# Rahtawa Village, Darauli, Siwan (Bihar) – PIN Code, Facilities & Population

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Village · Darauli, Siwan 

# Rahtawa

Rahtawa is a village in Darauli sub-district of Siwan district, Bihar. The 2011 Census counted **1,375 people in 177 households**, the 43rd largest of 98 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 76.2%, above the sub-district's rural average of 69.1%.

- 1,375people (2011)
- 177households
- 76.2%literacy
- 918females per 1,000 males

## Rahtawa PIN code and other codes

Rahtawa falls in Darauli sub-district, Siwan district, Bihar.

- Gram panchayatBelaon
- Community development blockDarauli
- Census village code232337

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

## How far is Rahtawa from nearby towns?

- Darauli (sub-district HQ)10 km by road
- Siwan (district HQ)31 km by road
- Mairwa (nearest town)12 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 Rahtawa?

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

### In the village

- ●Pre-primary schoolIn village · 1 private
- ●Primary schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Middle schoolIn village · 2 govt
- ●Private bus serviceIn village
- ●All-weather roadIn village
- ●Anganwadi centreIn village
- ●ASHA health workerIn village
- ●Polling stationIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Senior secondary school5–10 km · Mairwa
- ○Degree college5–10 km · Mairwa
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Hathua
- ○Primary health centre5–10 km
- ○Allopathic hospital10+ km
- ○Dispensary5–10 km
- ○Post office5–10 km
- ○Public bus service5–10 km
- ○Railway station5–10 km
- ○ATM5–10 km
- ○Commercial bank5–10 km
- ○Ration (PDS) shopunder 5 km
- ○Mandi / regular market5–10 km
- ○Public library5–10 km

### Water and power

- Drinking waterhand pumps
- Electricity (2011)2 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 Rahtawa known for?

The main crops are **paddy**. About 95% of the 88 hectares of village land is sown, and 83 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 Rahtawa

Of every 100 households in Rahtawa in 2011, 1 had electricity, 16 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 76 had a mobile phone, 16 a two-wheeler and 1 a car.

■ Rahtawa · ■ Darauli rural average

Electricity for lighting ****1%**

**5%

Toilet within the home ****16%**

**15%

No toilet (open defecation) ****84%**

**84%

Tap water ****2%**

**6%

Drinking water within premises ****69%**

**60%

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

**4%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****100%**

**95%

Use banking services ****82%**

**73%

Television ****23%**

**10%

Mobile phone ****76%**

**72%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**1%

Two-wheeler ****16%**

**12%

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

**2%

None of these assets ****10%**

**11%

Own their home ****100%**

**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 Rahtawa?

■ Rahtawa · ■ Darauli rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****76.2%**

**69.1%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****918**

**990

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****730**

**930

Working population ****28.7%**

**30.8%

### Women and men

Literacy is 85.9% for men and 66.0% for women. 47% of men and 9% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 144 (37%) · **■** Farm labourers 65 (16%) · **■** Household industry 2 (1%) · **■** Other work 82 (21%) · **■** Marginal 101 (26%)

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 Darauli

- Pataua Buzurg1,459 people
- Gumawar1,390 people
- Rampurudho1,378 people
- Gangpalia1,375 people
- Khairati Dalip1,368 people
- Lenja1,367 people
- Kanaila1,325 people
- Chandaur1,313 people

[All 115 villages in Darauli](https://wherepedia.org/india/bihar/siwan/darauli/villages/)

## Quick answers

- How far is Rahtawa from Siwan?31 km by road
- What is the population of Rahtawa?1,375 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Rahtawa in?Siwan district (Darauli sub-district), Bihar
- What is the literacy rate of Rahtawa?76.2% (Census 2011)