# Rasarh Village, Banmankhi, Purnia (Bihar) – PIN Code > Source: https://wherepedia.org/india/bihar/purnia/banmankhi/rasarh/ Village · Banmankhi, Purnia # Rasarh Rasarh is a village in Banmankhi sub-district of Purnia district, Bihar. The 2011 Census counted **7,485 people in 1,533 households**, the 17th largest of 81 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 49.2%, close to the sub-district's rural average of 50.1%. - 7,485people (2011) - 1,533households - 49.2%literacy - 793females per 1,000 males ## Rasarh PIN code and other codes Rasarh falls in Banmankhi sub-district, Purnia district, Bihar. - Gram panchayatHarmurhi - Community development blockBanmankhi - Census village code223038 Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog). ## How far is Rasarh from nearby towns? - Banmankhi (sub-district HQ)4 km by road - Purnia (district HQ)36 km by road - Banmankhi (nearest town)4 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 Rasarh? 12 services counted by the Census are inside Rasarh; the rest show the distance to the nearest one. ### In the village - ●Primary schoolIn village · 4 govt - ●Middle schoolIn village · 2 govt - ●Post officeIn village - ●Sub post officeIn village - ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village - ●All-weather roadIn village - ●Agricultural credit societyIn village - ●Ration (PDS) shopIn village - ●Mandi / regular marketIn village - ●Anganwadi centreIn village - ●ASHA health workerIn village - ●Polling stationIn village ### Nearest outside - ○Senior secondary school10+ km · Banmankhi - ○Degree college5–10 km · Banmankhi - ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Purnia - ○Primary health centreunder 5 km - ○Allopathic hospitalunder 5 km - ○Dispensary10+ km - ○Public bus service5–10 km - ○Railway station5–10 km - ○ATM5–10 km - ○Commercial bank5–10 km - ○Public library5–10 km ### Water and power - Drinking waterhand pumps, canal / river and tanks / ponds - Electricity (2011)8 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 Rasarh known for? The main crops are **paddy**. About 80% of the 679 hectares of village land is sown, and 256 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 Rasarh Of every 100 households in Rasarh in 2011, 5 had electricity, 5 a toilet at home and 1 cooked with LPG; 26 had a mobile phone, 2 a two-wheeler and 0 a car. ■ Rasarh · ■ Banmankhi rural average Electricity for lighting ****5%** **7% Toilet within the home ****5%** **9% No toilet (open defecation) ****95%** **90% Tap water ****0%** **2% Drinking water within premises ****72%** **66% Cooking with LPG / PNG ****1%** **1% Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****99%** **98% Use banking services ****10%** **28% Television ****4%** **6% Mobile phone ****26%** **35% Computer with internet ****0%** **0% Two-wheeler ****2%** **4% Car / jeep / van ****0%** **1% None of these assets ****52%** **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 Rasarh? ■ Rasarh · ■ Banmankhi rural average Literacy (age 7+) ****49.2%** **50.1% Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****793** **912 Child sex ratio (0–6) ****535** **929 Working population ****44.5%** **41.6% ### Women and men Literacy is 57.7% for men and 39.8% for women. 46% of men and 42% of women work. ### Who works, and at what ********** **■** Cultivators 378 (11%) · **■** Farm labourers 1,966 (59%) · **■** Household industry 10 (0%) · **■** Other work 102 (3%) · **■** Marginal 875 (26%) 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 - Kazi Hirdenagar9,207 people - Akhtiarpur8,282 people - Dharhara7,781 people - Ekraha7,713 people - Gangapur7,453 people - Banmankhi7,035 people - Maharajganj7,016 people - Naulakhi7,005 people [All 107 villages in Banmankhi](https://wherepedia.org/india/bihar/purnia/banmankhi/villages/) ## Quick answers - How far is Rasarh from Purnia?36 km by road - What is the population of Rasarh?7,485 (Census 2011) - Which district is Rasarh in?Purnia district (Banmankhi sub-district), Bihar - What is the literacy rate of Rasarh?49.2% (Census 2011)