# Raghupur Village, Garkha, Saran (Bihar) – PIN Code, Facilities & Population

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Village · Garkha, Saran 

# Raghupur

Raghupur is a village in Garkha sub-district of Saran district, Bihar. The 2011 Census counted **3,602 people in 588 households**, the 19th largest of 99 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 58.6%, below the sub-district's rural average of 64.6%.

- 3,602people (2011)
- 588households
- 58.6%literacy
- 1,067females per 1,000 males

## Raghupur PIN code and other codes

Raghupur falls in Garkha sub-district, Saran district, Bihar.

- Gram panchayatMahmmadpur
- Community development blockGarkha
- Census village code234373

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

## How far is Raghupur from nearby towns?

- Garkha (sub-district HQ)4 km by road
- Chhapra (district HQ)18 km by road
- Chapra (nearest town)13 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 Raghupur?

15 services counted by the Census are inside Raghupur; the rest show the distance to the nearest one.

### In the village

- ●Primary schoolIn village · 2 govt
- ●Senior secondary schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Post officeIn village
- ●Mobile phone coverageIn village
- ●Public bus serviceIn village
- ●Private bus serviceIn village
- ●State highwayIn village
- ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village
- ●All-weather roadIn village
- ●Ration (PDS) shopIn village
- ●Anganwadi centreIn village
- ●ASHA health workerIn village
- ●Community centreIn village
- ●Sports fieldIn village
- ●Polling stationIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Degree collegeunder 5 km · Rampur
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Marhaura
- ○Primary health centreunder 5 km
- ○Allopathic hospital10+ km
- ○Dispensary10+ km
- ○Railway station5–10 km
- ○ATMunder 5 km
- ○Commercial bankunder 5 km
- ○Mandi / regular marketunder 5 km
- ○Public libraryunder 5 km

### Water and power

- Drinking waterhand pumps and canal / river
- Electricity (2011)3 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 Raghupur known for?

The main crops are **paddy**. About 93% of the 108 hectares of village land is sown, and 90 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 Raghupur

Of every 100 households in Raghupur in 2011, 2 had electricity, 13 a toilet at home and 2 cooked with LPG; 73 had a mobile phone, 6 a two-wheeler and 2 a car.

■ Raghupur · ■ Garkha rural average

Electricity for lighting ****2%**

**9%

Toilet within the home ****13%**

**16%

No toilet (open defecation) ****87%**

**83%

Tap water ****0%**

**3%

Drinking water within premises ****73%**

**62%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****2%**

**4%

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

**95%

Use banking services ****58%**

**57%

Television ****19%**

**19%

Mobile phone ****73%**

**60%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****6%**

**10%

Car / jeep / van ****2%**

**1%

None of these assets ****7%**

**17%

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 Raghupur?

■ Raghupur · ■ Garkha rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****58.6%**

**64.6%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****1067**

**960

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****933**

**943

Working population ****22.9%**

**26.7%

### Women and men

Literacy is 69.8% for men and 48.4% for women. 39% of men and 8% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 107 (13%) · **■** Farm labourers 25 (3%) · **■** Household industry 13 (2%) · **■** Other work 83 (10%) · **■** Marginal 597 (72%)

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 Garkha

- Moazampur4,326 people
- Maiki3,944 people
- Motirajpur3,626 people
- Filkabad3,605 people
- Bhuiganw3,504 people
- Pithaghat3,482 people
- Santha3,475 people
- Naraenpur3,318 people

[All 113 villages in Garkha](https://wherepedia.org/india/bihar/saran/garkha/villages/)

## Quick answers

- How far is Raghupur from Chhapra?18 km by road
- What is the population of Raghupur?3,602 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Raghupur in?Saran district (Garkha sub-district), Bihar
- What is the literacy rate of Raghupur?58.6% (Census 2011)