# Rakhauta Village, Sonbarsa, Saharsa (Bihar) – PIN Code, Facilities & Population > Source: https://wherepedia.org/india/bihar/saharsa/sonbarsa/rakhauta/ Village · Sonbarsa, Saharsa # Rakhauta Rakhauta is a village in Sonbarsa sub-district of Saharsa district, Bihar, PIN code **852217**. The 2011 Census counted **2,599 people in 530 households**, the 39th largest of 59 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 58.5%, above the sub-district's rural average of 52.4%. - 2,599people (2011) - 530households - 58.5%literacy - 852217PIN code ## Rakhauta PIN code and other codes **The PIN code of Rakhauta is 852217.** Rakhauta falls in Sonbarsa sub-district, Saharsa district, Bihar. - PIN code852217 - Gram panchayatKhajuraha - Community development blockSonbarsa - Census village code226552 Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog). ## How far is Rakhauta from nearby towns? - Sonbarsa (sub-district HQ)11 km by road - Saharsa (district HQ)42 km by road - Saharasa (nearest town)42 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 Rakhauta? 9 services counted by the Census are inside Rakhauta; the rest show the distance to the nearest one. ### In the village - ●Primary schoolIn village · 1 govt · 1 private - ●Middle schoolIn village · 1 govt - ●Public bus serviceIn village - ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village - ●All-weather roadIn village - ●Ration (PDS) shopIn village - ●Anganwadi centreIn village - ●Community centreIn village - ●Polling stationIn village ### Nearest outside - ○Senior secondary school5–10 km · Biratpur - ○Degree college10+ km · Madhepura - ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Saharsa - ○Primary health centreunder 5 km - ○Allopathic hospital10+ km - ○Dispensary5–10 km - ○Post officeunder 5 km - ○Railway station5–10 km - ○ATM10+ km - ○Commercial bank5–10 km - ○Mandi / regular market5–10 km - ○Public library5–10 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 Rakhauta known for? The main crops are **paddy**. About 54% of the 255 hectares of village land is sown, and 125 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 Rakhauta Of every 100 households in Rakhauta in 2011, 11 had electricity, 5 a toilet at home and 1 cooked with LPG; 45 had a mobile phone, 4 a two-wheeler and 1 a car. ■ Rakhauta · ■ Sonbarsa rural average Electricity for lighting ****11%** **3% Toilet within the home ****5%** **11% No toilet (open defecation) ****88%** **88% Tap water ****0%** **1% Drinking water within premises ****52%** **54% Cooking with LPG / PNG ****1%** **2% Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****98%** **97% Use banking services ****44%** **44% Television ****3%** **4% Mobile phone ****45%** **44% Computer with internet ****0%** **0% Two-wheeler ****4%** **4% Car / jeep / van ****1%** **1% None of these assets ****44%** **40% Own their home ****99%** **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 Rakhauta? ■ Rakhauta · ■ Sonbarsa rural average Literacy (age 7+) ****58.5%** **52.4% Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****907** **916 Child sex ratio (0–6) ****985** **937 Working population ****31.9%** **33.4% ### Women and men Literacy is 70.6% for men and 44.9% for women. 46% of men and 16% of women work. ### Who works, and at what ********** **■** Cultivators 6 (1%) · **■** Farm labourers 99 (12%) · **■** Household industry 2 (0%) · **■** Other work 48 (6%) · **■** Marginal 675 (81%) 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 - Paman2,839 people - Dumra2,705 people - Lagma2,700 people - Fatehpur2,608 people - Balia Ekduari2,585 people - Sahmaura2,578 people - Malandh Pattiuttarwari2,363 people - Harpur2,193 people [All 59 villages in Sonbarsa](https://wherepedia.org/india/bihar/saharsa/sonbarsa/villages/) ## Quick answers - What is the PIN code of Rakhauta?852217 - How far is Rakhauta from Saharsa?42 km by road - What is the population of Rakhauta?2,599 (Census 2011) - Which district is Rakhauta in?Saharsa district (Sonbarsa sub-district), Bihar - What is the literacy rate of Rakhauta?58.5% (Census 2011)