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Quick panchayat-at-a-glance
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Sarpanch · Gram Panchayat
KRISHNAWATI DEVI
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- LGD code
- 230159
- Pincode
- 841426
- Post office
- Bhore
- Population
- 390
- Households
- 57
- Literacy rate
- 46.4%
- Sex ratio
- 1241 ♀/1000♂
- Workers
- 142
Census 2011 · in context
How Rawa Raksa compares
By population, Rawa Raksa ranks #120 of 172 villages in Bhorey mandal.
Literacy rate
%
46.4%
−6.0% vs mandal average
- Rawa Raksa
- 46.4%
- Bhorey mandal
- 52.4%
- Gopalganj district
- 54.0%
Sex ratio
♀ per 1000 ♂
1,241
+177 vs mandal average
- Rawa Raksa
- 1,241
- Bhorey mandal
- 1,064
Household size
people per home
6.8
+0.3 vs mandal average
- Rawa Raksa
- 6.8
- Bhorey mandal
- 6.5
Source: Census of India 2011 (village PCA; mandal and district aggregates).
Rawa Raksa at a glance
Rawa Raksa is a village of 390 people in 57 households (Census 2011) in Bhorey block, Gopalganj district, Bihar, the 120th-largest of 172 villages in Bhorey block. Literacy is 46%, 6 points below the block average of 52% and the sex ratio is 1,241 women per 1,000 men. The pincode is 841426, served by Bhore post office; the LGD village code is 230159. The sarpanch is KRISHNAWATI DEVI, and the village votes in Paroo assembly constituency, represented by MLA Shankar Prasad. The population is estimated at 460 in 2026, up 18% since the 2011 Census.
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Nearby villages compared
Compare side by side →| village | Population | Literacy | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Rawa Raksa · this village | 390 | 46% | — |
| Husepur · Bhorey | 10,771 | 46% | — |
| Ram Nagar · Bhorey | 2,171 | 30% | — |
| Noniyan Chhapra · Bhorey | 1,171 | 65% | — |
| Lachhmipur · Bhorey | 1,102 | 55% | — |
| Kharag Ram Chhapra · Bhorey | 728 | 51% | — |
| Chak Dharamnath · Bhorey | 709 | 64% | — |
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Amenities · Census 2011 village directory · Rawa Raksa
- Treated tap water
- No
- Untreated tap water
- No
- Well water
- No
- Hand pump
- Yes
- Tube well / borewell
- Yes
- Electricity for homes
- No
- Electricity for farms
- No
- Power hours (summer)
- 0
- Power hours (winter)
- 0
- Primary school
- 0
- Middle school
- 0
- Secondary school
- 0
- Senior secondary
- 0
- Degree college
- 0
- Primary health centre
- 0
- Health sub-centre
- 0
- Community health centre
- 0
- Dispensary
- 0
- Veterinary hospital
- 0
- Post office
- No
- Sub post office
- No
- Commercial bank
- No
- Cooperative bank
- No
- ATM
- No
- Public bus service
- No
- Private bus service
- No
- Railway station
- No
- Pucca (paved) road
- No
- Anganwadi centre
- No
- ASHA worker
- No
- Fair-price shop
- No
- Mandi / regular market
- No
- Weekly haat
- No
- Nearest statutory town
- MIRGANJ
- Distance to nearest town (km)
- 23
- Distance to district HQ (km)
- 44
- Distance to sub-district HQ (km)
- 10
- All-weather road
- Yes
- Gram panchayat (2011)
- HUSEPUR
- Total area (ha)
- 44.9
- Irrigated area (ha)
- 19.49
- Forest area (ha)
- 0
Source: Census of India 2011, Village Directory. Facilities may have changed since.
Notice board · Rawa Raksa
No notices this weekWater supply timings, gram sabha dates, camps and drives — residents post them here and they expire on their own.
Key facts — Rawa Raksa
- LGD code
- 230159
- Pincode
- 841426
- Post office
- Bhore
- Population (Census 2011)
- 390
- Population (projected 2026)
- 460
- Households
- 57
- Sex ratio (per 1,000 males)
- 1241
- Literacy rate
- 46.4%
- Lok Sabha constituency
- Vaishali
- Vidhan Sabha constituency
- Paroo
- Member of Parliament
- Veena Devi
- Member of Legislative Assembly
- Shankar Prasad
- Sarpanch / Gram Pradhan
- KRISHNAWATI DEVI
- Block / Mandal
- Bhorey
Same pincode
Villages sharing pincode 841426
Other villages in the same gram panchayat as Rawa Raksa
Other villages in Bhorey mandal
View all 60+ →- Husepur
- Kalyanpur
- Sisai
- Bhore
- Lami Chaur
- Chakarwa Khas
- Imilia
- Mahra Deur
- Dumar Narind
- Chhathianw
- Raqba
- Gopalpur
- Bankata Jagirdari
- Raghunathpur
- Rudarpur
- Rampur
- Koera
- Basdewa
- Ram Nagar
- Khalganw
- Hardia
- Bankatamal
- Balwa
- Lachchhi Chak
- Bhopatpura
- Nadwa
- Bagahwa Misir
- Mathauli
- Hariharpur
- Kabe
- Khadhi
- Naru Chakarwa
- Jagtauli
- Dumakiya
- Jigna Dube
- Domanpur
Sources & freshness
- Population, literacy, households: Census 2011 (PCA)
- Village directory: Local Government Directory, record updated 2026-09-23
- Sarpanch: state panchayat-raj records, 2026-05-14
- Weather: OpenWeatherMap / Open-Meteo, live
- Places nearby: OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL)