# Ratanpura Village, Maharajganj, Siwan (Bihar) – PIN Code

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Village · Maharajganj, Siwan 

# Ratanpura

Ratanpura is a village in Maharajganj sub-district of Siwan district, Bihar. The 2011 Census counted **2,321 people in 347 households**, the 31st largest of 69 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 72.2%, above the sub-district's rural average of 67.7%.

- 2,321people (2011)
- 347households
- 72.2%literacy
- 1,015females per 1,000 males

## Ratanpura PIN code and other codes

Ratanpura falls in Maharajganj sub-district, Siwan district, Bihar.

- Gram panchayatPokhra
- Community development blockMaharajganj
- Census village code231837

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

## How far is Ratanpura from nearby towns?

- Maharajganj (sub-district HQ)4 km by road
- Siwan (district HQ)20 km by road
- Maharajganj (nearest town)10 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 Ratanpura?

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

### In the village

- ●Pre-primary schoolIn village · 2 private
- ●Primary schoolIn village · 2 govt
- ●Middle schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Post officeIn village
- ●Commercial bankIn village
- ●Weekly haatIn village
- ●Anganwadi centreIn village
- ●ASHA health workerIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Senior secondary school5–10 km · Maharajganj
- ○Degree college10+ km · Siwan
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Hathua
- ○Primary health centre5–10 km
- ○Allopathic hospital5–10 km
- ○Dispensary5–10 km
- ○Public bus service5–10 km
- ○Railway station5–10 km
- ○ATM5–10 km
- ○Ration (PDS) shopunder 5 km
- ○Mandi / regular market5–10 km
- ○Public library10+ km

### Water and power

- Drinking waterhand pumps
- Electricity (2011)8 h summer · 6 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 Ratanpura known for?

The main crops are **paddy**. About 83% of the 98 hectares of village land is sown, and 70 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 Ratanpura

Of every 100 households in Ratanpura in 2011, 17 had electricity, 13 a toilet at home and 9 cooked with LPG; 75 had a mobile phone, 14 a two-wheeler and 2 a car.

■ Ratanpura · ■ Maharajganj rural average

Electricity for lighting ****17%**

**5%

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

**20%

No toilet (open defecation) ****86%**

**78%

Tap water ****0%**

**3%

Drinking water within premises ****42%**

**61%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****9%**

**3%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****85%**

**96%

Use banking services ****90%**

**76%

Television ****18%**

**11%

Mobile phone ****75%**

**70%

Computer with internet ****1%**

**1%

Two-wheeler ****14%**

**10%

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

**2%

None of these assets ****5%**

**10%

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 Ratanpura?

■ Ratanpura · ■ Maharajganj rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****72.2%**

**67.7%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****1015**

**1030

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****860**

**941

Working population ****25.5%**

**26.5%

### Women and men

Literacy is 83.2% for men and 61.7% for women. 45% of men and 6% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 77 (13%) · **■** Farm labourers 54 (9%) · **■** Household industry 9 (2%) · **■** Other work 77 (13%) · **■** Marginal 375 (63%)

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 Maharajganj

- Sarangpur2,767 people
- Teotha2,755 people
- Gaur2,572 people
- Sikandarpur2,455 people
- Surbir2,315 people
- Hajipurwa2,292 people
- Jagdishpur2,143 people
- Gaur2,092 people

[All 71 villages in Maharajganj](https://wherepedia.org/india/bihar/siwan/maharajganj/villages/)

## Quick answers

- How far is Ratanpura from Siwan?20 km by road
- What is the population of Ratanpura?2,321 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Ratanpura in?Siwan district (Maharajganj sub-district), Bihar
- What is the literacy rate of Ratanpura?72.2% (Census 2011)