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- LGD code
- 225065
- Pincode
- 854317
- Post office
- Barsoighat
- Population
- 124
- Households
- 33
- Literacy rate
- 41.9%
- Sex ratio
- 968 ♀/1000♂
- Workers
- 30
Census 2011 · in context
How Raiyapur compares
By population, Raiyapur ranks #216 of 231 villages in Barsoi mandal.
Literacy rate
%
41.9%
+6.9% vs mandal average
- Raiyapur
- 41.9%
- Barsoi mandal
- 35.0%
- Katihar district
- 41.7%
Sex ratio
♀ per 1000 ♂
968
+48 vs mandal average
- Raiyapur
- 968
- Barsoi mandal
- 920
Household size
people per home
3.8
−1.0 vs mandal average
- Raiyapur
- 3.8
- Barsoi mandal
- 4.8
Source: Census of India 2011 (village PCA; mandal and district aggregates).
Raiyapur at a glance
Raiyapur is a village of 124 people in 33 households (Census 2011) in Barsoi block, Katihar district, Bihar, the 216th-largest of 231 villages in Barsoi block. Literacy is 42%, 7 points above the block average of 35% and the sex ratio is 968 women per 1,000 men. The pincode is 854317, served by Barsoighat post office; the LGD village code is 225065. The village votes in Purnia assembly constituency, represented by MLA Vijay Kumar Khemka. The population is estimated at 146 in 2026, up 18% since the 2011 Census.
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Amenities · Census 2011 village directory · Raiyapur
- 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
- RAIGANJ (WB)
- Distance to nearest town (km)
- 20
- Distance to district HQ (km)
- 55
- Distance to sub-district HQ (km)
- 19
- All-weather road
- Yes
- Gram panchayat (2011)
- BELWA DANGI
- Total area (ha)
- 134
- Irrigated area (ha)
- 70
- Forest area (ha)
- 1.5
Source: Census of India 2011, Village Directory. Facilities may have changed since.
Notice board · Raiyapur
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Key facts — Raiyapur
- LGD code
- 225065
- Pincode
- 854317
- Post office
- Barsoighat
- Population (Census 2011)
- 124
- Population (projected 2026)
- 146
- Households
- 33
- Sex ratio (per 1,000 males)
- 968
- Literacy rate
- 41.9%
- Lok Sabha constituency
- Purnia
- Vidhan Sabha constituency
- Purnia
- Member of Parliament
- Pappu Yadav
- Member of Legislative Assembly
- Vijay Kumar Khemka
- Block / Mandal
- Barsoi
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Sources & freshness
- Population, literacy, households: Census 2011 (PCA)
- Village directory: Local Government Directory, record updated 2026-09-23
- Weather: OpenWeatherMap / Open-Meteo, live
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