# Raepur Buzurg Village, Sarairanjan, Samastipur (Bihar) > Source: https://wherepedia.org/india/bihar/samastipur/sarairanjan/raepur-buzurg/ Village · Sarairanjan, Samastipur # Raepur Buzurg Raepur Buzurg is a village in Sarairanjan sub-district of Samastipur district, Bihar, PIN code **848505**. The 2011 Census counted **9,124 people in 1,792 households**, the 10th largest of 55 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 56.4%, below the sub-district's rural average of 63.5%. - 9,124people (2011) - 1,792households - 56.4%literacy - 848505PIN code ## Raepur Buzurg PIN code and other codes **The PIN code of Raepur Buzurg is 848505.** Raepur Buzurg falls in Sarairanjan sub-district, Samastipur district, Bihar. - PIN code848505 - Gram panchayatRaipur Bujurg - Community development blockSarairanjan - Census village code236961 Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog). ## How far is Raepur Buzurg from nearby towns? - Sarairanjan (sub-district HQ)14 km by road - Samastipur (district HQ)25 km by road - Samsatipur (nearest town)25 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 Raepur Buzurg? 16 services counted by the Census are inside Raepur Buzurg; the rest show the distance to the nearest one. ### In the village - ●Primary schoolIn village · 2 govt - ●Middle schoolIn village · 1 govt - ●Health sub-centreIn village · 1 - ●Maternity & child welfare centreIn village · 1 - ●Family welfare centreIn village · 1 - ●Post officeIn village - ●Mobile phone coverageIn village - ●Private bus serviceIn village - ●State highwayIn village - ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village - ●All-weather roadIn village - ●Ration (PDS) shopIn village - ●Weekly haatIn village - ●Anganwadi centreIn village - ●ASHA health workerIn village - ●Polling stationIn village ### Nearest outside - ○Senior secondary school10+ km · Sarairanjan - ○Degree college10+ km · Patori - ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Darbhanga - ○Primary health centre10+ km - ○Allopathic hospital10+ km - ○Dispensary5–10 km - ○Public bus service10+ km - ○Railway station10+ km - ○ATM10+ km - ○Commercial bankunder 5 km - ○Mandi / regular market10+ km - ○Public library10+ km ### Water and power - Drinking waterhand pumps, tube wells / boreholes 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 Raepur Buzurg known for? The main crops are **paddy**. About 72% of the 787 hectares of village land is sown, and 340 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 Raepur Buzurg Of every 100 households in Raepur Buzurg in 2011, 4 had electricity, 11 a toilet at home and 3 cooked with LPG; 49 had a mobile phone, 6 a two-wheeler and 2 a car. ■ Raepur Buzurg · ■ Sarairanjan rural average Electricity for lighting ****4%** **12% Toilet within the home ****11%** **18% No toilet (open defecation) ****89%** **81% Tap water ****1%** **1% Drinking water within premises ****38%** **38% Cooking with LPG / PNG ****3%** **3% Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****97%** **94% Use banking services ****36%** **45% Television ****8%** **10% Mobile phone ****49%** **49% Computer with internet ****0%** **1% Two-wheeler ****6%** **7% Car / jeep / van ****2%** **1% None of these assets ****29%** **22% Own their home ****98%** **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 Raepur Buzurg? ■ Raepur Buzurg · ■ Sarairanjan rural average Literacy (age 7+) ****56.4%** **63.5% Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****923** **931 Child sex ratio (0–6) ****1012** **936 Working population ****26.7%** **29.5% ### Women and men Literacy is 66.9% for men and 44.8% for women. 47% of men and 5% of women work. ### Who works, and at what ********** **■** Cultivators 813 (33%) · **■** Farm labourers 998 (41%) · **■** Household industry 39 (2%) · **■** Other work 191 (8%) · **■** Marginal 392 (16%) 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 Sarairanjan - Jhakhra10,617 people - Rupauli Buzrug9,818 people - Barah Batta9,516 people - Gangapur Athar9,408 people - Musapur9,104 people - Bisambharpur Ailoth8,483 people - Bishunpur Isuf7,248 people - Gangsara6,868 people [All 61 villages in Sarairanjan](https://wherepedia.org/india/bihar/samastipur/sarairanjan/villages/) ## Quick answers - What is the PIN code of Raepur Buzurg?848505 - How far is Raepur Buzurg from Samastipur?25 km by road - What is the population of Raepur Buzurg?9,124 (Census 2011) - Which district is Raepur Buzurg in?Samastipur district (Sarairanjan sub-district), Bihar - What is the literacy rate of Raepur Buzurg?56.4% (Census 2011)