Village · Krityanand Nagar, Purnia # Rikabganj Rikabganj is a village in Krityanand Nagar sub-district of Purnia district, Bihar, PIN code 854301. The 2011 Census counted 2,689 people in 575 households, the 29th largest of 68 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 53.9%, above the sub-district's rural average of 51.8%. - 2,689 people (2011) - 575 households - 53.9% literacy - 854301 PIN code ## Rikabganj PIN code and other codes The PIN code of Rikabganj is 854301. Rikabganj falls in Krityanand Nagar sub-district, Purnia district, Bihar. - PIN code 854301 - Gram panchayat Bela Rikabganj - Community development block Krityanand Nagar - Census village code 223458 Source: Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory. ## How far is Rikabganj from nearby towns? - Krityanand Nagar (sub-district HQ) 5 km by road - Purnia (district HQ) 5 km by road - Purnia (nearest town) 5 km by road Source: Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory. ## What facilities are there in Rikabganj? 13 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 - ● Middle school In village · 1 govt - ● Polytechnic In village · 1 govt · 1 private - ● ITI / vocational school In village · 1 private - ● Mobile phone coverage In village - ● Pucca (black-topped) road In village - ● All-weather road In village - ● Ration (PDS) shop In village - ● Mandi / regular market In village - ● Weekly haat In village - ● Anganwadi centre In village - ● ASHA health worker In village - ● Polling station In village ### Nearest outside - ○ Senior secondary school 5–10 km · Dhamdaha - ○ Degree college 5–10 km · Purnia East - ○ Primary health centre 5–10 km - ○ Allopathic hospital 5–10 km - ○ Dispensary 5–10 km - ○ Post office under 5 km - ○ Public bus service 5–10 km - ○ Railway station 5–10 km - ○ ATM 5–10 km - ○ Commercial bank 5–10 km - ○ Public library 5–10 km ### Water and power - Drinking water hand pumps, tube wells / boreholes and canal / river - Electricity (2011) 5 h summer · 3 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. About 77% of the 542 hectares of village land is sown, and 390 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, 45 had electricity, 14 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 29 had a mobile phone, 5 a two-wheeler and 0 a car. ■ Rikabganj · ■ Krityanand Nagar rural average - Electricity for lighting 45% 16% - Toilet within the home 14% 12% - No toilet (open defecation) 85% 88% - Tap water 0% 1% - Drinking water within premises 54% 55% - Cooking with LPG / PNG 0% 2% - Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue 100% 97% - Use banking services 10% 28% - Television 7% 10% - Mobile phone 29% 33% - Computer with internet 0% 1% - Two-wheeler 5% 6% - Car / jeep / van 0% 1% - None of these assets 47% 33% - Own their home 99% 98% Source: Census of India 2011, Houselisting and Housing Census – households by amenities and assets (HH-14). ## What is the population of Rikabganj? ■ Rikabganj · ■ Krityanand Nagar rural average - Literacy (age 7+) 53.9% 51.8% - Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) 983 929 - Child sex ratio (0–6) 1055 955 - Working population 40.1% 39.7% ### Women and men Literacy is 60.8% for men and 46.8% for women. 46% of men and 34% of women work. ### Who works, and at what ■ Cultivators 72 (7%) · ■ Farm labourers 681 (63%) · ■ Household industry 8 (1%) · ■ Other work 51 (5%) · ■ Marginal 265 (25%) Source: Census of India 2011, Primary Census Abstract (town, village and ward level), all districts. ## Other villages of similar size in Krityanand Nagar - Bela 3,022 people - Chapai 3,013 people - Sauraha 2,852 people - Baghmara 2,705 people - Rampur Milik 2,615 people - Jagni Jagarnathpur 2,275 people - Bhawanipur 2,274 people - Debinagar 2,247 people All 84 villages in Krityanand Nagar ## Quick answers - What is the PIN code of Rikabganj? 854301 - How far is Rikabganj from Purnia? 5 km by road - What is the population of Rikabganj? 2,689 (Census 2011) - Which district is Rikabganj in? Purnia district (Krityanand Nagar sub-district), Bihar - What is the literacy rate of Rikabganj? 53.9% (Census 2011) --- Canonical: https://wherepedia.org/india/bihar/purnia/krityanand-nagar/rikabganj/ · Updated 2026-11-02 · Data: national censuses and statistics offices (sources named in each section); © OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL); Overture Maps; GeoNames; NASA POWER.