Riga ಗ್ರಾಮ, Riga ಬ್ಲಾಕ್, Sitamarhi ಜಿಲ್ಲೆ — ಪಿನ್‌ಕೋಡ್ 843327, ಜನಸಂಖ್ಯೆ, ಅಧ್ಯಕ್ಷ, ಹವಾಮಾನ

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Riga is a village and mandal headquarters in Sitamarhi district, Bihar. With 27,518 residents across 5,766 households, it is significantly larger than surrounding settlements and has a literacy rate of 46.8%.

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LGD code: 219357
Pincode: 843327
Post office: Riga
Population: 27,518
Households: 5,766
Literacy rate: 46.8%
Sex ratio: 888 ♀/1000♂
Workers: 7,753
Distance to district centre: 82 km
Distance to mandal centre: 36 km
Distance to Patna: 122 km
Distance to Kolkata: 542 km
Nearest railway station: Riga · 1 km
Nearest hospital / PHC: Baijnath Nursing Home Research Centre · 8 km

2011 ಜನಗಣತಿ · ಹೋಲಿಕೆಯಲ್ಲಿ

Riga ಹೋಲಿಕೆ

By population, Riga ranks #1 of 42 villages in Riga mandal — the largest.

Literacy rate

46.8%

+3.5% vs mandal average

Riga: 46.8%
Riga mandal: 43.3%
Sitamarhi district: 42.0%

Sex ratio

♀ per 1000 ♂

888

−6 vs mandal average

Riga: 888
Riga mandal: 894

Household size

people per home

4.8

Same as the mandal average

Riga: 4.8
Riga mandal: 4.8

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

Riga ಒಂದು ನೋಟದಲ್ಲಿ

Riga Biharದ Sitamarhi ಜಿಲ್ಲೆ, Riga ಬ್ಲಾಕ್ದಲ್ಲಿ 27,518 ಜನಸಂಖ್ಯೆ 5,766 ಕುಟುಂಬಗಳಲ್ಲಿ (2011 ಜನಗಣತಿ) ಇರುವ ಗ್ರಾಮ, Riga ಬ್ಲಾಕ್ದ 42 ಗ್ರಾಮಗಳಲ್ಲಿ ಅತಿದೊಡ್ಡದು. ಸಾಕ್ಷರತೆ 47%, ಬ್ಲಾಕ್ ಸರಾಸರಿ 43% ಗಿಂತ 4 ಅಂಕ ಹೆಚ್ಚು ಮತ್ತು ಲಿಂಗಾನುಪಾತ 1,000 ಪುರುಷರಿಗೆ 888 ಮಹಿಳೆಯರು. ಇದು Sitamarhi ಜಿಲ್ಲಾ ಕೇಂದ್ರದಿಂದ 82 ಕಿ.ಮೀ, ಹತ್ತಿರದ ಪಟ್ಟಣ Punauraದಿಂದ 9 ಕಿ.ಮೀ, Riga ರೈಲು ನಿಲ್ದಾಣದಿಂದ 1 ಕಿ.ಮೀ ಇದೆ (ನೇರ ರೇಖೆ ದೂರ). ಪಿನ್‌ಕೋಡ್ 843327, Riga ಅಂಚೆ ಕಚೇರಿ ವ್ಯಾಪ್ತಿಯಲ್ಲಿ; LGD ಗ್ರಾಮ ಕೋಡ್ 219357. ಹತ್ತಿರದ ಆಸ್ಪತ್ರೆ Baijnath Nursing Home Research Centre, 8 ಕಿ.ಮೀ ದೂರ. ಅಧ್ಯಕ್ಷರು pratibha kumari; ಗ್ರಾಮ Chiraia ವಿಧಾನಸಭಾ ಕ್ಷೇತ್ರದಲ್ಲಿದೆ, ಶಾಸಕ Lal Babu Prasad Gupta. 2026ರಲ್ಲಿ ಅಂದಾಜು ಜನಸಂಖ್ಯೆ 32,444, 2011ಕ್ಕಿಂತ 18% ಹೆಚ್ಚು.

