# Raghunathpur Village, Sonbarsa, Saharsa (Bihar) – PIN Code, Facilities & Population

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Village · Sonbarsa, Saharsa 

# Raghunathpur

Raghunathpur is a village in Sonbarsa sub-district of Saharsa district, Bihar. The 2011 Census counted **7,000 people in 1,367 households**, the 8th largest of 59 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 46.6%, below the sub-district's rural average of 52.4%.

- 7,000people (2011)
- 1,367households
- 46.6%literacy
- 927females per 1,000 males

## Raghunathpur PIN code and other codes

Raghunathpur falls in Sonbarsa sub-district, Saharsa district, Bihar.

- Gram panchayatRaghunathpur
- Community development blockSonbarsa
- Census village code226575

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

## How far is Raghunathpur from nearby towns?

- Sonbarsa (sub-district HQ)12 km by road
- Saharsa (district HQ)45 km by road
- Saharasa (nearest town)51 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 Raghunathpur?

13 services counted by the Census are inside Raghunathpur; the rest show the distance to the nearest one.

### In the village

- ●Primary schoolIn village · 3 govt
- ●Middle schoolIn village · 3 govt
- ●Private bus serviceIn village
- ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village
- ●All-weather roadIn village
- ●Agricultural credit societyIn village
- ●Ration (PDS) shopIn village
- ●Mandi / regular marketIn village
- ●Weekly haatIn village
- ●Anganwadi centreIn village
- ●ASHA health workerIn village
- ●Community centreIn 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
- ○Public bus service5–10 km
- ○Railway station5–10 km
- ○ATM10+ km
- ○Commercial bankunder 5 km
- ○Public libraryunder 5 km

### Water and power

- Drinking waterhand pumps and canal / river
- Electricity (2011)4 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 Raghunathpur known for?

The main crops are **paddy**. About 82% of the 697 hectares of village land is sown, and 303 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 Raghunathpur

Of every 100 households in Raghunathpur in 2011, 0 had electricity, 12 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 38 had a mobile phone, 2 a two-wheeler and 0 a car.

■ Raghunathpur · ■ Sonbarsa rural average

Electricity for lighting ****0%**

**3%

Toilet within the home ****12%**

**11%

No toilet (open defecation) ****88%**

**88%

Tap water ****0%**

**1%

Drinking water within premises ****70%**

**54%

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

**2%

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

**97%

Use banking services ****29%**

**44%

Television ****2%**

**4%

Mobile phone ****38%**

**44%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****2%**

**4%

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

**1%

None of these assets ****39%**

**40%

Own their home ****100%**

**99%

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 Raghunathpur?

■ Raghunathpur · ■ Sonbarsa rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****46.6%**

**52.4%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****927**

**916

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****929**

**937

Working population ****28.7%**

**33.4%

### Women and men

Literacy is 55.9% for men and 36.5% for women. 43% of men and 13% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 40 (2%) · **■** Farm labourers 106 (5%) · **■** Household industry 1 (0%) · **■** Other work 44 (2%) · **■** Marginal 1,816 (90%)

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 Sonbarsa

- Bargaon7,857 people
- Soha7,731 people
- Pararia7,705 people
- Shahpur7,579 people
- Nanauti6,983 people
- Kasnagar6,953 people
- Baraith6,067 people
- Mokma5,959 people

[All 59 villages in Sonbarsa](https://wherepedia.org/india/bihar/saharsa/sonbarsa/villages/)

## Quick answers

- How far is Raghunathpur from Saharsa?45 km by road
- What is the population of Raghunathpur?7,000 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Raghunathpur in?Saharsa district (Sonbarsa sub-district), Bihar
- What is the literacy rate of Raghunathpur?46.6% (Census 2011)