# Raghunathpur Village, Banmankhi, Purnia (Bihar) – PIN Code

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Village · Banmankhi, Purnia 

# Raghunathpur

Raghunathpur is a village in Banmankhi sub-district of Purnia district, Bihar. The 2011 Census counted **2,253 people in 443 households**, the 37th largest of 81 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 73.1%, above the sub-district's rural average of 50.1%.

- 2,253people (2011)
- 443households
- 73.1%literacy
- 917females per 1,000 males

## Raghunathpur PIN code and other codes

Raghunathpur falls in Banmankhi sub-district, Purnia district, Bihar.

- Gram panchayatKachhari Balua
- Community development blockBanmankhi
- Census village code223041

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

## How far is Raghunathpur from nearby towns?

- Banmankhi (sub-district HQ)22 km by road
- Purnia (district HQ)32 km by road
- Banmankhi (nearest town)22 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 Raghunathpur?

10 services counted by the Census are inside Raghunathpur; the rest show the distance to the nearest one.

### In the village

- ●Primary schoolIn village · 2 govt · 1 private
- ●Middle schoolIn village · 2 govt
- ●Mobile phone coverageIn village
- ●Public bus serviceIn village
- ●Private bus serviceIn village
- ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village
- ●Ration (PDS) shopIn village
- ●Mandi / regular marketIn village
- ●Anganwadi centreIn village
- ●Polling stationIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Senior secondary school10+ km · Banmankhi
- ○Degree college10+ km · Banmankhi
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Purnia
- ○Primary health centre5–10 km
- ○Allopathic hospital10+ km
- ○Dispensary10+ km
- ○Post office5–10 km
- ○Railway stationunder 5 km
- ○ATM5–10 km
- ○Commercial bank5–10 km
- ○Public library5–10 km

### Water and power

- Drinking waterhand pumps and canal / river
- Electricity (2011)7 h summer · 5 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 Raghunathpur known for?

The main crops are **paddy, wheat and maize**. About 49% of the 355 hectares of village land is sown, and 125 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 Raghunathpur

Of every 100 households in Raghunathpur in 2011, 22 had electricity, 35 a toilet at home and 3 cooked with LPG; 40 had a mobile phone, 8 a two-wheeler and 0 a car.

■ Raghunathpur · ■ Banmankhi rural average

Electricity for lighting ****22%**

**7%

Toilet within the home ****35%**

**9%

No toilet (open defecation) ****64%**

**90%

Tap water ****0%**

**2%

Drinking water within premises ****88%**

**66%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****3%**

**1%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****97%**

**98%

Use banking services ****31%**

**28%

Television ****15%**

**6%

Mobile phone ****40%**

**35%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****8%**

**4%

Car / jeep / van ****0%**

**1%

None of these assets ****20%**

**37%

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 Raghunathpur?

■ Raghunathpur · ■ Banmankhi rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****73.1%**

**50.1%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****917**

**912

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****1000**

**929

Working population ****36.8%**

**41.6%

### Women and men

Literacy is 80.6% for men and 64.8% for women. 53% of men and 19% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 350 (42%) · **■** Farm labourers 265 (32%) · **■** Household industry 5 (1%) · **■** Other work 157 (19%) · **■** Marginal 51 (6%)

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 Banmankhi

- Jhangar Tola2,867 people
- Maharajganj2,727 people
- Kasiran Deotar2,332 people
- Chandpur Bhagha2,327 people
- Dhurup Bilas1,973 people
- Dharhara Munahi Chakla1,788 people
- Belabadan1,747 people
- Dharhara Milik1,522 people

[All 107 villages in Banmankhi](https://wherepedia.org/india/bihar/purnia/banmankhi/villages/)

## Quick answers

- How far is Raghunathpur from Purnia?32 km by road
- What is the population of Raghunathpur?2,253 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Raghunathpur in?Purnia district (Banmankhi sub-district), Bihar
- What is the literacy rate of Raghunathpur?73.1% (Census 2011)