# Ramnagar Pharsahi Village, Banmankhi, Purnia (Bihar) > Source: https://wherepedia.org/india/bihar/purnia/banmankhi/ramnagar-pharsahi/ Village · Banmankhi, Purnia # Ramnagar Pharsahi Ramnagar Pharsahi is a village in Banmankhi sub-district of Purnia district, Bihar. The 2011 Census counted **18,757 people in 3,653 households**, the 2nd largest of 81 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 55.9%, above the sub-district's rural average of 50.1%. - 18,757people (2011) - 3,653households - 55.9%literacy - 913females per 1,000 males ## Ramnagar Pharsahi PIN code and other codes Ramnagar Pharsahi falls in Banmankhi sub-district, Purnia district, Bihar. - Gram panchayatRamnagar Pharsahi - Community development blockBanmankhi - Census village code222998 Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog). ## How far is Ramnagar Pharsahi from nearby towns? - Banmankhi (sub-district HQ)8 km by road - Purnia (district HQ)40 km by road - Banmankhi (nearest town)8 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 Ramnagar Pharsahi? 24 services counted by the Census are inside Ramnagar Pharsahi; the rest show the distance to the nearest one. ### In the village - ●Pre-primary schoolIn village · 4 private - ●Primary schoolIn village · 9 govt · 2 private - ●Middle schoolIn village · 6 govt - ●Secondary schoolIn village · 1 govt - ●Veterinary hospitalIn village · 1 · 2 doctors - ●Post officeIn village - ●Sub post officeIn village - ●Mobile phone coverageIn village - ●Internet / Common Service CentreIn village - ●Public bus serviceIn village - ●Private bus serviceIn village - ●Railway stationIn village - ●National highwayIn village - ●State highwayIn village - ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village - ●Commercial bankIn village - ●Agricultural credit societyIn village - ●Ration (PDS) shopIn village - ●Mandi / regular marketIn village - ●Weekly haatIn village - ●Anganwadi centreIn village - ●ASHA health workerIn village - ●Sports fieldIn village - ●Polling stationIn village ### Nearest outside - ○Senior secondary school5–10 km · Banmankhi - ○Degree college5–10 km · Banmankhi - ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Purnia - ○Primary health centre5–10 km - ○Allopathic hospital5–10 km - ○Dispensary10+ km - ○ATM5–10 km - ○Public library5–10 km ### Water and power - Drinking waterhand pumps, tube wells / boreholes, canal / river and tanks / ponds - Electricity (2011)6 h summer · 8 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 Ramnagar Pharsahi known for? The main crops are **paddy, wheat and maize**. About 73% of the 2,251 hectares of village land is sown, and 607 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 Ramnagar Pharsahi Of every 100 households in Ramnagar Pharsahi in 2011, 16 had electricity, 16 a toilet at home and 6 cooked with LPG; 33 had a mobile phone, 5 a two-wheeler and 1 a car. ■ Ramnagar Pharsahi · ■ Banmankhi rural average Electricity for lighting ****16%** **7% Toilet within the home ****16%** **9% No toilet (open defecation) ****84%** **90% Tap water ****1%** **2% Drinking water within premises ****70%** **66% Cooking with LPG / PNG ****6%** **1% Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****93%** **98% Use banking services ****44%** **28% Television ****11%** **6% Mobile phone ****33%** **35% Computer with internet ****0%** **0% Two-wheeler ****5%** **4% Car / jeep / van ****1%** **1% None of these assets ****31%** **37% Own their home ****98%** **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 Ramnagar Pharsahi? ■ Ramnagar Pharsahi · ■ Banmankhi rural average Literacy (age 7+) ****55.9%** **50.1% Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****913** **912 Child sex ratio (0–6) ****1001** **929 Working population ****40.7%** **41.6% ### Women and men Literacy is 63.8% for men and 47.1% for women. 46% of men and 34% of women work. ### Who works, and at what ********** **■** Cultivators 934 (12%) · **■** Farm labourers 3,511 (46%) · **■** Household industry 89 (1%) · **■** Other work 754 (10%) · **■** Marginal 2,350 (31%) 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 - Rupauli20,172 people - Chandpur Bhagha14,400 people - Balua Kachhari13,819 people - Rampur Tilak12,409 people - Ladugarh12,300 people [All 107 villages in Banmankhi](https://wherepedia.org/india/bihar/purnia/banmankhi/villages/) ## Quick answers - How far is Ramnagar Pharsahi from Purnia?40 km by road - What is the population of Ramnagar Pharsahi?18,757 (Census 2011) - Which district is Ramnagar Pharsahi in?Purnia district (Banmankhi sub-district), Bihar - What is the literacy rate of Ramnagar Pharsahi?55.9% (Census 2011)