# Artia Village, Jokihat, Araria (Bihar) – PIN Code, Facilities & Population

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Village · Jokihat, Araria 

# Artia

Artia is a village in Jokihat sub-district of Araria district, Bihar. The 2011 Census counted **2,241 people in 419 households**, the 56th largest of 98 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 47.0%, below the sub-district's rural average of 53.0%.

- 2,241people (2011)
- 419households
- 47.0%literacy
- 950females per 1,000 males

## Artia PIN code and other codes

Artia falls in Jokihat sub-district, Araria district, Bihar.

- Gram panchayatSemaria
- Community development blockJokihat
- Census village code222143

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

## How far is Artia from nearby towns?

- Jokihat (sub-district HQ)18 km by road
- Araria (district HQ)18 km by road
- Araria (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 Artia?

6 services counted by the Census are inside Artia; the rest show the distance to the nearest one.

### In the village

- ●Pre-primary schoolIn village · 1 private
- ●Private bus serviceIn village
- ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village
- ●All-weather roadIn village
- ●Mandi / regular marketIn village
- ●Anganwadi centreIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Primary school5–10 km · Bagmara
- ○Senior secondary school5–10 km · Sisauna
- ○Degree college10+ km · Araria
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Farvishganj
- ○Primary health centre5–10 km
- ○Allopathic hospital10+ km
- ○Dispensary5–10 km
- ○Post office10+ km
- ○Public bus service5–10 km
- ○Railway station10+ km
- ○ATM10+ km
- ○Commercial bank10+ km
- ○Ration (PDS) shopunder 5 km
- ○Public libraryunder 5 km

### Water and power

- Drinking waterhand pumps, tube wells / boreholes and canal / river

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 Artia known for?

The main crops are **paddy**. About 93% of the 129 hectares of village land is sown, and 65 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 Artia

Of every 100 households in Artia in 2011, 1 had electricity, 4 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 41 had a mobile phone, 4 a two-wheeler and 1 a car.

■ Artia · ■ Jokihat rural average

Electricity for lighting ****1%**

**1%

Toilet within the home ****4%**

**5%

No toilet (open defecation) ****96%**

**93%

Tap water ****0%**

**1%

Drinking water within premises ****33%**

**32%

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

**0%

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

**97%

Use banking services ****11%**

**17%

Television ****2%**

**2%

Mobile phone ****41%**

**45%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****4%**

**5%

Car / jeep / van ****1%**

**1%

None of these assets ****39%**

**30%

Own their home ****99%**

**98%

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 Artia?

■ Artia · ■ Jokihat rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****47.0%**

**53.0%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****950**

**919

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****947**

**961

Working population ****27.3%**

**31.6%

### Women and men

Literacy is 59.3% for men and 34.1% for women. 46% of men and 8% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 41 (7%) · **■** Farm labourers 381 (62%) · **■** Household industry 15 (2%) · **■** Other work 40 (7%) · **■** Marginal 135 (22%)

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 Jokihat

- Kajleta2,437 people
- Bhuna2,400 people
- Singar Mohani2,359 people
- Satghara2,351 people
- Sapa2,224 people
- Mahjaili2,211 people
- Bagmara2,109 people
- Pechaili2,059 people

[All 99 villages in Jokihat](https://wherepedia.org/india/bihar/araria/jokihat/villages/)

## Quick answers

- How far is Artia from Araria?18 km by road
- What is the population of Artia?2,241 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Artia in?Araria district (Jokihat sub-district), Bihar
- What is the literacy rate of Artia?47.0% (Census 2011)