Rahua, Krityanand Nagar, Purnia, Bihar, India

Content updated on September 16, 2024.

Geographic Location of Rahua


The village Rahua is located in Krityanand Nagar C.D.Block of Purnia District in the State of Bihar in India. It is governed by Rahua Gram Panchayat. It comes under Krityanand Nagar Community Development Block. The nearest town is Purnia, which is about 14 kilometers away from Rahua.

Travel and Communication for Rahua


There is a railway station 5-10 kms away from the village.

Postal Address:
Rahua,
Purnia,
Bihar, India
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Climate Change, Weather and Environment Reports / Data for Rahua


Climate, Environment and Weather data, climate change reports etc. for Rahua is available as professional paid service. You may contact us for further details and sample data.

A brief summary of available data for Rahua is given below:

CategoryResolutionPeriod
Precipitation - hHalf Hourly / 0.1 deg (11 kms) grid2001 - 2024
Precipitation - lDaily / 0.25 deg (28 kms) grid1901 - 2024
Temperature - hMonthly / 0.5 deg (55 kms) grid1901 - 2023
Temperature - lDaily / 1 deg (111 kms) grid1951 - 2024

Social Structure of Rahua


As per available data from the year 2009, 4781 persons live in 931 house holds in the village Rahua. There are 2303 female individuals and 2478 male individuals in the village. Females constitute 48.17% and males constitute 51.83% of the total population.

There are 792 scheduled castes persons of which 368 are females and 424 are males. Females constitute 46.46% and males constitute 53.54% of the scheduled castes population. Scheduled castes constitute 16.57% of the total population.

Population density of Rahua is 728.81 persons per square kilometer.

Land and Natural Resources in Rahua


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Total area of Rahua is 656 Hectares as per the data available for the year 2009.

Total sown/agricultural area is 616 ha. About 118 ha is un-irrigated area. About 498 ha is irrigated area. About 280 ha is irrigated by canal water. About 149.3 ha is irrigated by wells/tube wells. About 68.7 ha is irrigated by other sources of water.

About 17 ha is in non-agricultural use. About 12 ha is used permanent pastures and grazing lands. About 10 ha is under miscellaneous tree crops.

About 1 ha is lying as fallow land other than current fallows.

Schools in Rahua


There are no private or government pre-primary schools in the village. However, there is a government pre-primary school in Harda, which is 5-10 kms away from Rahua.

There are 2 government primary schools in the village Rahua.

There is a government middle school in the village Rahua.

There are no private or government secondary schools in the village. However, there is a private secondary school in Harda, which is 5-10 kms away from Rahua.

There are no private or government senior secondary schools in the village. However, there is a private senior secondary school in Harda, which is 5-10 kms away from Rahua.

Colleges in Rahua


There are no private or government arts and science degree colleges in the village. However, there is a private arts and science degree college in Purnia East, which is more than 10 kms away from Rahua.

There are no private or government engineering colleges in the village. However, there is a government engineering college in Purnia, which is more than 10 kms away from Rahua.

There are no private or government medical colleges in the village. However, there is a private medical college in Katihar, which is more than 10 kms away from Rahua.

There are no private or government management institutes in the village. However, there is a private management institute in Purnia, which is more than 10 kms away from Rahua.

There are no private or government polytechnic institutes in the village. However, there is a private polytechnic institute in Purnia, which is more than 10 kms away from Rahua.

Other Educational Facilities in Rahua


There are no private or government vocational training school / ITIs in the village. However, there is a private vocational training school / ITI in Purnia, which is more than 10 kms away from Rahua.

There are no private or government non formal training centres in the village. However, there is a private non formal training centre in Purnia, which is more than 10 kms away from Rahua.

There are no private or government differently abled schools in the village. However, there is a private differently abled school in Patna, which is more than 10 kms away from Rahua.

Healthcare Facilities in Rahua


There is a community health centre more than 10 kms away from Rahua.

There is a primary health centre 5-10 kms away from Rahua.

There is a primary health sub-centre less than 5 kms away from Rahua.

There is a maternity and child welfare centre 5-10 kms away from Rahua.

There is a TB clinic 5-10 kms away from Rahua.

There is a allopathic hospital more than 10 kms away from Rahua.

There is a alternative medicine hospital more than 10 kms away from Rahua.

There is a dispensary less than 5 kms away from Rahua.

There is a veterinary hospital 5-10 kms away from Rahua.

There is a mobile health centre more than 10 kms away from Rahua.

There is a family welfare centre 5-10 kms away from Rahua.

*Note: Most of the above information provided as per data compiled from the year 2009.

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