# Raziganj Village, Purnia East, Purnia (Bihar) – PIN Code > Source: https://wherepedia.org/india/bihar/purnia/purnia-east/raziganj/ Village · Purnia East, Purnia # Raziganj Raziganj is a village in Purnia East sub-district of Purnia district, Bihar. The 2011 Census counted **6,361 people in 1,211 households**, the 5th largest of 77 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 38.0%, below the sub-district's rural average of 49.6%. - 6,361people (2011) - 1,211households - 38.0%literacy - 959females per 1,000 males ## Raziganj PIN code and other codes Raziganj falls in Purnia East sub-district, Purnia district, Bihar. - Gram panchayatRaziganj - Community development blockPurnia East - Census village code223475 Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog). ## How far is Raziganj 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 Raziganj? 11 services counted by the Census are inside Raziganj; the rest show the distance to the nearest one. ### In the village - ●Primary schoolIn village · 3 govt - ●Secondary schoolIn village · 1 govt - ●Health sub-centreIn village · 1 · 2 doctors - ●Mobile phone coverageIn village - ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village - ●All-weather roadIn village - ●Ration (PDS) shopIn village - ●Mandi / regular marketIn 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 - ○Dispensary5–10 km - ○Post office5–10 km - ○Public bus service5–10 km - ○Railway station5–10 km - ○ATM10+ km - ○Commercial bank5–10 km - ○Public libraryunder 5 km ### Water and power - Drinking waterhand pumps - Electricity (2011)5 h summer · 5 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 Raziganj known for? The main crops are **paddy**. About 76% of the 595 hectares of village land is sown, and 160 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 Raziganj Of every 100 households in Raziganj in 2011, 17 had electricity, 23 a toilet at home and 7 cooked with LPG; 24 had a mobile phone, 3 a two-wheeler and 0 a car. ■ Raziganj · ■ Purnia East rural average Electricity for lighting ****17%** **22% Toilet within the home ****23%** **12% No toilet (open defecation) ****77%** **87% Tap water ****1%** **1% Drinking water within premises ****61%** **50% Cooking with LPG / PNG ****7%** **2% Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****93%** **96% Use banking services ****22%** **22% Television ****10%** **12% Mobile phone ****24%** **33% Computer with internet ****1%** **0% Two-wheeler ****3%** **6% Car / jeep / van ****0%** **1% None of these assets ****25%** **31% Own their home ****99%** **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 Raziganj? ■ Raziganj · ■ Purnia East rural average Literacy (age 7+) ****38.0%** **49.6% Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****959** **933 Child sex ratio (0–6) ****1018** **968 Working population ****32.0%** **33.2% ### Women and men Literacy is 43.7% for men and 31.9% for women. 49% of men and 14% of women work. ### Who works, and at what ********** **■** Cultivators 327 (16%) · **■** Farm labourers 1,031 (51%) · **■** Household industry 12 (1%) · **■** Other work 160 (8%) · **■** Marginal 506 (25%) 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 - Chandi14,004 people - Lalganj11,045 people - Rampur7,086 people - Kavaia6,430 people - Maharajpur5,505 people - Mahendrapur5,444 people - Kathua5,075 people - Kishunpur4,352 people [All 83 villages in Purnia East](https://wherepedia.org/india/bihar/purnia/purnia-east/villages/) ## Quick answers - How far is Raziganj from Purnia?14 km by road - What is the population of Raziganj?6,361 (Census 2011) - Which district is Raziganj in?Purnia district (Purnia East sub-district), Bihar - What is the literacy rate of Raziganj?38.0% (Census 2011)