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Bihar plans nine jaggery units in Muzaffarpur to support sugarcane farmers
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- LGD code
- 228795
- Pincode
- 843128
- Post office
- Minapur
- Population
- 3,339
- Households
- 679
- Literacy rate
- 39.9%
- Sex ratio
- 874 ♀/1000♂
- Workers
- 994
Census 2011 · in context
How Raghai compares
By population, Raghai ranks #32 of 155 villages in Minapur mandal.
Literacy rate
%
39.9%
−4.2% vs mandal average
- Raghai
- 39.9%
- Minapur mandal
- 44.1%
- Muzaffarpur district
- 52.3%
Sex ratio
♀ per 1000 ♂
874
−12 vs mandal average
- Raghai
- 874
- Minapur mandal
- 886
Household size
people per home
4.9
+0.1 vs mandal average
- Raghai
- 4.9
- Minapur mandal
- 4.8
Source: Census of India 2011 (village PCA; mandal and district aggregates).
Raghai at a glance
Raghai is a village of 3,339 people in 679 households (Census 2011) in Minapur block, Muzaffarpur district, Bihar, the 32nd-largest of 155 villages in Minapur block. Literacy is 40%, 4 points below the block average of 44% and the sex ratio is 874 women per 1,000 men. The pincode is 843128, served by Minapur post office; the LGD village code is 228795. The village votes in Madhepura assembly constituency, represented by MLA Chandra Shekhar. The population is estimated at 3,937 in 2026, up 18% since the 2011 Census.
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Nearby villages compared
Compare side by side →| village | Population | Literacy | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Raghai · this village | 3,339 | 40% | — |
| Banghara · Minapur | 4,572 | 35% | — |
| Harpur Baksh · Minapur | 2,211 | 33% | — |
| Harpur Basdeo Milki · Minapur | 1,527 | 51% | — |
| Bisamharpur Khutauna · Minapur | 473 | 49% | — |
| Chakia · Minapur | 462 | 25% | — |
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Amenities · Census 2011 village directory · Raghai
- 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
- Yes
- Power hours (summer)
- 3
- Power hours (winter)
- 4
- Primary school
- 1
- 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
- Yes
- Sub post office
- Yes
- Commercial bank
- No
- Cooperative bank
- No
- ATM
- No
- Public bus service
- No
- Private bus service
- No
- Railway station
- No
- Pucca (paved) road
- Yes
- Anganwadi centre
- Yes
- ASHA worker
- Yes
- Fair-price shop
- Yes
- Mandi / regular market
- Yes
- Weekly haat
- Yes
- Nearest statutory town
- MUZAFFARPUR
- Distance to nearest town (km)
- 30
- Distance to district HQ (km)
- 30
- Distance to sub-district HQ (km)
- 10
- All-weather road
- Yes
- Gram panchayat (2011)
- Raghai
- Total area (ha)
- 127
- Irrigated area (ha)
- 40.41
- Forest area (ha)
- 0
Source: Census of India 2011, Village Directory. Facilities may have changed since.
Notice board · Raghai
No notices this weekWater supply timings, gram sabha dates, camps and drives — residents post them here and they expire on their own.
Key facts — Raghai
- LGD code
- 228795
- Pincode
- 843128
- Post office
- Minapur
- Population (Census 2011)
- 3,339
- Population (projected 2026)
- 3,937
- Households
- 679
- Sex ratio (per 1,000 males)
- 874
- Literacy rate
- 39.9%
- Lok Sabha constituency
- Madhepura
- Vidhan Sabha constituency
- Madhepura
- Member of Parliament
- Dinesh Chandra Yadav
- Member of Legislative Assembly
- Chandra Shekhar
- Block / Mandal
- Minapur
Same pincode
Villages sharing pincode 843128
Other villages in the same gram panchayat as Raghai
Other villages in Minapur mandal
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- Tengharhi
- Ghosaut
- Minapur
- Harsher
- Paigambarpur
- Mahdaya
- Harka Mansahi
- Ali Neora
- Belahi Lachhi
- Kaili
- Piprahan Asli
- Kodaria
- Saghari
- Madaripur Karan
- Manikpur
- Banghara
- Maksudpur
- Gurgawan
- Raghopur
- Tengrahan Gosaipur
- Chand Parna
- Rampur Hari
- Dharampur
- Puraina
- Dubaha Rani Khaira Urf Benua
- Gosainpur Tengrahan Urf Gosain
- Mustafaganj
- Majhauli
- Gangti
- Methunapur
- Zamin Mathia
- Barhanda
- Nandna
- Chak Jamal
Sources & freshness
- Population, literacy, households: Census 2011 (PCA)
- Village directory: Local Government Directory, record updated 2026-05-09
- Mandi prices: Agmarknet via data.gov.in, 2026-09-16
- Weather: OpenWeatherMap / Open-Meteo, live
- Places nearby: OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL)