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- LGD code
- 217902
- Pincode
- 845415
- Post office
- Chiraiya
- Population
- 1,945
- Households
- 387
- Literacy rate
- 52.6%
- Sex ratio
- 885 ♀/1000♂
- Workers
- 515
Census 2011 · in context
How Rupahri compares
By population, Rupahri ranks #33 of 42 villages in Chiraia mandal.
Literacy rate
%
52.6%
+12.8% vs mandal average
- Rupahri
- 52.6%
- Chiraia mandal
- 39.8%
- Purbi Champaran district
- 44.7%
Sex ratio
♀ per 1000 ♂
885
−5 vs mandal average
- Rupahri
- 885
- Chiraia mandal
- 890
Household size
people per home
5.0
+0.2 vs mandal average
- Rupahri
- 5.0
- Chiraia mandal
- 4.8
Source: Census of India 2011 (village PCA; mandal and district aggregates).
Rupahri at a glance
Rupahri is a village of 1,945 people in 387 households (Census 2011) in Chiraia block, Purbi Champaran district, Bihar, the 33rd-largest of 42 villages in Chiraia block. Literacy is 53%, 13 points above the block average of 40% and the sex ratio is 885 women per 1,000 men. The pincode is 845415, served by Chiraiya post office; the LGD village code is 217902. The village votes in Benipur assembly constituency, represented by MLA Binay Kumar Choudhary. The population is estimated at 2,293 in 2026, up 18% since the 2011 Census.
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Nearby villages compared
Compare side by side →| village | Population | Literacy | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Rupahri · this village | 1,945 | 53% | — |
| Rupahra · Chiraia | 6,829 | 48% | — |
| Bhaluahi · Chiraia | 3,413 | 53% | — |
| Bhagwatpur Bhuluvahiya · Chiraia | — | — | — |
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Amenities · Census 2011 village directory · Rupahri
- 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
- No
- Power hours (summer)
- 1
- Power hours (winter)
- 1
- Primary school
- 1
- Middle school
- 1
- Secondary school
- 1
- 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
- No
- Commercial bank
- Yes
- Cooperative bank
- No
- ATM
- No
- Public bus service
- Yes
- Private bus service
- No
- Railway station
- No
- Pucca (paved) road
- Yes
- Anganwadi centre
- Yes
- ASHA worker
- Yes
- Fair-price shop
- No
- Mandi / regular market
- No
- Weekly haat
- No
- Nearest statutory town
- DHAKA
- Distance to nearest town (km)
- 4
- Distance to district HQ (km)
- 31
- Distance to sub-district HQ (km)
- 14
- All-weather road
- Yes
- Gram panchayat (2011)
- Ruphara
- Total area (ha)
- 144
- Irrigated area (ha)
- 125.5
- Forest area (ha)
- 0
Source: Census of India 2011, Village Directory. Facilities may have changed since.
Notice board · Rupahri
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Key facts — Rupahri
- LGD code
- 217902
- Pincode
- 845415
- Post office
- Chiraiya
- Population (Census 2011)
- 1,945
- Population (projected 2026)
- 2,293
- Households
- 387
- Sex ratio (per 1,000 males)
- 885
- Literacy rate
- 52.6%
- Lok Sabha constituency
- Darbhanga
- Vidhan Sabha constituency
- Benipur
- Member of Parliament
- Gopal Jee Thakur
- Member of Legislative Assembly
- Binay Kumar Choudhary
- Block / Mandal
- Chiraia
Same pincode
Villages sharing pincode 845415
Other villages in the same gram panchayat as Rupahri
Other villages in Chiraia mandal
View all 60+ →- Khartari
- Rampur
- Mahuawa
- Haraj Nurullahpur
- Mirpur
- Semra
- Bara Jairam
- Dipahi Dharharwa
- Sirauna
- Madhopur
- Pakri Kapur
- Rupahra
- Madhubani
- Misrauliya
- Sharaun Garh
- Khorha
- Parewa
- Baijnathpur
- Katkuian
- Sital Patti
- Harbolwa
- Sundarpur Babhnauli
- Harihara
- Harnaraina
- Raghopur
- Sopgarha
- Pareo
- Bhaluahi
- Koilasi
- Masaha
- Bataua
- Bela
- Lachhmipur
- Partapur
- Jaipal Tola
- Kohbarwa
Sources & freshness
- Population, literacy, households: Census 2011 (PCA)
- Village directory: Local Government Directory, record updated 2026-05-09
- Weather: OpenWeatherMap / Open-Meteo, live
- Places nearby: OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL)