# Raipur Ranipatra Village, Purnia East, Purnia (Bihar) > Source: https://wherepedia.org/india/bihar/purnia/purnia-east/raipur-ranipatra/ Village · Purnia East, Purnia # Raipur Ranipatra Raipur Ranipatra is a village in Purnia East sub-district of Purnia district, Bihar. The 2011 Census counted **1,270 people in 253 households**, the 42nd largest of 77 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 53.0%, above the sub-district's rural average of 49.6%. - 1,270people (2011) - 253households - 53.0%literacy - 981females per 1,000 males ## Raipur Ranipatra PIN code and other codes Raipur Ranipatra falls in Purnia East sub-district, Purnia district, Bihar. - Gram panchayatRaziganj - Community development blockPurnia East - Census village code223476 Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog). ## How far is Raipur Ranipatra from nearby towns? - Purnia East (sub-district HQ)8 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 Raipur Ranipatra? 10 services counted by the Census are inside Raipur Ranipatra; the rest show the distance to the nearest one. ### In the village - ●Primary schoolIn village · 1 govt - ●Mobile phone coverageIn village - ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village - ●All-weather roadIn 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 schoolunder 5 km · Ranipatra - ○Degree college10+ km · Ranipatra - ○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 bank5–10 km - ○Public library5–10 km ### Water and power - Drinking waterhand pumps - Electricity (2011)8 h summer · 4 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 Raipur Ranipatra known for? The main crops are **paddy**. About 86% of the 203 hectares of village land is sown, and 88 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 Raipur Ranipatra Of every 100 households in Raipur Ranipatra in 2011, 26 had electricity, 4 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 13 had a mobile phone, 2 a two-wheeler and 0 a car. ■ Raipur Ranipatra · ■ Purnia East rural average Electricity for lighting ****26%** **22% Toilet within the home ****4%** **12% No toilet (open defecation) ****96%** **87% Tap water ****0%** **1% Drinking water within premises ****72%** **50% Cooking with LPG / PNG ****0%** **2% Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****99%** **96% Use banking services ****13%** **22% Television ****16%** **12% Mobile phone ****13%** **33% Computer with internet ****1%** **0% Two-wheeler ****2%** **6% Car / jeep / van ****0%** **1% None of these assets ****39%** **31% Own their home ****98%** **97% 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 Raipur Ranipatra? ■ Raipur Ranipatra · ■ Purnia East rural average Literacy (age 7+) ****53.0%** **49.6% Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****981** **933 Child sex ratio (0–6) ****1074** **968 Working population ****36.1%** **33.2% ### Women and men Literacy is 64.2% for men and 41.4% for women. 52% of men and 20% of women work. ### Who works, and at what ********** **■** Cultivators 12 (3%) · **■** Farm labourers 32 (7%) · **■** Household industry 5 (1%) · **■** Other work 18 (4%) · **■** Marginal 391 (85%) 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 Purnia East - Barhari1,533 people - Singhia1,495 people - Shekhpura1,492 people - Dhanganwan1,466 people - Dagarua1,080 people - Nagdehi1,015 people - Dilia Hasanabad973 people - Bhatoria952 people [All 83 villages in Purnia East](https://wherepedia.org/india/bihar/purnia/purnia-east/villages/) ## Quick answers - How far is Raipur Ranipatra from Purnia?14 km by road - What is the population of Raipur Ranipatra?1,270 (Census 2011) - Which district is Raipur Ranipatra in?Purnia district (Purnia East sub-district), Bihar - What is the literacy rate of Raipur Ranipatra?53.0% (Census 2011)