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Motihari - ○Primary health centreunder 5 km - ○Allopathic hospital10+ km - ○Dispensary10+ km - ○Post office5–10 km - ○Railway station5–10 km - ○ATM10+ km - ○Commercial bank5–10 km - ○Mandi / regular market10+ km - ○Public library10+ km ### Water and power - Drinking waterhand pumps, canal / river and tanks / ponds 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 Ratanpur known for? The main crops are **paddy**. About 98% of the 151 hectares of village land is sown, and 28 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 Ratanpur Of every 100 households in Ratanpur in 2011, 1 had electricity, 11 a toilet at home and 6 cooked with LPG; 68 had a mobile phone, 10 a two-wheeler and 2 a car. ■ Ratanpur · ■ Kotwa rural average Electricity for lighting ****1%** **2% Toilet within the home ****11%** **14% No toilet (open defecation) ****89%** **86% Tap water ****0%** **0% Drinking water within premises ****59%** **52% Cooking with LPG / PNG ****6%** **1% Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****94%** **98% Use banking services ****56%** **50% Television ****3%** **4% Mobile phone ****68%** **65% Computer with internet ****0%** **0% Two-wheeler ****10%** **9% Car / jeep / van ****2%** **2% None of these assets ****9%** **15% 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 Ratanpur? ■ Ratanpur · ■ Kotwa rural average Literacy (age 7+) ****51.5%** **54.2% Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****842** **896 Child sex ratio (0–6) ****843** **918 Working population ****44.7%** **38.4% ### Women and men Literacy is 62.7% for men and 38.3% for women. 47% of men and 42% of women work. ### Who works, and at what ******** **■** Cultivators 441 (65%) · **■** Farm labourers 208 (31%) · **■** Other work 15 (2%) · **■** Marginal 14 (2%) 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 Kotwa - Chiuntaha1,575 people - Talwa Pokhar1,556 people - Pakri Asok1,545 people - Mahmada1,544 people - Kalyanpur Birt1,472 people - Rohua Khas1,385 people - Pakri Asok1,256 people - Barwa Kanth Chhapra1,155 people [All 45 villages in Kotwa](https://wherepedia.org/india/bihar/purba-champaran/kotwa/villages/) ## Quick answers - How far is Ratanpur from Motihari?18 km by road - What is the population of Ratanpur?1,516 (Census 2011) - Which district is Ratanpur in?Purba Champaran district (Kotwa sub-district), Bihar - What is the literacy rate of Ratanpur?51.5% (Census 2011)