# Rikhar Village, Lalganj, Vaishali (Bihar) – PIN Code

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Village · Lalganj, Vaishali 

# Rikhar

Rikhar is a village in Lalganj sub-district of Vaishali district, Bihar, PIN code **844121**. The 2011 Census counted **3,611 people in 762 households**, the 18th largest of 92 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 61.0%, below the sub-district's rural average of 69.4%.

- 3,611people (2011)
- 762households
- 61.0%literacy
- 844121PIN code

## Rikhar PIN code and other codes

**The PIN code of Rikhar is 844121.** Rikhar falls in Lalganj sub-district, Vaishali district, Bihar.

- PIN code844121
- Gram panchayatRikhar
- Community development blockLalganj
- Census village code234797

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

## How far is Rikhar from nearby towns?

- Lalganj (sub-district HQ)9 km by road
- Hajipur (district HQ)24 km by road
- Lalganj (nearest town)9 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 Rikhar?

11 services counted by the Census are inside Rikhar; the rest show the distance to the nearest one.

### In the village

- ●Primary schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Middle schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Post officeIn village
- ●Mobile phone coverageIn village
- ●State highwayIn village
- ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village
- ●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 · Lalganj
- ○Degree college5–10 km · Lalganj
- ○ITI / vocational school5–10 km · Lalganj
- ○Primary health centre5–10 km
- ○Allopathic hospital5–10 km
- ○Dispensary10+ km
- ○Public bus service5–10 km
- ○Railway station5–10 km
- ○ATM5–10 km
- ○Commercial bank5–10 km
- ○Mandi / regular market5–10 km
- ○Public library5–10 km

### Water and power

- Drinking waterhand pumps

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 Rikhar known for?

The main crops are **paddy**. About 43% of the 160 hectares of village land is sown, and 41 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 Rikhar

Of every 100 households in Rikhar in 2011, 11 had electricity, 15 a toilet at home and 1 cooked with LPG; 48 had a mobile phone, 5 a two-wheeler and 1 a car.

■ Rikhar · ■ Lalganj rural average

Electricity for lighting ****11%**

**19%

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

**26%

No toilet (open defecation) ****85%**

**73%

Tap water ****0%**

**2%

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

**39%

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

**6%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****99%**

**92%

Use banking services ****27%**

**51%

Television ****12%**

**18%

Mobile phone ****48%**

**57%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**1%

Two-wheeler ****5%**

**9%

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

**1%

None of these assets ****25%**

**18%

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 Rikhar?

■ Rikhar · ■ Lalganj rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****61.0%**

**69.4%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****842**

**881

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****768**

**895

Working population ****39.9%**

**31.6%

### Women and men

Literacy is 67.6% for men and 53.4% for women. 51% of men and 26% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 255 (18%) · **■** Farm labourers 183 (13%) · **■** Household industry 20 (1%) · **■** Other work 91 (6%) · **■** Marginal 891 (62%)

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 Lalganj

- Lacchminarayanpur3,949 people
- Puraina3,812 people
- Jadunathpur Chandwara3,671 people
- Sadullahpur3,613 people
- Yusufpur3,606 people
- Kamalpur3,605 people
- Jafrabad3,356 people
- Jaitepur Urf Nurnagar3,349 people

[All 98 villages in Lalganj](https://wherepedia.org/india/bihar/vaishali/lalganj/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the PIN code of Rikhar?844121
- How far is Rikhar from Hajipur?24 km by road
- What is the population of Rikhar?3,611 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Rikhar in?Vaishali district (Lalganj sub-district), Bihar
- What is the literacy rate of Rikhar?61.0% (Census 2011)