# Raipura Village, Simri Bakhtiarpur, Saharsa (Bihar) – PIN Code > Source: https://wherepedia.org/india/bihar/saharsa/simri-bakhtiarpur/raipura/ Village · Simri Bakhtiarpur, Saharsa # Raipura Raipura is a village in Simri Bakhtiarpur sub-district of Saharsa district, Bihar. The 2011 Census counted **4,743 people in 849 households**, the 18th largest of 58 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 47.0%, below the sub-district's rural average of 48.8%. - 4,743people (2011) - 849households - 47.0%literacy - 894females per 1,000 males ## Raipura PIN code and other codes Raipura falls in Simri Bakhtiarpur sub-district, Saharsa district, Bihar. - Gram panchayatRaipura, Sardiha - Community development blockSimri Bakhtiarpur - Census village code226624 Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog). ## How far is Raipura from nearby towns? - Simri Bakhtiarpur (sub-district HQ)8 km by road - Saharsa (district HQ)22 km by road - Saharsa (nearest town)22 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 Raipura? 12 services counted by the Census are inside Raipura; the rest show the distance to the nearest one. ### In the village - ●Primary schoolIn village · 3 govt - ●Middle schoolIn village · 2 govt - ●Health sub-centreIn village · 1 · 1 doctors - ●Maternity & child welfare centreIn village · 1 · 1 doctors - ●Public bus serviceIn village - ●Private bus serviceIn village - ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village - ●All-weather roadIn village - ●Ration (PDS) shopIn village - ●Anganwadi centreIn village - ●ASHA health workerIn village - ●Polling stationIn village ### Nearest outside - ○Senior secondary school10+ km · Saharsa - ○Degree college10+ km · Saharsa - ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Saharsa - ○Primary health centre5–10 km - ○Allopathic hospital10+ km - ○Dispensary5–10 km - ○Post officeunder 5 km - ○Railway station5–10 km - ○ATM10+ km - ○Commercial bankunder 5 km - ○Mandi / regular market5–10 km - ○Public library10+ km ### Water and power - Drinking waterhand pumps - Electricity (2011)4 h summer · 3 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 Raipura known for? The main crops are **paddy**. About 85% of the 200 hectares of village land is sown, and 57 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 Raipura Of every 100 households in Raipura in 2011, 26 had electricity, 16 a toilet at home and 1 cooked with LPG; 51 had a mobile phone, 4 a two-wheeler and 0 a car. ■ Raipura · ■ Simri Bakhtiarpur rural average Electricity for lighting ****26%** **12% Toilet within the home ****16%** **14% No toilet (open defecation) ****84%** **84% Tap water ****14%** **1% Drinking water within premises ****66%** **43% Cooking with LPG / PNG ****1%** **4% Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****98%** **95% Use banking services ****46%** **32% Television ****7%** **8% Mobile phone ****51%** **44% Computer with internet ****0%** **0% Two-wheeler ****4%** **4% Car / jeep / van ****0%** **1% None of these assets ****39%** **38% Own their home ****99%** **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 Raipura? ■ Raipura · ■ Simri Bakhtiarpur rural average Literacy (age 7+) ****47.0%** **48.8% Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****894** **901 Child sex ratio (0–6) ****935** **931 Working population ****35.7%** **31.7% ### Women and men Literacy is 56.0% for men and 36.8% for women. 48% of men and 22% of women work. ### Who works, and at what ********** **■** Cultivators 101 (6%) · **■** Farm labourers 392 (23%) · **■** Household industry 25 (1%) · **■** Other work 245 (14%) · **■** Marginal 928 (55%) 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 Simri Bakhtiarpur - Agar6,182 people - Rampur5,675 people - Chak Bharo5,274 people - Baghwa4,960 people - Hamidpur4,620 people - Khajuri4,566 people - Ghoghsan4,365 people - Paharpur4,273 people [All 60 villages in Simri Bakhtiarpur](https://wherepedia.org/india/bihar/saharsa/simri-bakhtiarpur/villages/) ## Quick answers - How far is Raipura from Saharsa?22 km by road - What is the population of Raipura?4,743 (Census 2011) - Which district is Raipura in?Saharsa district (Simri Bakhtiarpur sub-district), Bihar - What is the literacy rate of Raipura?47.0% (Census 2011)