# Rikhauli Village, Dumra, Sitamarhi (Bihar) – PIN Code

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Village · Dumra, Sitamarhi 

# Rikhauli

Rikhauli is a village in Dumra sub-district of Sitamarhi district, Bihar, PIN code **843302**. The 2011 Census counted **5,224 people in 959 households**, the 16th largest of 73 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 49.7%, close to the sub-district's rural average of 50.9%.

- 5,224people (2011)
- 959households
- 49.7%literacy
- 843302PIN code

## Rikhauli PIN code and other codes

**The PIN code of Rikhauli is 843302.** Rikhauli falls in Dumra sub-district, Sitamarhi district, Bihar.

- PIN code843302
- Gram panchayatBhasarmachhaha Dakshini
- Community development blockDumra
- Census village code219611

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

## How far is Rikhauli from nearby towns?

- Dumra (sub-district HQ)8 km by road
- Sitamarhi (district HQ)10 km by road
- Sitamarhi (nearest town)10 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 Rikhauli?

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

### In the village

- ●Primary schoolIn village · 2 govt
- ●Middle schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●All-weather roadIn village
- ●Agricultural credit societyIn village
- ●Ration (PDS) shopIn village
- ●Anganwadi centreIn village
- ●ASHA health workerIn village
- ●Polling stationIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Senior secondary school5–10 km · Sitamarhi
- ○Degree college5–10 km · Sitamarhi
- ○ITI / vocational school5–10 km · Sitamarhi
- ○Primary health centreunder 5 km
- ○Allopathic hospital5–10 km
- ○Dispensary10+ km
- ○Post officeunder 5 km
- ○Public bus service5–10 km
- ○Railway station10+ km
- ○ATM10+ km
- ○Commercial bank10+ km
- ○Mandi / regular market10+ km
- ○Public library10+ km

### Water and power

- Drinking waterhand pumps

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 Rikhauli known for?

The main crops are **paddy**. About 88% of the 393 hectares of village land is sown, and 81 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 Rikhauli

Of every 100 households in Rikhauli in 2011, 0 had electricity, 18 a toilet at home and 2 cooked with LPG; 52 had a mobile phone, 5 a two-wheeler and 2 a car.

■ Rikhauli · ■ Dumra rural average

Electricity for lighting ****0%**

**14%

Toilet within the home ****18%**

**21%

No toilet (open defecation) ****82%**

**78%

Tap water ****1%**

**2%

Drinking water within premises ****30%**

**31%

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

**6%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****89%**

**91%

Use banking services ****42%**

**31%

Television ****6%**

**10%

Mobile phone ****52%**

**44%

Computer with internet ****1%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****5%**

**6%

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

**1%

None of these assets ****21%**

**29%

Own their home ****99%**

**98%

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 Rikhauli?

■ Rikhauli · ■ Dumra rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****49.7%**

**50.9%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****879**

**886

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****910**

**930

Working population ****33.9%**

**32.8%

### Women and men

Literacy is 58.1% for men and 40.0% for women. 52% of men and 13% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 416 (23%) · **■** Farm labourers 508 (29%) · **■** Household industry 19 (1%) · **■** Other work 179 (10%) · **■** Marginal 649 (37%)

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 Dumra

- Khairwa5,802 people
- Rampur Parori5,700 people
- Madhopur Roshan5,618 people
- Banchauri5,376 people
- Methaura5,213 people
- Mirzapur5,187 people
- Azamgarh Nagwan tolaJagdishpur5,176 people
- Athauharichhapra5,048 people

[All 73 villages in Dumra](https://wherepedia.org/india/bihar/sitamarhi/dumra/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the PIN code of Rikhauli?843302
- How far is Rikhauli from Sitamarhi?10 km by road
- What is the population of Rikhauli?5,224 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Rikhauli in?Sitamarhi district (Dumra sub-district), Bihar
- What is the literacy rate of Rikhauli?49.7% (Census 2011)