# Ratanpur Village, Majorganj, Sitamarhi (Bihar) – PIN Code

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Village · Majorganj, Sitamarhi 

# Ratanpur

Ratanpur is a village in Majorganj sub-district of Sitamarhi district, Bihar. The 2011 Census counted **3,493 people in 894 households**, the 14th largest of 27 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 50.2%, close to the sub-district's rural average of 48.9%.

- 3,493people (2011)
- 894households
- 50.2%literacy
- 874females per 1,000 males

## Ratanpur PIN code and other codes

Ratanpur falls in Majorganj sub-district, Sitamarhi district, Bihar.

- Gram panchayatRatanpur
- Community development blockMajorganj
- Census village code219031

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

## How far is Ratanpur from nearby towns?

- Majorganj (sub-district HQ)8 km by road
- Sitamarhi (district HQ)25 km by road
- Sitamadhi (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 Ratanpur?

11 services counted by the Census are inside Ratanpur; the rest show the distance to the nearest one.

### In the village

- ●Primary schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Middle schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Health sub-centreIn village · 1 · 1 doctors
- ●Maternity & child welfare centreIn village · 1 · 1 doctors
- ●Post officeIn village
- ●Mobile phone coverageIn village
- ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village
- ●All-weather roadIn village
- ●Anganwadi centreIn village
- ●ASHA health workerIn village
- ●Polling stationIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Senior secondary school10+ km · Suppi
- ○Degree college10+ km · Sitamarhi
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Sitamarhi
- ○Primary health centre5–10 km
- ○Allopathic hospital10+ km
- ○Dispensary5–10 km
- ○Public bus serviceunder 5 km
- ○Railway station10+ km
- ○ATM10+ km
- ○Commercial bank5–10 km
- ○Ration (PDS) shop5–10 km
- ○Mandi / regular market5–10 km
- ○Public library10+ km

### Water and power

- Drinking watercovered wells, hand pumps and tanks / ponds

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 Ratanpur known for?

The main crops are **paddy**. About 94% of the 439 hectares of village land is sown, and 75 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 Ratanpur

Of every 100 households in Ratanpur in 2011, 2 had electricity, 24 a toilet at home and 2 cooked with LPG; 41 had a mobile phone, 7 a two-wheeler and 2 a car.

■ Ratanpur · ■ Majorganj rural average

Electricity for lighting ****2%**

**1%

Toilet within the home ****24%**

**18%

No toilet (open defecation) ****74%**

**82%

Tap water ****1%**

**1%

Drinking water within premises ****48%**

**40%

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

**2%

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

**96%

Use banking services ****33%**

**33%

Television ****8%**

**7%

Mobile phone ****41%**

**42%

Computer with internet ****1%**

**1%

Two-wheeler ****7%**

**5%

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

**1%

None of these assets ****27%**

**33%

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 Ratanpur?

■ Ratanpur · ■ Majorganj rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****50.2%**

**48.9%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****874**

**902

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****821**

**955

Working population ****29.2%**

**32.6%

### Women and men

Literacy is 56.9% for men and 42.7% for women. 49% of men and 7% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 159 (16%) · **■** Farm labourers 435 (43%) · **■** Household industry 9 (1%) · **■** Other work 92 (9%) · **■** Marginal 326 (32%)

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 Majorganj

- Bahera3,617 people
- Bhokraha3,609 people
- Madhopur Malinia3,599 people
- Hinrolwa Bishunpur Parsotim3,495 people
- Kuari Madan3,458 people
- Sonaul Mahodat3,403 people
- Pachharwa3,294 people
- Bhilwahi2,694 people

[All 27 villages in Majorganj](https://wherepedia.org/india/bihar/sitamarhi/majorganj/villages/)

## Quick answers

- How far is Ratanpur from Sitamarhi?25 km by road
- What is the population of Ratanpur?3,493 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Ratanpur in?Sitamarhi district (Majorganj sub-district), Bihar
- What is the literacy rate of Ratanpur?50.2% (Census 2011)