Village · Banmankhi, Purnia # Rikabganj Rikabganj is a village in Banmankhi sub-district of Purnia district, Bihar. The 2011 Census counted 588 people in 118 households, the 59th largest of 81 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 19.0%, below the sub-district's rural average of 50.1%. - 588 people (2011) - 118 households - 19.0% literacy - 953 females per 1,000 males ## Rikabganj PIN code and other codes Rikabganj falls in Banmankhi sub-district, Purnia district, Bihar. - Gram panchayat Pipra - Community development block Banmankhi - Census village code 223014 Source: Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory. ## How far is Rikabganj from nearby towns? - Banmankhi (sub-district HQ) 14 km by road - Purnia (district HQ) 47 km by road - Banmankhi (nearest town) 14 km by road Source: Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory. ## What facilities are there in Rikabganj? 8 services counted by the Census are inside Rikabganj; the rest show the distance to the nearest one. ### In the village - ● Primary school In village · 1 govt - ● Mobile phone coverage In village - ● Pucca (black-topped) road In village - ● All-weather road In village - ● Ration (PDS) shop In village - ● Anganwadi centre In village - ● ASHA health worker In village - ● Polling station In village ### Nearest outside - ○ Senior secondary school 10+ km · Banmankhi - ○ Degree college 5–10 km · Banmankhi - ○ ITI / vocational school 10+ km · Purnia - ○ Primary health centre 5–10 km - ○ Allopathic hospital 10+ km - ○ Dispensary 10+ km - ○ Post office 5–10 km - ○ Public bus service under 5 km - ○ Railway station under 5 km - ○ ATM 10+ km - ○ Commercial bank 10+ km - ○ Mandi / regular market under 5 km - ○ Public library under 5 km ### Water and power - Drinking water hand pumps and tube wells / boreholes - Electricity (2011) 8 h summer · 6 h winter Source: Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory. Surveyed for the 2011 Census; facilities may have changed. ## What is Rikabganj known for? The main crops are paddy, wheat and maize. About 69% of the 220 hectares of village land is sown, and 81 hectares are irrigated. Source: Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory. ## Homes and amenities in Rikabganj Of every 100 households in Rikabganj in 2011, 0 had electricity, 1 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 24 had a mobile phone, 2 a two-wheeler and 0 a car. ■ Rikabganj · ■ Banmankhi rural average - Electricity for lighting 0% 7% - Toilet within the home 1% 9% - No toilet (open defecation) 99% 90% - Tap water 2% 2% - Drinking water within premises 79% 66% - Cooking with LPG / PNG 0% 1% - Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue 99% 98% - Use banking services 6% 28% - Television 0% 6% - Mobile phone 24% 35% - Computer with internet 0% 0% - Two-wheeler 2% 4% - Car / jeep / van 0% 1% - None of these assets 64% 37% - Own their home 100% 99% Source: Census of India 2011, Houselisting and Housing Census – households by amenities and assets (HH-14). ## What is the population of Rikabganj? ■ Rikabganj · ■ Banmankhi rural average - Literacy (age 7+) 19.0% 50.1% - Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) 953 912 - Child sex ratio (0–6) 1118 929 - Working population 49.0% 41.6% ### Women and men Literacy is 23.2% for men and 14.3% for women. 50% of men and 48% of women work. ### Who works, and at what ■ Cultivators 52 (18%) · ■ Farm labourers 61 (21%) · ■ Other work 2 (1%) · ■ Marginal 173 (60%) Source: Census of India 2011, Primary Census Abstract (town, village and ward level), all districts. ## Other villages of similar size in Banmankhi - Majhua Pemraj Milik 657 people - Naulakhi Milik 653 people - Ramnagar Parsahi Milik 642 people - Chakla 601 people - Sahoria Subhai Milik 533 people - Bibia Chakla 507 people - Dharhara Milik 498 people - Srinagar Badh 431 people All 107 villages in Banmankhi ## Quick answers - How far is Rikabganj from Purnia? 47 km by road - What is the population of Rikabganj? 588 (Census 2011) - Which district is Rikabganj in? Purnia district (Banmankhi sub-district), Bihar - What is the literacy rate of Rikabganj? 19.0% (Census 2011) --- Canonical: https://wherepedia.org/india/bihar/purnia/banmankhi/rikabganj/ · Updated 2026-11-02 · Data: national censuses and statistics offices (sources named in each section); © OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL); Overture Maps; GeoNames; NASA POWER.