# Rivan Village, Kargahar, Rohtas (Bihar) – PIN Code, Facilities & Population

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Village · Kargahar, Rohtas 

# Rivan

Rivan is a village in Kargahar sub-district of Rohtas district, Bihar. The 2011 Census counted **1,901 people in 226 households**, the 27th largest of 198 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 80.8%, above the sub-district's rural average of 75.9%.

- 1,901people (2011)
- 226households
- 80.8%literacy
- 956females per 1,000 males

## Rivan PIN code and other codes

Rivan falls in Kargahar sub-district, Rohtas district, Bihar.

- Gram panchayatRiwan
- Community development blockKargahar
- Census village code251696

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

## How far is Rivan from nearby towns?

- Kargahar (sub-district HQ)13 km by road
- Sasaram (district HQ)32 km by road
- Sasaram (nearest town)32 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 Rivan?

7 services counted by the Census are inside Rivan; the rest show the distance to the nearest one.

### In the village

- ●Primary schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Middle schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●All-weather roadIn village
- ●Weekly haatIn village
- ●Anganwadi centreIn village
- ●ASHA health workerIn village
- ●Polling stationIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Senior secondary schoolunder 5 km · Akhtiarpur
- ○Degree college10+ km · Sasaram
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Gaya
- ○Primary health centre5–10 km
- ○Allopathic hospital10+ km
- ○Dispensary5–10 km
- ○Post office10+ km
- ○Public bus service5–10 km
- ○Railway station10+ km
- ○ATM10+ km
- ○Commercial bank5–10 km
- ○Ration (PDS) shop5–10 km
- ○Mandi / regular market5–10 km
- ○Public library5–10 km

### Water and power

- Drinking waterhand pumps, tube wells / boreholes and canal / river
- Electricity (2011)6 h summer · 8 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 Rivan known for?

The main crops are **paddy**. About 99% of the 154 hectares of village land is sown, and 153 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 Rivan

Of every 100 households in Rivan in 2011, 1 had electricity, 27 a toilet at home and 1 cooked with LPG; 71 had a mobile phone, 22 a two-wheeler and 4 a car.

■ Rivan · ■ Kargahar rural average

Electricity for lighting ****1%**

**9%

Toilet within the home ****27%**

**25%

No toilet (open defecation) ****73%**

**74%

Tap water ****0%**

**2%

Drinking water within premises ****85%**

**83%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****1%**

**2%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****98%**

**94%

Use banking services ****51%**

**64%

Television ****25%**

**17%

Mobile phone ****71%**

**72%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**1%

Two-wheeler ****22%**

**13%

Car / jeep / van ****4%**

**4%

None of these assets ****19%**

**16%

Own their home ****100%**

**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 Rivan?

■ Rivan · ■ Kargahar rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****80.8%**

**75.9%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****956**

**908

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****1272**

**918

Working population ****24.5%**

**31.6%

### Women and men

Literacy is 87.9% for men and 72.9% for women. 46% of men and 2% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 206 (44%) · **■** Farm labourers 9 (2%) · **■** Household industry 4 (1%) · **■** Other work 28 (6%) · **■** Marginal 219 (47%)

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 Kargahar

- Senduwar1,967 people
- Nimdehra1,966 people
- Tenduni1,918 people
- Baur1,910 people
- Semaria Kanak1,827 people
- Kharhana1,795 people
- Khaira Sahmal1,775 people
- Panjar1,752 people

[All 257 villages in Kargahar](https://wherepedia.org/india/bihar/rohtas/kargahar/villages/)

## Quick answers

- How far is Rivan from Sasaram?32 km by road
- What is the population of Rivan?1,901 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Rivan in?Rohtas district (Kargahar sub-district), Bihar
- What is the literacy rate of Rivan?80.8% (Census 2011)