Census ward · Raxaul Bazar, Bihar
# Ward 16, Raxaul Bazar

Ward 16 of Raxaul Bazar, Purba Champaran district, Bihar, had 2,869 people in 502 households at the 2011 Census — the 4th most populous of 25 census wards. Literacy was 73.6%, close to the town average of 75.6%.
- 2,869 people (2011)
- 502 households
- 4 of 25 by population
- 73.6% literacy

## What is the population of Ward 16, Raxaul Bazar?

■ Ward 16 · ■ Raxaul Bazar average
- Literacy (age 7+) 73.6% 75.6%
- Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) 901 888
- Child sex ratio (0–6) 1093 904
- Working population 24.3% 26.5%

### Work

■ Services, trade & industry 469 (67%) · ■ Household industry 3 (0%) · ■ Farming 170 (24%) · ■ Marginal 54 (8%)

Source: Census of India 2011, Primary Census Abstract (town, village and ward level), all districts.

Census wards were drawn for counting in 2011. Municipal ward boundaries may have changed since, so this ward number may not match today's municipal ward.

## Homes and amenities in Ward 16

Of every 100 households in Ward 16 in 2011, 91 had electricity, 83 a toilet at home and 63 cooked with LPG; 86 had a mobile phone, 19 a two-wheeler and 1 a car.

■ Ward 16 · ■ Raxaul Bazar average
- Electricity for lighting 91% 77%
- Toilet within the home 83% 72%
- No toilet (open defecation) 16% 24%
- Tap water 16% 8%
- Drinking water within premises 80% 74%
- Cooking with LPG / PNG 63% 60%
- Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue 35% 37%
- Use banking services 68% 65%
- Television 51% 58%
- Mobile phone 86% 76%
- Computer with internet 2% 3%
- Two-wheeler 19% 19%
- Car / jeep / van 1% 3%
- None of these assets 9% 12%
- Own their home 67% 74%

Source: Census of India 2011, Houselisting and Housing Census – households by amenities and assets (HH-14).

## Other wards of Raxaul Bazar
- Ward 13 1,798 people
- Ward 14 1,639 people
- Ward 15 1,333 people
- Ward 17 2,762 people
- Ward 18 2,783 people
- Ward 19 2,401 people

Full Raxaul Bazar ward list (25 wards)

## Quick answers
- What is the population of Ward 16, Raxaul Bazar? 2,869 people in 502 households (Census 2011)

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