# Rahua Village, Krityanand Nagar, Purnia (Bihar) – PIN Code

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Village · Krityanand Nagar, Purnia 

# Rahua

Rahua is a village in Krityanand Nagar sub-district of Purnia district, Bihar. The 2011 Census counted **4,781 people in 931 households**, the 16th largest of 68 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 36.1%, below the sub-district's rural average of 51.8%.

- 4,781people (2011)
- 931households
- 36.1%literacy
- 929females per 1,000 males

## Rahua PIN code and other codes

Rahua falls in Krityanand Nagar sub-district, Purnia district, Bihar.

- Gram panchayatRahua
- Community development blockKrityanand Nagar
- Census village code223444

Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog).

## How far is Rahua from nearby towns?

- Krityanand Nagar (sub-district HQ)14 km by road
- Purnia (district HQ)14 km by road
- Purnia (nearest town)14 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 Rahua?

11 services counted by the Census are inside Rahua; the rest show the distance to the nearest one.

### In the village

- ●Primary schoolIn village · 2 govt
- ●Middle schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Mobile phone coverageIn 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 school5–10 km · Harda
- ○Degree college10+ km · Purnia East
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Purnia
- ○Primary health centre5–10 km
- ○Allopathic hospital10+ km
- ○Dispensaryunder 5 km
- ○Post office10+ km
- ○Public bus service5–10 km
- ○Railway station5–10 km
- ○ATM10+ km
- ○Commercial bank10+ km
- ○Public libraryunder 5 km

### Water and power

- Drinking waterhand pumps and tube wells / boreholes
- Electricity (2011)8 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 Rahua known for?

The main crops are **paddy**. About 94% of the 656 hectares of village land is sown, and 498 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 Rahua

Of every 100 households in Rahua in 2011, 7 had electricity, 3 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 37 had a mobile phone, 3 a two-wheeler and 0 a car.

■ Rahua · ■ Krityanand Nagar rural average

Electricity for lighting ****7%**

**16%

Toilet within the home ****3%**

**12%

No toilet (open defecation) ****97%**

**88%

Tap water ****0%**

**1%

Drinking water within premises ****27%**

**55%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****0%**

**2%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****99%**

**97%

Use banking services ****14%**

**28%

Television ****4%**

**10%

Mobile phone ****37%**

**33%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**1%

Two-wheeler ****3%**

**6%

Car / jeep / van ****0%**

**1%

None of these assets ****34%**

**33%

Own their home ****99%**

**98%

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 Rahua?

■ Rahua · ■ Krityanand Nagar rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****36.1%**

**51.8%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****929**

**929

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****908**

**955

Working population ****42.2%**

**39.7%

### Women and men

Literacy is 44.1% for men and 27.7% for women. 47% of men and 37% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 169 (8%) · **■** Farm labourers 434 (22%) · **■** Household industry 11 (1%) · **■** Other work 82 (4%) · **■** Marginal 1,321 (65%)

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 Krityanand Nagar

- Baigna6,019 people
- Gangaili5,013 people
- Sosa4,985 people
- Jhuni Istamrar4,902 people
- Satkodaria4,100 people
- Rampur4,030 people
- Mahammadpur3,819 people
- Lohjar3,559 people

[All 84 villages in Krityanand Nagar](https://wherepedia.org/india/bihar/purnia/krityanand-nagar/villages/)

## Quick answers

- How far is Rahua from Purnia?14 km by road
- What is the population of Rahua?4,781 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Rahua in?Purnia district (Krityanand Nagar sub-district), Bihar
- What is the literacy rate of Rahua?36.1% (Census 2011)