# Bhagwanpur Piprarhi Village, Riga, Sitamarhi (Bihar)

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Village · Riga, Sitamarhi 

# Bhagwanpur Piprarhi

Bhagwanpur Piprarhi is a village in Riga sub-district of Sitamarhi district, Bihar. The 2011 Census counted **10,226 people in 2,017 households**, the 4th largest of 39 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 44.3%, below the sub-district's rural average of 54.2%.

- 10,226people (2011)
- 2,017households
- 44.3%literacy
- 909females per 1,000 males

## Bhagwanpur Piprarhi PIN code and other codes

Bhagwanpur Piprarhi falls in Riga sub-district, Sitamarhi district, Bihar.

- Gram panchayatBhavdepur
- Community development blockRiga
- Census village code219363

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

## How far is Bhagwanpur Piprarhi from nearby towns?

- Riga (sub-district HQ)1 km by road
- Sitamarhi (district HQ)8 km by road
- Sitamarhi (nearest town)8 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 Bhagwanpur Piprarhi?

14 services counted by the Census are inside Bhagwanpur Piprarhi; the rest show the distance to the nearest one.

### In the village

- ●Primary schoolIn village · 2 govt
- ●Middle schoolIn village · 2 govt
- ●Post officeIn village
- ●Mobile phone coverageIn village
- ●Private bus serviceIn village
- ●All-weather roadIn village
- ●Agricultural credit societyIn village
- ●Ration (PDS) shopIn village
- ●Mandi / regular marketIn village
- ●Weekly haatIn village
- ●Anganwadi centreIn village
- ●ASHA health workerIn village
- ●Sports fieldIn village
- ●Polling stationIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Senior secondary school10+ km · Majhaulia
- ○Degree college10+ km · Muzaffarpur
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Sitamarhi
- ○Primary health centreunder 5 km
- ○Allopathic hospital5–10 km
- ○Dispensary10+ km
- ○Public bus service10+ km
- ○Railway stationunder 5 km
- ○ATM5–10 km
- ○Commercial bankunder 5 km
- ○Public library5–10 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 Bhagwanpur Piprarhi known for?

About 54% of the 204 hectares of village land is sown.

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

## Homes and amenities in Bhagwanpur Piprarhi

Of every 100 households in Bhagwanpur Piprarhi in 2011, 0 had electricity, 4 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 44 had a mobile phone, 2 a two-wheeler and 0 a car.

■ Bhagwanpur Piprarhi · ■ Riga rural average

Electricity for lighting ****0%**

**7%

Toilet within the home ****4%**

**19%

No toilet (open defecation) ****96%**

**80%

Tap water ****0%**

**1%

Drinking water within premises ****47%**

**35%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****0%**

**4%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****99%**

**95%

Use banking services ****26%**

**35%

Television ****2%**

**8%

Mobile phone ****44%**

**47%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****2%**

**5%

Car / jeep / van ****0%**

**1%

None of these assets ****36%**

**28%

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 Bhagwanpur Piprarhi?

■ Bhagwanpur Piprarhi · ■ Riga rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****44.3%**

**54.2%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****909**

**894

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****1000**

**937

Working population ****25.0%**

**28.6%

### Women and men

Literacy is 53.6% for men and 33.8% for women. 44% of men and 4% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 72 (3%) · **■** Farm labourers 953 (37%) · **■** Household industry 10 (0%) · **■** Other work 1,087 (43%) · **■** Marginal 430 (17%)

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 Riga

- Riga27,518 people
- Sirauli20,193 people
- Rewasi Maksudpur12,104 people
- Ganeshpur Babhangawan8,988 people
- Pakri7,516 people
- Bhabdepur7,504 people
- Panchhaur6,442 people

[All 42 villages in Riga](https://wherepedia.org/india/bihar/sitamarhi/riga/villages/)

## Quick answers

- How far is Bhagwanpur Piprarhi from Sitamarhi?8 km by road
- What is the population of Bhagwanpur Piprarhi?10,226 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Bhagwanpur Piprarhi in?Sitamarhi district (Riga sub-district), Bihar
- What is the literacy rate of Bhagwanpur Piprarhi?44.3% (Census 2011)