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Village snapshot
Quick panchayat-at-a-glance
Rasulpur is a village in Ekangarsarai mandal, Nalanda district, Bihar, with a population of 747 across 136 households. It has a literacy rate of 58.9% and is located at 25.995°N, 85.892°E with postal code 801302.
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- LGD code
- 244818
- Pincode
- 801302
- Post office
- Hilsa
- Population
- 747
- Households
- 136
- Literacy rate
- 58.9%
- Sex ratio
- 961 ♀/1000♂
- Workers
- 337
- Distance to district centre
- 58 km
- Distance to mandal centre
- 48 km
- Distance to Patna
- 88 km
- Distance to Kolkata
- 456 km
- Nearest railway station
- Haiaghat · 3 km
- Nearest hospital / PHC
- Dr.Durgesh Clinic · 11 km
Census 2011 · in context
How Rasulpur compares
By population, Rasulpur ranks #70 of 89 villages in Ekangarsarai mandal.
Literacy rate
%
58.9%
+1.7% vs mandal average
Rasulpur58.9%
Ekangarsarai mandal57.2%
Nalanda district52.8%
Sex ratio
♀ per 1000 ♂
961
+45 vs mandal average
Rasulpur961
Ekangarsarai mandal916
Household size
people per home
5.5
−0.6 vs mandal average
Rasulpur5.5
Ekangarsarai mandal6.1
Source: Census of India 2011 (village PCA; mandal and district aggregates).
Rasulpur at a glance
Rasulpur is a village of 747 people in 136 households (Census 2011) in Ekangarsarai block, Nalanda district, Bihar, the 70th-largest of 89 villages in Ekangarsarai block. Literacy is 59%, 2 points above the block average of 57% and the sex ratio is 961 women per 1,000 men. It lies 58 km from the Nalanda district centre, 0 km from Rasulpur, the nearest town, 3 km from Haiaghat railway station (straight-line distances). The pincode is 801302, served by Hilsa post office; the LGD village code is 244818. The nearest hospital or health centre is Dr.Durgesh Clinic, 11 km away. The village votes in Bachhwara assembly constituency, represented by MLA Surendra Mehta. The population is estimated at 881 in 2026, up 18% since the 2011 Census.
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Amenities · Census 2011 village directory · Rasulpur
- Treated tap water
- No
- Untreated tap water
- No
- Well water
- No
- Hand pump
- Yes
- Tube well / borewell
- Yes
- Electricity for homes
- Yes
- Electricity for farms
- Yes
- Power hours (summer)
- 2
- Power hours (winter)
- 6
- Primary school
- 1
- Middle school
- 1
- Secondary school
- 1
- Senior secondary
- 1
- Degree college
- 0
- Primary health centre
- 0
- Health sub-centre
- 1
- 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
- Yes
- Fair-price shop
- No
- Mandi / regular market
- No
- Weekly haat
- No
- Nearest statutory town
- BIHARSHARIF
- Distance to nearest town (km)
- 40
- Distance to district HQ (km)
- 40
- Distance to sub-district HQ (km)
- 10
- All-weather road
- No
- Gram panchayat (2011)
- Telhara
- Total area (ha)
- 52
- Irrigated area (ha)
- 45.34
- Forest area (ha)
- 0
Source: Census of India 2011, Village Directory. Facilities may have changed since.
Notice board · Rasulpur
No notices this weekWater supply timings, gram sabha dates, camps and drives — residents post them here and they expire on their own.
Key facts — Rasulpur
- LGD code
- 244818
- Pincode
- 801302
- Post office
- Hilsa
- Population (Census 2011)
- 747
- Population (projected 2026)
- 881
- Households
- 136
- Sex ratio (per 1,000 males)
- 961
- Literacy rate
- 58.9%
- Coordinates
- 25.99479°N, 85.89210°E
- Lok Sabha constituency
- Begusarai
- Vidhan Sabha constituency
- Bachhwara
- Member of Parliament
- Giriraj Singh
- Member of Legislative Assembly
- Surendra Mehta
- Block / Mandal
- Ekangarsarai
Getting there
How to reach Rasulpur
Distance to cities · straight line
- Patna88 kmcapital
- Kolkata456 km
- Delhi906 km
- Hyderabad1225 km
Nearest by kind · anywhere in the region
- Railway stationHaiaghat3 km
- Bus stopSamastipur Bus Stand18 km
- Hospital / PHCDr.Durgesh Clinic11 km
- ATM / bankState Bank of India KASHIPUR SAMASTIPUR19 km
- Petrol pumpIndian Oil Petrol Pump24 km
- CollegeDr. Rajendra Prasad Central Agriculture University22 km
- Police stationAdarsh Police Station30 km
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- Population, literacy, households: Census 2011 (PCA)
- Village directory: Local Government Directory, record updated 2026-05-10
- Weather: OpenWeatherMap / Open-Meteo, live
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