# Arraha Village, Forbesganj, Araria (Bihar) – PIN Code

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Village · Forbesganj, Araria 

# Arraha

Arraha is a village in Forbesganj sub-district of Araria district, Bihar, PIN code **844318**. The 2011 Census counted **6,615 people in 1,301 households**, the 21st largest of 105 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 56.8%, above the sub-district's rural average of 52.6%.

- 6,615people (2011)
- 1,301households
- 56.8%literacy
- 844318PIN code

## Arraha PIN code and other codes

**The PIN code of Arraha is 844318.** Arraha falls in Forbesganj sub-district, Araria district, Bihar.

- PIN code844318
- Gram panchayatArraha
- Community development blockForbesganj
- Census village code221536

Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog).

## How far is Arraha from nearby towns?

- Forbesganj (sub-district HQ)16 km by road
- Araria (district HQ)35 km by road
- Farbisganj (nearest town)18 km by road

Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog).

## What facilities are there in Arraha?

8 services counted by the Census are inside Arraha; the rest show the distance to the nearest one.

### In the village

- ●Pre-primary schoolIn village · 1 private
- ●Primary schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Public bus serviceIn village
- ●Ration (PDS) shopIn village
- ●Weekly haatIn village
- ●Anganwadi centreIn village
- ●ASHA health workerIn village
- ●Polling stationIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Senior secondary school10+ km · Farbisganj
- ○Degree college10+ km · Farbisganj
- ○ITI / vocational school5–10 km · Farbisganj
- ○Primary health centre10+ km
- ○Allopathic hospital10+ km
- ○Dispensary5–10 km
- ○Post office5–10 km
- ○Railway station10+ km
- ○ATM10+ km
- ○Commercial bank10+ km
- ○Mandi / regular market10+ km
- ○Public library5–10 km

### Water and power

- Drinking waterhand pumps and canal / river
- Electricity (2011)8 h summer · 5 h winter

Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog).

Surveyed for the 2011 Census; facilities may have changed.

## What is Arraha known for?

The main crops are **paddy, wheat and jute**. Products made here include rice mills and rassi,. About 75% of the 892 hectares of village land is sown, and 622 hectares are irrigated.

Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog).

## Homes and amenities in Arraha

Of every 100 households in Arraha in 2011, 4 had electricity, 1 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 28 had a mobile phone, 3 a two-wheeler and 0 a car.

■ Arraha · ■ Forbesganj rural average

Electricity for lighting ****4%**

**12%

Toilet within the home ****1%**

**8%

No toilet (open defecation) ****99%**

**91%

Tap water ****1%**

**1%

Drinking water within premises ****64%**

**67%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****0%**

**2%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****100%**

**97%

Use banking services ****14%**

**20%

Television ****2%**

**8%

Mobile phone ****28%**

**37%

Computer with internet ****1%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****3%**

**5%

Car / jeep / van ****0%**

**1%

None of these assets ****33%**

**35%

Own their home ****100%**

**99%

Source: [Census of India 2011, Houselisting and Housing Census – households by amenities and assets (HH-14)](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog).

## What is the population of Arraha?

■ Arraha · ■ Forbesganj rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****56.8%**

**52.6%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****889**

**919

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****855**

**955

Working population ****41.9%**

**39.7%

### Women and men

Literacy is 66.8% for men and 45.7% for women. 46% of men and 38% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 769 (28%) · **■** Farm labourers 575 (21%) · **■** Household industry 12 (0%) · **■** Other work 34 (1%) · **■** Marginal 1,384 (50%)

Source: [Census of India 2011, Primary Census Abstract (town, village and ward level), all districts](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog).

## Other villages of similar size in Forbesganj

- Matiari7,231 people
- Bhagkohilia7,068 people
- Shaifganj7,038 people
- Rahikpur Thila Mohan6,641 people
- Tiraskund6,422 people
- Bhatiahi5,976 people
- Jhirwa Pachhiari5,937 people
- Ghoraghat5,930 people

[All 108 villages in Forbesganj](https://wherepedia.org/india/bihar/araria/forbesganj/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the PIN code of Arraha?844318
- How far is Arraha from Araria?35 km by road
- What is the population of Arraha?6,615 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Arraha in?Araria district (Forbesganj sub-district), Bihar
- What is the literacy rate of Arraha?56.8% (Census 2011)