# Rain Shankar Village, Runisaidpur, Sitamarhi (Bihar) > Source: https://wherepedia.org/india/bihar/sitamarhi/runisaidpur/rain-shankar/ Village · Runisaidpur, Sitamarhi # Rain Shankar Rain Shankar is a village in Runisaidpur sub-district of Sitamarhi district, Bihar. The 2011 Census counted **1,663 people in 392 households**, the 69th largest of 100 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 57.7%, above the sub-district's rural average of 52.7%. - 1,663people (2011) - 392households - 57.7%literacy - 898females per 1,000 males ## Rain Shankar PIN code and other codes Rain Shankar falls in Runisaidpur sub-district, Sitamarhi district, Bihar. - Gram panchayatSirkhiriya - Community development blockRunisaidpur - Census village code219497 Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog). ## How far is Rain Shankar from nearby towns? - Runisaidpur (sub-district HQ)10 km by road - Sitamarhi (district HQ)37 km by road - Sitamarhi (nearest town)37 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 Rain Shankar? 5 services counted by the Census are inside Rain Shankar; the rest show the distance to the nearest one. ### In the village - ●Primary schoolIn village · 1 govt - ●Post officeIn village - ●All-weather roadIn village - ●Anganwadi centreIn village - ●ASHA health workerIn village ### Nearest outside - ○Senior secondary school5–10 km · Runisaidpur - ○Degree college10+ km · Sitamarhi - ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Sitamarhi - ○Primary health centreunder 5 km - ○Allopathic hospital10+ km - ○Dispensary10+ km - ○Public bus service5–10 km - ○Railway station5–10 km - ○ATM10+ km - ○Commercial bank5–10 km - ○Ration (PDS) shop5–10 km - ○Mandi / regular market5–10 km - ○Public libraryunder 5 km ### Water and power - Drinking waterhand pumps, tube wells / boreholes and canal / river 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 Rain Shankar known for? The main crops are **paddy**. About 63% of the 131 hectares of village land is sown, and 52 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 Rain Shankar Of every 100 households in Rain Shankar in 2011, 0 had electricity, 14 a toilet at home and 3 cooked with LPG; 54 had a mobile phone, 8 a two-wheeler and 0 a car. ■ Rain Shankar · ■ Runisaidpur rural average Electricity for lighting ****0%** **9% Toilet within the home ****14%** **20% No toilet (open defecation) ****83%** **79% Tap water ****0%** **1% Drinking water within premises ****17%** **32% Cooking with LPG / PNG ****3%** **3% Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****97%** **94% Use banking services ****48%** **36% Television ****2%** **8% Mobile phone ****54%** **45% Computer with internet ****0%** **0% Two-wheeler ****8%** **4% Car / jeep / van ****0%** **1% None of these assets ****33%** **34% Own their home ****96%** **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 Rain Shankar? ■ Rain Shankar · ■ Runisaidpur rural average Literacy (age 7+) ****57.7%** **52.7% Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****898** **885 Child sex ratio (0–6) ****867** **928 Working population ****41.7%** **32.2% ### Women and men Literacy is 64.3% for men and 50.3% for women. 55% of men and 27% of women work. ### Who works, and at what ********** **■** Cultivators 78 (11%) · **■** Farm labourers 307 (44%) · **■** Household industry 10 (1%) · **■** Other work 75 (11%) · **■** Marginal 224 (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 Runisaidpur - Chak Donai1,786 people - Morang urf Bazidpur1,786 people - Madhopur Sarnath1,728 people - Deona Khurd1,675 people - Kopi Nisf1,658 people - Rasulpur Malmala1,632 people - Rampur1,549 people - Dhanahra1,465 people [All 102 villages in Runisaidpur](https://wherepedia.org/india/bihar/sitamarhi/runisaidpur/villages/) ## Quick answers - How far is Rain Shankar from Sitamarhi?37 km by road - What is the population of Rain Shankar?1,663 (Census 2011) - Which district is Rain Shankar in?Sitamarhi district (Runisaidpur sub-district), Bihar - What is the literacy rate of Rain Shankar?57.7% (Census 2011)