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Raipura

रायपुरा
Khaira mandal
Pincode 811317
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Dussehra (Vijayadashami)दशहरा

Raipura observes Dussehra (Vijayadashami) on Tuesday, 20 October 2026, along with the rest of Bihar.

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Temple in Khaira mandal

The principal temple recorded for Khaira mandal is Shiv Mandir Ganauli. No temple of this dedication is on record within Raipura itself.

Dussehra (Vijayadashami) in Bihar

Ramlila through the nine nights and the burning of Ravana, Meghnad and Kumbhakarna effigies on Dussehra evening. Kullu Dussehra in Himachal begins on Vijayadashami and runs a week, with village deities carried to Dhalpur maidan.

The regional form observed across North India. How any one household or village keeps it varies, and is not something recorded here.

Represented by
Mapped via ECI-published constituency boundary (mandal centroid containment, Datameet)
LS
Samastipur
PC 23 · SC
→VS
Warisnagar
AC 132
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Sarpanch · Gram Panchayat
PRABHU YADAV
Contact: 96****3443
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LGD code
259096
Pincode
811317
Post office
Khaira (Jamui)
Population
3,105
Households
592
Literacy rate
65.3%
Sex ratio
905 ♀/1000♂
Workers
1,596
Census 2011 · in context

How Raipura compares

By population, Raipura ranks #26 of 96 villages in Khaira mandal.

Literacy rate
%
65.3%
+15.6% vs mandal average
Raipura65.3%
Khaira mandal49.7%
Jamui district48.8%
Sex ratio
♀ per 1000 ♂
905
−9 vs mandal average
Raipura905
Khaira mandal914
Household size
people per home
5.2
−0.7 vs mandal average
Raipura5.2
Khaira mandal5.9

Source: Census of India 2011 (village PCA; mandal and district aggregates).

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Raipura at a glance

Raipura is a village of 3,105 people in 592 households (Census 2011) in Khaira block, Jamui district, Bihar, the 26th-largest of 96 villages in Khaira block. Literacy is 65%, 16 points above the block average of 50% and the sex ratio is 905 women per 1,000 men. The pincode is 811317, served by Khaira (Jamui) post office; the LGD village code is 259096. The sarpanch is PRABHU YADAV, and the village votes in Warisnagar assembly constituency, represented by MLA Manjarik Mrinal. The population is estimated at 3,661 in 2026, up 18% since the 2011 Census.

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villagePopulationLiteracyDistance
Raipura · this village3,10565%—
Bhaunr · Khaira3,73853%—
Baribag Jaljoga · Khaira2,24045%—
Parsa · Khaira98181%—
Pakri · Khaira78552%—

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Amenities · Census 2011 village directory · Raipura

Treated tap water
No
Untreated tap water
No
Well water
No
Hand pump
Yes
Tube well / borewell
No
Electricity for homes
Yes
Electricity for farms
No
Power hours (summer)
2
Power hours (winter)
4
Primary school
2
Middle school
1
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
Yes
Railway station
No
Pucca (paved) road
Yes
Anganwadi centre
Yes
ASHA worker
Yes
Fair-price shop
Yes
Mandi / regular market
No
Weekly haat
No
Nearest statutory town
JAMUI
Distance to nearest town (km)
8
Distance to district HQ (km)
8
Distance to sub-district HQ (km)
2
All-weather road
No
Gram panchayat (2011)
Raipura
Total area (ha)
124
Irrigated area (ha)
20.2
Forest area (ha)
0

Source: Census of India 2011, Village Directory. Facilities may have changed since.

Notice board · Raipura

No notices this week

Water supply timings, gram sabha dates, camps and drives — residents post them here and they expire on their own.

Key facts — Raipura

LGD code
259096
Pincode
811317
Post office
Khaira (Jamui)
Population (Census 2011)
3,105
Population (projected 2026)
3,661
Households
592
Sex ratio (per 1,000 males)
905
Literacy rate
65.3%
Lok Sabha constituency
Samastipur
Vidhan Sabha constituency
Warisnagar
Member of Parliament
Shambhavi Choudhary
Member of Legislative Assembly
Manjarik Mrinal
Sarpanch / Gram Pradhan
PRABHU YADAV
Block / Mandal
Khaira
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Sources & freshness
  • Population, literacy, households: Census 2011 (PCA)
  • Village directory: Local Government Directory, record updated 2026-09-23
  • Sarpanch: state panchayat-raj records
  • Mandi prices: Agmarknet via data.gov.in, 2026-09-07
  • Weather: OpenWeatherMap / Open-Meteo, live
  • Places nearby: OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL)
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