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ಗ್ರಾಮ	ಜನಸಂಖ್ಯೆ	ಸಾಕ್ಷರತೆ	ದೂರ
Riga · ಈ ಗ್ರಾಮ	27,518	47%	—
Riga · Banka	1,243	55%	0 ಕಿ.ಮೀ N
Morsand · Pusa	9,520	60%	5.7 ಕಿ.ಮೀ E
Punaura · Dumra	18,427	40%	8.5 ಕಿ.ಮೀ SE
Punaura · Dumra	—	—	8.5 ಕಿ.ಮೀ SE
Sisaula Kalan · Suppi	6,398	41%	8.1 ಕಿ.ಮೀ W
Rajepur · Suppi	1,656	56%	9.2 ಕಿ.ಮೀ NW

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Amenities · Census 2011 village directory · Riga

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): 4
Power hours (winter): 6
Primary school: 1
Middle school: 2
Secondary school: 0
Senior secondary: 0
Degree college: 0
Primary health centre: 1
Health sub-centre: 1
Community health centre: 0
Dispensary: 1
Veterinary hospital: 0
Post office: Yes
Sub post office: No
Commercial bank: Yes
Cooperative bank: Yes
ATM: Yes
Public bus service: Yes
Private bus service: Yes
Railway station: Yes
Pucca (paved) road: Yes
Anganwadi centre: Yes
ASHA worker: Yes
Fair-price shop: Yes
Mandi / regular market: Yes
Weekly haat: Yes
Nearest statutory town: SITAMARHI
Distance to nearest town (km): 8
Distance to district HQ (km): 8
Distance to sub-district HQ (km): 0
All-weather road: Yes
Gram panchayat (2011): Riga First, Riga Second
Total area (ha): 1,914.22
Irrigated area (ha): 46.15
Forest area (ha): 538

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

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ಪ್ರಮುಖ ಮಾಹಿತಿ — Riga

LGD code: 219357
Pincode: 843327
Post office: Riga
Population (Census 2011): 27,518
Population (projected 2026): 32,444
Households: 5,766
Sex ratio (per 1,000 males): 888
Literacy rate: 46.8%
Coordinates: 26.65620°N, 85.43133°E
Lok Sabha constituency: Sheohar
Vidhan Sabha constituency: Chiraia
Member of Parliament: Lovely Anand
Member of Legislative Assembly: Lal Babu Prasad Gupta
Sarpanch / Gram Pradhan: pratibha kumari
Block / Mandal: Riga

Demographics — Census 2011 + 2026 estimate + NFHS-5

Population, education, health & sanitation

India's last full census was 2011 · 2026 figures are RGI projections · NFHS-5 (2019-21) covers the Sitamarhi district level

Then & Now

Riga — Census 2011 to projected 2026

Population · 2011

27,518

Census 2011 baseline

+17.9%

Population · 2026

32,444

RGI / state CAGR projection

Households · 2011

5,766

Census 2011 baseline

+17.9%

Households · 2026

6,798

RGI / state CAGR projection

2011 = decadal Census of India. 2026 = forward-projection from state-level CAGR — working estimate, refines when the next Census publishes.

Census 2011

Canonical baseline · last full census · village-level

Population: 27,518Census 2011
Households: 5,766Census 2011
Literacy rate: 46.8%Census 2011
Sex ratio: 888 ♀/1000♂Census 2011

2026 estimate

Projected from 2011 + state CAGR · live ECI electorate

Est. population: 32,4442026 proj. · +17.9% vs 2011
Est. households: 6,7982026 projection
Active job cards: 2,80,452MGNREGA · district · Feb 2024-2025
HHs worked (FY): 1,34,358MGNREGA · district · Feb 2024-2025
State electorate: 7,71,43,046ECI Lok Sabha 2024 final roll

NFHS-5 (2019-21)

National Family Health Survey · district overlay

Sex ratio @ birth: 1,009NFHS-5 district
Female literacy: 51.7%NFHS-5 district
Electricity: 93.1%NFHS-5 district
Improved sanitation: 50.7%NFHS-5 district
Children vaccinated: 76.1%NFHS-5 district
Anaemia (women): 61.7%NFHS-5 district

