Village · Shekhopur Sarai, Sheikhpura
# Rahincha

Rahincha is a village in Shekhopur Sarai sub-district of Sheikhpura district, Bihar. The 2011 Census counted 940 people in 170 households, the 18th largest of 26 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 66.2%, below the sub-district's rural average of 70.1%.
- 940 people (2011)
- 170 households
- 66.2% literacy
- 979 females per 1,000 males

## Rahincha PIN code and other codes

Rahincha falls in Shekhopur Sarai sub-district, Sheikhpura district, Bihar.
- Gram panchayat Panchi
- Community development block Shekhopur Sarai
- Census village code 243871

Source: Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory.

## How far is Rahincha from nearby towns?
- Shekhopur Sarai (sub-district HQ) 8 km by road
- Sheikhpura (district HQ) 30 km by road
- Barbigha (nearest town) 8 km by road

Source: Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory.

## What facilities are there in Rahincha?

8 services counted by the Census are inside Rahincha; the rest show the distance to the nearest one.

### In the village
- ● Primary school In village · 1 govt
- ● Middle school In village · 1 govt
- ● Pucca (black-topped) road In village
- ● All-weather road In village
- ● Ration (PDS) shop In village
- ● Anganwadi centre In village
- ● ASHA health worker In village
- ● Polling station In village

### Nearest outside
- ○ Senior secondary school 5–10 km · Neemee
- ○ Degree college 10+ km · Warsaligang
- ○ ITI / vocational school 5–10 km · Shekhopur Sarai
- ○ Primary health centre 5–10 km
- ○ Allopathic hospital 5–10 km
- ○ Dispensary 5–10 km
- ○ Post office 5–10 km
- ○ Public bus service under 5 km
- ○ Railway station 10+ km
- ○ ATM 10+ km
- ○ Commercial bank 5–10 km
- ○ Mandi / regular market 10+ km
- ○ Public library 5–10 km

### Water and power
- Drinking water untreated tap water, hand pumps and canal / river

Source: Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory.

Surveyed for the 2011 Census; facilities may have changed.

## What is Rahincha known for?

The main crops are paddy. About 85% of the 80 hectares of village land is sown, and 56 hectares are irrigated.

Source: Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory.

## Homes and amenities in Rahincha

Of every 100 households in Rahincha in 2011, 1 had electricity, 24 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 41 had a mobile phone, 1 a two-wheeler and 0 a car.

■ Rahincha · ■ Shekhopur Sarai rural average
- Electricity for lighting 1% 9%
- Toilet within the home 24% 33%
- No toilet (open defecation) 76% 67%
- Tap water 0% 4%
- Drinking water within premises 62% 43%
- Cooking with LPG / PNG 0% 3%
- Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue 96% 93%
- Use banking services 61% 44%
- Television 3% 12%
- Mobile phone 41% 59%
- Computer with internet 0% 1%
- Two-wheeler 1% 6%
- Car / jeep / van 0% 1%
- None of these assets 40% 30%
- Own their home 100% 98%

Source: Census of India 2011, Houselisting and Housing Census – households by amenities and assets (HH-14).

## What is the population of Rahincha?

■ Rahincha · ■ Shekhopur Sarai rural average
- Literacy (age 7+) 66.2% 70.1%
- Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) 979 918
- Child sex ratio (0–6) 927 923
- Working population 26.3% 37.1%

### Women and men

Literacy is 76.1% for men and 56.3% for women. 49% of men and 3% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

■ Cultivators 139 (56%) · ■ Farm labourers 12 (5%) · ■ Household industry 5 (2%) · ■ Other work 21 (9%) · ■ Marginal 70 (28%)

Source: Census of India 2011, Primary Census Abstract (town, village and ward level), all districts.

## Other villages of similar size in Shekhopur Sarai
- Paharia 1,497 people
- Panhesa 1,461 people
- Bara Bigha 1,136 people
- Jahangirpur Urf Madhepur 996 people
- Mian Bigha 876 people
- Khuria 773 people
- Haidar Chak 697 people
- Baih Katta 658 people

All 30 villages in Shekhopur Sarai

## Quick answers
- How far is Rahincha from Sheikhpura? 30 km by road
- What is the population of Rahincha? 940 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Rahincha in? Sheikhpura district (Shekhopur Sarai sub-district), Bihar
- What is the literacy rate of Rahincha? 66.2% (Census 2011)

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