# Raingnian Village, Salkhua, Saharsa (Bihar) – PIN Code

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Village · Salkhua, Saharsa 

# Raingnian

Raingnian is a village in Salkhua sub-district of Saharsa district, Bihar. The 2011 Census counted **1,634 people in 257 households**, the 27th largest of 39 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 27.5%, below the sub-district's rural average of 41.0%.

- 1,634people (2011)
- 257households
- 27.5%literacy
- 952females per 1,000 males

## Raingnian PIN code and other codes

Raingnian falls in Salkhua sub-district, Saharsa district, Bihar.

- Gram panchayatAlani
- Community development blockSalkhua
- Census village code226660

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

## How far is Raingnian from nearby towns?

- Salkhua (sub-district HQ)10 km by road
- Saharsa (district HQ)50 km by road
- Saharsa (nearest town)50 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 Raingnian?

5 services counted by the Census are inside Raingnian; the rest show the distance to the nearest one.

### In the village

- ●Primary schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Ration (PDS) shopIn village
- ●Anganwadi centreIn village
- ●ASHA health workerIn village
- ●Polling stationIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Senior secondary school5–10 km · Saharsa
- ○Degree college10+ km · Saharsa
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Saharsa
- ○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 bank10+ km
- ○Mandi / regular market5–10 km
- ○Public library5–10 km

### Water and power

- Drinking waterhand pumps

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 Raingnian known for?

The main crops are **paddy**. About 83% of the 156 hectares of village land is sown, and 87 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 Raingnian

Of every 100 households in Raingnian in 2011, 0 had electricity, 4 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 32 had a mobile phone, 0 a two-wheeler and 0 a car.

■ Raingnian · ■ Salkhua rural average

Electricity for lighting ****0%**

**7%

Toilet within the home ****4%**

**8%

No toilet (open defecation) ****96%**

**90%

Tap water ****1%**

**2%

Drinking water within premises ****0%**

**23%

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

**0%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****94%**

**98%

Use banking services ****1%**

**25%

Television ****0%**

**4%

Mobile phone ****32%**

**44%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****0%**

**3%

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

**1%

None of these assets ****49%**

**43%

Own their home ****98%**

**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 Raingnian?

■ Raingnian · ■ Salkhua rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****27.5%**

**41.0%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****952**

**899

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****989**

**947

Working population ****28.6%**

**36.3%

### Women and men

Literacy is 40.3% for men and 13.9% for women. 42% of men and 14% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

********

**■** Cultivators 1 (0%) · **■** Farm labourers 169 (36%) · **■** Other work 3 (1%) · **■** Marginal 295 (63%)

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 Salkhua

- Puraini1,921 people
- Gauri1,919 people
- Kabirpur1,784 people
- Chhachhua1,703 people
- Kamra1,564 people
- Bhirkhi1,444 people
- Basahi1,351 people
- Kuchaut1,331 people

[All 43 villages in Salkhua](https://wherepedia.org/india/bihar/saharsa/salkhua/villages/)

## Quick answers

- How far is Raingnian from Saharsa?50 km by road
- What is the population of Raingnian?1,634 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Raingnian in?Saharsa district (Salkhua sub-district), Bihar
- What is the literacy rate of Raingnian?27.5% (Census 2011)