Post-2011 updates

Central-government dashboards · sourced from data.gov.in · refreshed when the ministry publishes

Tap water at homedistrict level: 96.4%Jal Jeevan Mission · Dec 2023 · Sitamarhi district
Rural houses builtdistrict level: 37,22,797PMAY-G · 37,22,797 of 44,92,010 sanctioned · Mar 2025 · Sitamarhi district
Toilets builtdistrict level: 3,93,613Swachh Bharat Mission - Gramin · Dec 2023 · Sitamarhi district

Sources: Office of the Registrar General & Census Commissioner of India (Census 2011 + Population Projections 2011-2036) · International Institute for Population Sciences (NFHS-5) · Election Commission of India · data.gov.in (Jal Jeevan Mission, PMAY-G, SBM-G dashboards). Projections may differ from on-the-ground reality by ±20% for individual villages. An asterisk next to a sex-ratio value (—*) flags a Census 2011 figure outside the plausible range of 300–2000 ♀/1000♂; the underlying source row is suppressed pending review.

Boundary & surroundings

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Notable places near Riga · Riga mandal area

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ತಲುಪುವ ದಾರಿ

Riga ತಲುಪುವುದು ಹೇಗೆ

Mandal centre

Riga · ≈ 36 km

≈ 1 h 15 min by car · 1 h 29 min by bike

Directions

District centre

Sitamarhi · ≈ 82 km

≈ 2 h 49 min by car · 3 h 20 min by bike

Directions

Nearest town · 18,427 people

Punaura · ≈ 8.5 km

≈ 17 min by car · 21 min by bike

Directions

ನಗರಗಳಿಗೆ ದೂರ · ನೇರ ರೇಖೆ

Patna122 kmcapital
Kolkata542 km
Delhi839 km
Hyderabad1254 km

ಪ್ರಕಾರವಾರು ಹತ್ತಿರದವು · ಪ್ರದೇಶದಲ್ಲಿ

Railway stationRiga1 km
Bus stopBALARA CHOTI BHANSAR14 km
Hospital / PHCBaijnath Nursing Home Research Centre8 km
ATM / bankPrabhu Bank19 km
CollegeBalara polytechnic institute (CTEVT)14 km
Police stationSSB Camp13 km

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Riga ಪಿನ್‌ಕೋಡ್ ಏನು?

Bihar, Sitamarhi ಜಿಲ್ಲೆ, Riga ಬ್ಲಾಕ್ದ Riga ಪಿನ್‌ಕೋಡ್ 843327. ಅಂಚೆ ಕಚೇರಿ Riga.

Riga ಗೆ ಯಾವ ಅಂಚೆ ಕಚೇರಿ ಸೇವೆ ನೀಡುತ್ತದೆ?

Riga ಅಂಚೆ Sitamarhi ಜಿಲ್ಲೆ, Riga ಬ್ಲಾಕ್ದ Riga ಅಂಚೆ ಕಚೇರಿ (ಪಿನ್‌ಕೋಡ್ 843327) ಮೂಲಕ ತಲುಪುತ್ತದೆ.

Riga ಯಾವ ಜಿಲ್ಲೆಯಲ್ಲಿದೆ?

Riga ಭಾರತದ Bihar, Sitamarhi ಜಿಲ್ಲೆ, Riga ಬ್ಲಾಕ್ದಲ್ಲಿರುವ ಗ್ರಾಮ.

2011 ಜನಗಣತಿಯಂತೆ Riga ಜನಸಂಖ್ಯೆ ಎಷ್ಟು?

2011 ಜನಗಣತಿಯಂತೆ Riga ಗ್ರಾಮದ ಜನಸಂಖ್ಯೆ 27,518 5,766 ಕುಟುಂಬಗಳಲ್ಲಿ.

Riga ಗ್ರಾಮ ಪಂಚಾಯತ್ ಅಧ್ಯಕ್ಷರು ಯಾರು?

