# Bistaria Village, Raniganj, Araria (Bihar) – PIN Code, Facilities & Population

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Village · Raniganj, Araria 

# Bistaria

Bistaria is a village in Raniganj sub-district of Araria district, Bihar. The 2011 Census counted **17,647 people in 3,482 households**, the 3rd largest of 87 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 44.0%, below the sub-district's rural average of 49.7%.

- 17,647people (2011)
- 3,482households
- 44.0%literacy
- 926females per 1,000 males

## Bistaria PIN code and other codes

Bistaria falls in Raniganj sub-district, Araria district, Bihar.

- Gram panchayatBistoria
- Community development blockRaniganj
- Census village code221712

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

## How far is Bistaria from nearby towns?

- Raniganj (sub-district HQ)12 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 Bistaria?

18 services counted by the Census are inside Bistaria; the rest show the distance to the nearest one.

### In the village

- ●Pre-primary schoolIn village · 2 private
- ●Primary schoolIn village · 4 govt · 1 private
- ●Middle schoolIn village · 1 govt · 1 private
- ●Post officeIn village
- ●Public bus serviceIn village
- ●Private bus serviceIn village
- ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village
- ●All-weather roadIn village
- ●Commercial bankIn village
- ●Ration (PDS) shopIn village
- ●Mandi / regular marketIn village
- ●Weekly haatIn village
- ●Anganwadi centreIn village
- ●ASHA health workerIn village
- ●Community centreIn village
- ●Sports fieldIn village
- ●Public libraryIn village
- ●Polling stationIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Senior secondary school10+ km · Araria
- ○Degree college10+ km · Araria
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Araria
- ○Primary health centre5–10 km
- ○Allopathic hospital10+ km
- ○Dispensary5–10 km
- ○Railway station10+ km
- ○ATM5–10 km

### Water and power

- Drinking waterhand pumps, canal / river and tanks / ponds

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 Bistaria known for?

The main crops are **paddy**. About 84% of the 1,926 hectares of village land is sown, and 1,122 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 Bistaria

Of every 100 households in Bistaria in 2011, 1 had electricity, 7 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 38 had a mobile phone, 3 a two-wheeler and 1 a car.

■ Bistaria · ■ Raniganj rural average

Electricity for lighting ****1%**

**4%

Toilet within the home ****7%**

**7%

No toilet (open defecation) ****93%**

**92%

Tap water ****0%**

**2%

Drinking water within premises ****59%**

**62%

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

**2%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****97%**

**98%

Use banking services ****25%**

**23%

Television ****1%**

**5%

Mobile phone ****38%**

**39%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****3%**

**5%

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

**1%

None of these assets ****43%**

**34%

Own their home ****99%**

**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 Bistaria?

■ Bistaria · ■ Raniganj rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****44.0%**

**49.7%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****926**

**927

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****967**

**960

Working population ****41.3%**

**41.4%

### Women and men

Literacy is 50.6% for men and 36.7% for women. 48% of men and 34% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 848 (12%) · **■** Farm labourers 4,842 (66%) · **■** Household industry 117 (2%) · **■** Other work 381 (5%) · **■** Marginal 1,099 (15%)

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 Raniganj

- Koskapur18,835 people
- Majhua18,462 people
- Hasanpur14,671 people
- Basaithi13,579 people
- Pharkia11,823 people
- Bishunpur10,892 people

[All 89 villages in Raniganj](https://wherepedia.org/india/bihar/araria/raniganj/villages/)

## Quick answers

- How far is Bistaria from Araria?18 km by road
- What is the population of Bistaria?17,647 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Bistaria in?Araria district (Raniganj sub-district), Bihar
- What is the literacy rate of Bistaria?44.0% (Census 2011)