# Rupauli Village, Banmankhi, Purnia (Bihar) – PIN Code > Source: https://wherepedia.org/india/bihar/purnia/banmankhi/rupauli/ Village · Banmankhi, Purnia # Rupauli Rupauli is a village in Banmankhi sub-district of Purnia district, Bihar. The 2011 Census counted **20,172 people in 3,515 households**, the 1st largest of 81 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 55.5%, above the sub-district's rural average of 50.1%. - 20,172people (2011) - 3,515households - 55.5%literacy - 901females per 1,000 males ## Rupauli PIN code and other codes Rupauli falls in Banmankhi sub-district, Purnia district, Bihar. - Gram panchayatRupauli South, Rupauli North - Community development blockBanmankhi - Census village code223069 Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog). ## How far is Rupauli from nearby towns? - Banmankhi (sub-district HQ)22 km by road - Purnia (district HQ)52 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 Rupauli? 21 services counted by the Census are inside Rupauli; the rest show the distance to the nearest one. ### In the village - ●Primary schoolIn village · 7 govt - ●Middle schoolIn village · 5 govt - ●Secondary schoolIn village · 1 govt - ●Health sub-centreIn village · 1 · 1 doctors - ●Post officeIn village - ●Sub post officeIn village - ●Mobile phone coverageIn village - ●Private bus serviceIn village - ●Railway stationIn village - ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village - ●All-weather roadIn village - ●Agricultural credit societyIn village - ●Ration (PDS) shopIn village - ●Mandi / regular marketIn village - ●Weekly haatIn village - ●Anganwadi centreIn village - ●ASHA health workerIn village - ●Community centreIn village - ●Sports fieldIn village - ●Public libraryIn 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 hospital10+ km - ○Dispensary10+ km - ○Public bus service5–10 km - ○ATM10+ km - ○Commercial bank5–10 km ### Water and power - Drinking waterhand pumps, tube wells / boreholes and canal / river - Electricity (2011)10 h summer · 6 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 Rupauli known for? The main crops are **paddy, wheat and maize**. About 58% of the 2,023 hectares of village land is sown, and 496 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 Rupauli Of every 100 households in Rupauli in 2011, 12 had electricity, 8 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 27 had a mobile phone, 4 a two-wheeler and 1 a car. ■ Rupauli · ■ Banmankhi rural average Electricity for lighting ****12%** **7% Toilet within the home ****8%** **9% No toilet (open defecation) ****92%** **90% Tap water ****1%** **2% Drinking water within premises ****71%** **66% Cooking with LPG / PNG ****0%** **1% Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****99%** **98% Use banking services ****32%** **28% Television ****6%** **6% Mobile phone ****27%** **35% Computer with internet ****0%** **0% Two-wheeler ****4%** **4% Car / jeep / van ****1%** **1% None of these assets ****41%** **37% Own their home ****99%** **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 Rupauli? ■ Rupauli · ■ Banmankhi rural average Literacy (age 7+) ****55.5%** **50.1% Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****901** **912 Child sex ratio (0–6) ****944** **929 Working population ****44.9%** **41.6% ### Women and men Literacy is 66.3% for men and 43.4% for women. 48% of men and 42% of women work. ### Who works, and at what ********** **■** Cultivators 1,564 (17%) · **■** Farm labourers 3,161 (35%) · **■** Household industry 91 (1%) · **■** Other work 603 (7%) · **■** Marginal 3,637 (40%) 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 - Ramnagar Pharsahi18,757 people - Chandpur Bhagha14,400 people - Balua Kachhari13,819 people - Rampur Tilak12,409 people [All 107 villages in Banmankhi](https://wherepedia.org/india/bihar/purnia/banmankhi/villages/) ## Quick answers - How far is Rupauli from Purnia?52 km by road - What is the population of Rupauli?20,172 (Census 2011) - Which district is Rupauli in?Purnia district (Banmankhi sub-district), Bihar - What is the literacy rate of Rupauli?55.5% (Census 2011)