# Atarua Village, Bhagwanpur, Begusarai (Bihar) – PIN Code

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Village · Bhagwanpur, Begusarai 

# Atarua

Atarua is a village in Bhagwanpur sub-district of Begusarai district, Bihar. The 2011 Census counted **1,755 people in 333 households**, the 42nd largest of 92 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 66.7%, close to the sub-district's rural average of 66.2%.

- 1,755people (2011)
- 333households
- 66.7%literacy
- 857females per 1,000 males

## Atarua PIN code and other codes

Atarua falls in Bhagwanpur sub-district, Begusarai district, Bihar.

- Gram panchayatMaheshpur
- Community development blockBhagwanpur
- Census village code237605

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

## How far is Atarua from nearby towns?

- Bhagwanpur (sub-district HQ)8 km by road
- Begusarai (district HQ)30 km by road
- Begusarai (nearest town)30 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 Atarua?

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

### In the village

- ●Pre-primary schoolIn village · 2 private
- ●Primary schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Middle schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Mobile phone coverageIn village
- ●Private bus serviceIn village
- ●All-weather roadIn village
- ●Weekly haatIn village
- ●Anganwadi centreIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Senior secondary schoolunder 5 km · Teai
- ○Degree college10+ km · Teai
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Begusarai
- ○Primary health centre10+ km
- ○Allopathic hospital10+ km
- ○Dispensary10+ km
- ○Post office5–10 km
- ○Public bus service5–10 km
- ○Railway station5–10 km
- ○ATM5–10 km
- ○Commercial bankunder 5 km
- ○Ration (PDS) shopunder 5 km
- ○Mandi / regular market5–10 km
- ○Public library5–10 km

### Water and power

- Drinking waterhand pumps and canal / river
- Electricity (2011)4 h summer · 3 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 Atarua known for?

The main crops are **paddy**. About 88% of the 114 hectares of village land is sown, and 55 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 Atarua

Of every 100 households in Atarua in 2011, 13 had electricity, 24 a toilet at home and 4 cooked with LPG; 55 had a mobile phone, 9 a two-wheeler and 1 a car.

■ Atarua · ■ Bhagwanpur rural average

Electricity for lighting ****13%**

**8%

Toilet within the home ****24%**

**26%

No toilet (open defecation) ****64%**

**73%

Tap water ****2%**

**2%

Drinking water within premises ****34%**

**45%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****4%**

**3%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****78%**

**96%

Use banking services ****38%**

**36%

Television ****15%**

**8%

Mobile phone ****55%**

**54%

Computer with internet ****2%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****9%**

**6%

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

**1%

None of these assets ****28%**

**26%

Own their home ****96%**

**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 Atarua?

■ Atarua · ■ Bhagwanpur rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****66.7%**

**66.2%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****857**

**893

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****819**

**925

Working population ****37.2%**

**36.3%

### Women and men

Literacy is 73.9% for men and 58.4% for women. 50% of men and 23% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 82 (13%) · **■** Farm labourers 236 (36%) · **■** Household industry 61 (9%) · **■** Other work 100 (15%) · **■** Marginal 174 (27%)

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 Bhagwanpur

- Mubarakpur urf Behta2,073 people
- Kazi Rasulpur1,985 people
- Kataria1,764 people
- Churaman Chak1,757 people
- Tajpur1,716 people
- Palidih1,681 people
- Takia1,594 people
- Telan1,580 people

[All 156 villages in Bhagwanpur](https://wherepedia.org/india/bihar/begusarai/bhagwanpur/villages/)

## Quick answers

- How far is Atarua from Begusarai?30 km by road
- What is the population of Atarua?1,755 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Atarua in?Begusarai district (Bhagwanpur sub-district), Bihar
- What is the literacy rate of Atarua?66.7% (Census 2011)