# Risaura Village, Maharajganj, Siwan (Bihar) – PIN Code, Facilities & Population

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Village · Maharajganj, Siwan 

# Risaura

Risaura is a village in Maharajganj sub-district of Siwan district, Bihar. The 2011 Census counted **4,073 people in 749 households**, the 9th largest of 69 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 67.1%, close to the sub-district's rural average of 67.7%.

- 4,073people (2011)
- 749households
- 67.1%literacy
- 1,186females per 1,000 males

## Risaura PIN code and other codes

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

- Gram panchayatRisaura
- Community development blockMaharajganj
- Census village code231829

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

## How far is Risaura from nearby towns?

- Maharajganj (sub-district HQ)9 km by road
- Siwan (district HQ)22 km by road
- Maharajganj (nearest town)14 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 Risaura?

16 services counted by the Census are inside Risaura; the rest show the distance to the nearest one.

### In the village

- ●Primary schoolIn village · 1 govt · 1 private
- ●Middle schoolIn village · 1 govt · 1 private
- ●Health sub-centreIn village · 1
- ●Post officeIn village
- ●Railway stationIn village
- ●State highwayIn village
- ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village
- ●All-weather roadIn village
- ●Commercial bankIn 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 schoolunder 5 km · Mahmmada
- ○Degree college5–10 km · Maharajganj
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Hathua
- ○Primary health centre5–10 km
- ○Allopathic hospital10+ km
- ○Dispensary5–10 km
- ○Public bus service5–10 km
- ○ATM5–10 km
- ○Public library5–10 km

### Water and power

- Drinking waterhand pumps
- Electricity (2011)2 h summer · 3 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 Risaura known for?

The main crops are **paddy**. About 95% of the 384 hectares of village land is sown, and 266 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 Risaura

Of every 100 households in Risaura in 2011, 1 had electricity, 15 a toilet at home and 2 cooked with LPG; 72 had a mobile phone, 12 a two-wheeler and 1 a car.

■ Risaura · ■ Maharajganj rural average

Electricity for lighting ****1%**

**5%

Toilet within the home ****15%**

**20%

No toilet (open defecation) ****77%**

**78%

Tap water ****4%**

**3%

Drinking water within premises ****53%**

**61%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****2%**

**3%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****93%**

**96%

Use banking services ****86%**

**76%

Television ****13%**

**11%

Mobile phone ****72%**

**70%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**1%

Two-wheeler ****12%**

**10%

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

**2%

None of these assets ****11%**

**10%

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 Risaura?

■ Risaura · ■ Maharajganj rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****67.1%**

**67.7%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****1186**

**1030

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****1075**

**941

Working population ****27.9%**

**26.5%

### Women and men

Literacy is 77.8% for men and 58.2% for women. 45% of men and 13% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 333 (29%) · **■** Farm labourers 119 (10%) · **■** Household industry 20 (2%) · **■** Other work 162 (14%) · **■** Marginal 502 (44%)

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

- Paterha6,118 people
- Takipur5,643 people
- Jigrawn4,645 people
- Bishunpur Mahuari4,183 people
- Sonbarsa4,018 people
- Shakra3,745 people
- Lerua3,604 people
- Madhopur3,595 people

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

## Quick answers

- How far is Risaura from Siwan?22 km by road
- What is the population of Risaura?4,073 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Risaura in?Siwan district (Maharajganj sub-district), Bihar
- What is the literacy rate of Risaura?67.1% (Census 2011)