Riga ಗ್ರಾಮ ಪಂಚಾಯತಿಯ ಪ್ರಸ್ತುತ ಅಧ್ಯಕ್ಷರು pratibha kumari.

Riga ಸಾಕ್ಷರತಾ ಪ್ರಮಾಣ ಎಷ್ಟು?

2011 ಜನಗಣತಿಯಂತೆ Riga ಗ್ರಾಮದ ಸಾಕ್ಷರತೆ 46.8%.

Riga ಲಿಂಗಾನುಪಾತ ಎಷ್ಟು?

2011 ಜನಗಣತಿಯಂತೆ Riga ಗ್ರಾಮದಲ್ಲಿ 1,000 ಪುರುಷರಿಗೆ 888 ಮಹಿಳೆಯರು.

Riga ಹತ್ತಿರದ ರೈಲು ನಿಲ್ದಾಣ ಯಾವುದು?

Riga ಹತ್ತಿರದ ರೈಲು ನಿಲ್ದಾಣ Riga (1 ಕಿ.ಮೀ).

Riga ಹತ್ತಿರದ ಆರೋಗ್ಯ ಕೇಂದ್ರ ಯಾವುದು?

Riga ಹತ್ತಿರದ ಆರೋಗ್ಯ ಕೇಂದ್ರ Baijnath Nursing Home Research Centre (8 ಕಿ.ಮೀ).

Riga ಹತ್ತಿರದ ಪಟ್ಟಣ ಯಾವುದು?

Punaura (ಜನಸಂಖ್ಯೆ 18,427, 2011) ಹತ್ತಿರದ ದೊಡ್ಡ ಪಟ್ಟಣ, Rigaದಿಂದ ನೇರ ರೇಖೆಯಲ್ಲಿ ಸುಮಾರು 9 ಕಿ.ಮೀ.

Rigaದಿಂದ Patna ಎಷ್ಟು ದೂರ?

Rigaದಿಂದ Patna ನೇರ ರೇಖೆಯಲ್ಲಿ ಸುಮಾರು 122 ಕಿ.ಮೀ (Bihar ರಾಜಧಾನಿ); ರಸ್ತೆ ಮೂಲಕ ಸುಮಾರು 158 ಕಿ.ಮೀ.

Rigaದಿಂದ Kolkata ಎಷ್ಟು ದೂರ?

Rigaದಿಂದ Kolkata ನೇರ ರೇಖೆಯಲ್ಲಿ ಸುಮಾರು 542 ಕಿ.ಮೀ; ರಸ್ತೆ ಮೂಲಕ ಸುಮಾರು 705 ಕಿ.ಮೀ.

Riga ಶಾಸಕರು ಯಾರು?

Riga Chiraia ವಿಧಾನಸಭಾ ಕ್ಷೇತ್ರದಲ್ಲಿ (AC 20) ಬರುತ್ತದೆ. ಹಾಲಿ ಶಾಸಕರು Lal Babu Prasad Gupta (BJP).

Riga ಸಂಸದರು ಯಾರು?

Riga Sheohar ಲೋಕಸಭಾ ಕ್ಷೇತ್ರದಲ್ಲಿದೆ. ಹಾಲಿ ಸಂಸದರು Lovely Anand (JD(U)).

2026ರಲ್ಲಿ Riga ಜನಸಂಖ್ಯೆ ಎಷ್ಟು?

2026ರಲ್ಲಿ Riga ಜನಸಂಖ್ಯೆ ಸುಮಾರು 32,444, 2011ರ 27,518ಕ್ಕಿಂತ ಸುಮಾರು 18% ಹೆಚ್ಚು (ರಾಜ್ಯ ಬೆಳವಣಿಗೆ ದರದ ಅಂದಾಜು).

Riga LGD ಕೋಡ್ ಏನು?

Riga ಗ್ರಾಮದ LGD ಕೋಡ್ 219357.

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Sources & freshness

Population, literacy, households: Census 2011 (PCA)
Village directory: Local Government Directory, record updated 2026-05-09
Sarpanch: state panchayat-raj records, 2026-05-14
Weather: OpenWeatherMap / Open-Meteo, live
Places nearby: OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL)