# Rajapur Village, Basantpur, Siwan (Bihar) – PIN Code, Facilities & Population

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Village · Basantpur, Siwan 

# Rajapur

Rajapur is a village in Basantpur sub-district of Siwan district, Bihar. The 2011 Census counted **4,005 people in 509 households**, the 5th largest of 41 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 66.3%, close to the sub-district's rural average of 67.7%.

- 4,005people (2011)
- 509households
- 66.3%literacy
- 925females per 1,000 males

## Rajapur PIN code and other codes

Rajapur falls in Basantpur sub-district, Siwan district, Bihar.

- Gram panchayatRajapur
- Community development blockBasantpur
- Census village code231705

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

## How far is Rajapur from nearby towns?

- Basantpur (sub-district HQ)7 km by road
- Siwan (district HQ)36 km by road
- Siwan (nearest town)36 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 Rajapur?

7 services counted by the Census are inside Rajapur; the rest show the distance to the nearest one.

### In the village

- ●Primary schoolIn village · 1 govt · 2 private
- ●Health sub-centreIn village · 1
- ●All-weather roadIn village
- ●Ration (PDS) shopIn village
- ●Anganwadi centreIn village
- ●ASHA health workerIn village
- ●Polling stationIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Senior secondary school5–10 km · Khodipaker
- ○Degree college10+ km · Chapra
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Siwan
- ○Primary health centre5–10 km
- ○Allopathic hospital10+ km
- ○Dispensaryunder 5 km
- ○Post officeunder 5 km
- ○Public bus service5–10 km
- ○Railway station10+ km
- ○ATM5–10 km
- ○Commercial bankunder 5 km
- ○Mandi / regular marketunder 5 km
- ○Public library10+ km

### Water and power

- Drinking waterhand pumps and tube wells / boreholes
- Electricity (2011)1 h summer · 2 h winter

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 Rajapur known for?

The main crops are **paddy**. About 85% of the 227 hectares of village land is sown, and 130 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 Rajapur

Of every 100 households in Rajapur in 2011, 1 had electricity, 13 a toilet at home and 1 cooked with LPG; 70 had a mobile phone, 8 a two-wheeler and 1 a car.

■ Rajapur · ■ Basantpur rural average

Electricity for lighting ****1%**

**1%

Toilet within the home ****13%**

**22%

No toilet (open defecation) ****87%**

**76%

Tap water ****0%**

**2%

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

**52%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****1%**

**3%

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

**97%

Use banking services ****69%**

**64%

Television ****6%**

**8%

Mobile phone ****70%**

**67%

Computer with internet ****2%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****8%**

**10%

Car / jeep / van ****1%**

**2%

None of these assets ****6%**

**12%

Own their home ****100%**

**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 Rajapur?

■ Rajapur · ■ Basantpur rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****66.3%**

**67.7%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****925**

**958

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****1083**

**916

Working population ****25.9%**

**25.6%

### Women and men

Literacy is 75.6% for men and 55.9% for women. 48% of men and 2% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 322 (31%) · **■** Farm labourers 77 (7%) · **■** Household industry 17 (2%) · **■** Other work 237 (23%) · **■** Marginal 385 (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 Basantpur

- Basaon12,752 people
- Surajpura5,914 people
- Basantpur5,684 people
- Molnapur4,212 people
- Kanhauli3,687 people
- Sipah3,628 people
- Balthara3,226 people
- Jankinagar3,046 people

[All 41 villages in Basantpur](https://wherepedia.org/india/bihar/siwan/basantpur/villages/)

## Quick answers

- How far is Rajapur from Siwan?36 km by road
- What is the population of Rajapur?4,005 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Rajapur in?Siwan district (Basantpur sub-district), Bihar
- What is the literacy rate of Rajapur?66.3% (Census 2011)