# Rangpura Village, Dhamdaha, Purnia (Bihar) – PIN Code, Facilities & Population > Source: https://wherepedia.org/india/bihar/purnia/dhamdaha/rangpura/ Village · Dhamdaha, Purnia # Rangpura Rangpura is a village in Dhamdaha sub-district of Purnia district, Bihar. The 2011 Census counted **15,712 people in 3,011 households**, the 3rd largest of 72 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 50.9%, below the sub-district's rural average of 53.4%. - 15,712people (2011) - 3,011households - 50.9%literacy - 901females per 1,000 males ## Rangpura PIN code and other codes Rangpura falls in Dhamdaha sub-district, Purnia district, Bihar. - Gram panchayatRangpura - Community development blockDhamdaha - Census village code223324 Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog). ## How far is Rangpura from nearby towns? - Dhamdaha (sub-district HQ)15 km by road - Purnia (district HQ)25 km by road - Purnia (nearest town)25 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 Rangpura? 19 services counted by the Census are inside Rangpura; the rest show the distance to the nearest one. ### In the village - ●Primary schoolIn village · 2 govt · 1 private - ●Middle schoolIn village · 2 govt · 1 private - ●Post officeIn village - ●Sub post officeIn village - ●Mobile phone coverageIn village - ●Internet / Common Service CentreIn village - ●Public bus serviceIn village - ●Private bus serviceIn village - ●State highwayIn village - ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village - ●All-weather 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 - ●Polling stationIn village ### Nearest outside - ○Senior secondary school5–10 km · Dhamdaha - ○Degree college10+ km · Dhamdaha - ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Purnia - ○Primary health centre5–10 km - ○Allopathic hospital10+ km - ○Dispensaryunder 5 km - ○Railway station5–10 km - ○ATM10+ km - ○Public library10+ km ### Water and power - Drinking waterhand pumps and canal / river - Electricity (2011)8 h summer · 10 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 Rangpura known for? The main crops are **paddy**. About 96% of the 1,925 hectares of village land is sown, and 1,657 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 Rangpura Of every 100 households in Rangpura in 2011, 10 had electricity, 10 a toilet at home and 1 cooked with LPG; 25 had a mobile phone, 4 a two-wheeler and 1 a car. ■ Rangpura · ■ Dhamdaha rural average Electricity for lighting ****10%** **10% Toilet within the home ****10%** **9% No toilet (open defecation) ****89%** **90% Tap water ****2%** **2% Drinking water within premises ****46%** **54% Cooking with LPG / PNG ****1%** **2% Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****94%** **96% Use banking services ****22%** **28% Television ****7%** **8% Mobile phone ****25%** **36% Computer with internet ****0%** **0% Two-wheeler ****4%** **5% Car / jeep / van ****1%** **1% None of these assets ****48%** **35% 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 Rangpura? ■ Rangpura · ■ Dhamdaha rural average Literacy (age 7+) ****50.9%** **53.4% Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****901** **916 Child sex ratio (0–6) ****899** **955 Working population ****43.8%** **44.3% ### Women and men Literacy is 59.3% for men and 41.6% for women. 50% of men and 37% of women work. ### Who works, and at what ********** **■** Cultivators 567 (8%) · **■** Farm labourers 2,429 (35%) · **■** Household industry 105 (2%) · **■** Other work 804 (12%) · **■** Marginal 2,973 (43%) 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 Dhamdaha - Dhamdaha37,987 people - Mogalia Purandaha24,908 people - kukraun15,046 people - Rajghat Grarail11,342 people - Nirpur10,805 people - Parasbani9,038 people [All 81 villages in Dhamdaha](https://wherepedia.org/india/bihar/purnia/dhamdaha/villages/) ## Quick answers - How far is Rangpura from Purnia?25 km by road - What is the population of Rangpura?15,712 (Census 2011) - Which district is Rangpura in?Purnia district (Dhamdaha sub-district), Bihar - What is the literacy rate of Rangpura?50.9% (Census 2011)