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Sarpanch · Gram Panchayat
noorjahan
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- LGD code
- 223966
- Pincode
- 854315
- Post office
- Baisi
- Population
- 1,715
- Households
- 380
- Literacy rate
- 33.2%
- Sex ratio
- 1032 ♀/1000♂
- Workers
- 371
Census 2011 · in context
How Rahua compares
By population, Rahua ranks #47 of 132 villages in Baisa mandal.
Literacy rate
%
33.2%
−1.5% vs mandal average
- Rahua
- 33.2%
- Baisa mandal
- 34.7%
- Purnia district
- 40.8%
Sex ratio
♀ per 1000 ♂
1,032
+104 vs mandal average
- Rahua
- 1,032
- Baisa mandal
- 928
Household size
people per home
4.5
−0.4 vs mandal average
- Rahua
- 4.5
- Baisa mandal
- 4.9
Source: Census of India 2011 (village PCA; mandal and district aggregates).
Rahua at a glance
Rahua is a village of 1,715 people in 380 households (Census 2011) in Baisa block, Purnia district, Bihar, the 47th-largest of 132 villages in Baisa block. Literacy is 33%, 2 points below the block average of 35% and the sex ratio is 1,032 women per 1,000 men. The pincode is 854315, served by Baisi post office; the LGD village code is 223966. The sarpanch is noorjahan, and the village votes in Purnia assembly constituency, represented by MLA Vijay Kumar Khemka. The population is estimated at 2,022 in 2026, up 18% since the 2011 Census.
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Amenities · Census 2011 village directory · Rahua
- 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
- 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
- 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
- Yes
- Anganwadi centre
- Yes
- ASHA worker
- Yes
- Fair-price shop
- Yes
- Mandi / regular market
- Yes
- Weekly haat
- No
- Nearest statutory town
- PURNIA
- Distance to nearest town (km)
- 72
- Distance to district HQ (km)
- 72
- Distance to sub-district HQ (km)
- 8
- All-weather road
- Yes
- Gram panchayat (2011)
- Malopara
- Total area (ha)
- 217
- Irrigated area (ha)
- 108.98
- Forest area (ha)
- 0
Source: Census of India 2011, Village Directory. Facilities may have changed since.
Notice board · Rahua
No notices this weekWater supply timings, gram sabha dates, camps and drives — residents post them here and they expire on their own.
Key facts — Rahua
- LGD code
- 223966
- Pincode
- 854315
- Post office
- Baisi
- Population (Census 2011)
- 1,715
- Population (projected 2026)
- 2,022
- Households
- 380
- Sex ratio (per 1,000 males)
- 1032
- Literacy rate
- 33.2%
- Lok Sabha constituency
- Purnia
- Vidhan Sabha constituency
- Purnia
- Member of Parliament
- Pappu Yadav
- Member of Legislative Assembly
- Vijay Kumar Khemka
- Sarpanch / Gram Pradhan
- noorjahan
- Block / Mandal
- Baisa
- Nearest railway station
- Purniya Junction (2.3 km)
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- Population, literacy, households: Census 2011 (PCA)
- Village directory: Local Government Directory, record updated 2026-09-23
- Sarpanch: state panchayat-raj records, 2026-05-14
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