Village · Rafiganj, Aurangabad # Arthua Arthua is a village in Rafiganj sub-district of Aurangabad district, Bihar, PIN code 824125. The 2011 Census counted 3,169 people in 505 households, the 12th largest of 210 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 72.0%, above the sub-district's rural average of 66.4%. - 3,169 people (2011) - 505 households - 72.0% literacy - 824125 PIN code ## Arthua PIN code and other codes The PIN code of Arthua is 824125. Arthua falls in Rafiganj sub-district, Aurangabad district, Bihar. - PIN code 824125 - Gram panchayat Arathua - Community development block Rafiganj - Census village code 253205 Source: Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory. ## How far is Arthua from nearby towns? - Rafiganj (sub-district HQ) 10 km by road - Aurangabad (district HQ) 32 km by road - Rafiganj (nearest town) 10 km by road Source: Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory. ## What facilities are there in Arthua? 16 services counted by the Census are inside Arthua; the rest show the distance to the nearest one. ### In the village - ● Primary school In village · 1 govt - ● Middle school In village · 2 govt - ● Secondary school In village · 1 govt - ● Post office In village - ● Public bus service In village - ● Private bus service In village - ● State highway In village - ● Pucca (black-topped) road In village - ● All-weather road In village - ● Ration (PDS) shop In village - ● Anganwadi centre In village - ● ASHA health worker In village - ● Community centre In village - ● Sports field In village - ● Public library In village - ● Polling station In village ### Nearest outside - ○ Senior secondary school 10+ km · Rafiganj - ○ Degree college 10+ km · Aurangabad - ○ ITI / vocational school 10+ km · Gaya - ○ Primary health centre 10+ km - ○ Allopathic hospital 5–10 km - ○ Dispensary 10+ km - ○ Railway station 10+ km - ○ ATM 5–10 km - ○ Commercial bank under 5 km - ○ Mandi / regular market 5–10 km ### Water and power - Drinking water covered wells, hand pumps, tube wells / boreholes and canal / river - Electricity (2011) 2 h summer · 2 h winter Source: Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory. Surveyed for the 2011 Census; facilities may have changed. ## What is Arthua known for? The main crops are paddy. About 67% of the 372 hectares of village land is sown, and 140 hectares are irrigated. Source: Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory. ## Homes and amenities in Arthua Of every 100 households in Arthua in 2011, 0 had electricity, 30 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 75 had a mobile phone, 3 a two-wheeler and 1 a car. ■ Arthua · ■ Rafiganj rural average - Electricity for lighting 0% 4% - Toilet within the home 30% 17% - No toilet (open defecation) 70% 82% - Tap water 0% 2% - Drinking water within premises 59% 55% - Cooking with LPG / PNG 0% 2% - Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue 99% 94% - Use banking services 39% 44% - Television 5% 6% - Mobile phone 75% 58% - Computer with internet 0% 0% - Two-wheeler 3% 6% - Car / jeep / van 1% 1% - None of these assets 14% 25% - Own their home 99% 98% Source: Census of India 2011, Houselisting and Housing Census – households by amenities and assets (HH-14). ## What is the population of Arthua? ■ Arthua · ■ Rafiganj rural average - Literacy (age 7+) 72.0% 66.4% - Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) 1010 921 - Child sex ratio (0–6) 1052 961 - Working population 34.4% 36.0% ### Women and men Literacy is 83.1% for men and 60.9% for women. 43% of men and 26% of women work. ### Who works, and at what ■ Cultivators 69 (6%) · ■ Farm labourers 218 (20%) · ■ Household industry 23 (2%) · ■ Other work 520 (48%) · ■ Marginal 260 (24%) Source: Census of India 2011, Primary Census Abstract (town, village and ward level), all districts. ## Other villages of similar size in Rafiganj - Baligawan 3,707 people - Baunr 3,460 people - Kajpa 3,346 people - Charkanwan Qasba Haji 3,323 people - Khaira 3,085 people - Pogar 2,883 people - Balar 2,822 people - Phesra 2,806 people All 216 villages in Rafiganj ## Other places named Arthua - Arthua · Village, Shahjahanpur, Shahjahanpur · 604 people ## Quick answers - What is the PIN code of Arthua? 824125 - How far is Arthua from Aurangabad? 32 km by road - What is the population of Arthua? 3,169 (Census 2011) - Which district is Arthua in? Aurangabad district (Rafiganj sub-district), Bihar - What is the literacy rate of Arthua? 72.0% (Census 2011) --- Canonical: https://wherepedia.org/india/bihar/aurangabad/rafiganj/arthua/ · Updated 2026-11-03 · Data: national censuses and statistics offices (sources named in each section); © OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL); Overture Maps; GeoNames; NASA POWER.