# Duraundha Village, Arrah, Bhojpur (Bihar) – PIN Code

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Village · Arrah, Bhojpur 

# Duraundha

Duraundha is a village in Arrah sub-district of Bhojpur district, Bihar. The 2011 Census counted **1,458 people in 216 households**, the 52nd largest of 90 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 76.8%, above the sub-district's rural average of 69.9%.

- 1,458people (2011)
- 216households
- 76.8%literacy
- 855females per 1,000 males

## Duraundha PIN code and other codes

Duraundha falls in Arrah sub-district, Bhojpur district, Bihar.

- Gram panchayatMahuli
- Community development blockArrah
- Census village code246789

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

## How far is Duraundha from nearby towns?

- Arrah (sub-district HQ)11 km by road
- Arrah (district HQ)11 km by road
- Arrah (nearest town)11 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 Duraundha?

5 services counted by the Census are inside Duraundha; the rest show the distance to the nearest one.

### In the village

- ●Primary schoolIn village · 1 govt · 1 private
- ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village
- ●Anganwadi centreIn village
- ●ASHA health workerIn village
- ●Polling stationIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Senior secondary schoolunder 5 km · Karari
- ○Degree college10+ km · Arrah
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Arrah
- ○Primary health centre5–10 km
- ○Allopathic hospital10+ km
- ○Dispensary5–10 km
- ○Post office5–10 km
- ○Public bus service5–10 km
- ○Railway station5–10 km
- ○ATM10+ km
- ○Commercial bank10+ km
- ○Ration (PDS) shop5–10 km
- ○Mandi / regular marketunder 5 km
- ○Public library5–10 km

### Water and power

- Drinking wateruntreated tap water and hand pumps
- Electricity (2011)1 h summer · 1 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 Duraundha known for?

The main crops are **paddy**. About 70% of the 143 hectares of village land is sown, and 80 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 Duraundha

Of every 100 households in Duraundha in 2011, 11 had electricity, 22 a toilet at home and 6 cooked with LPG; 48 had a mobile phone, 12 a two-wheeler and 2 a car.

■ Duraundha · ■ Arrah rural average

Electricity for lighting ****11%**

**6%

Toilet within the home ****22%**

**24%

No toilet (open defecation) ****78%**

**75%

Tap water ****42%**

**3%

Drinking water within premises ****87%**

**76%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****6%**

**6%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****94%**

**91%

Use banking services ****69%**

**61%

Television ****21%**

**20%

Mobile phone ****48%**

**57%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****12%**

**10%

Car / jeep / van ****2%**

**1%

None of these assets ****20%**

**21%

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 Duraundha?

■ Duraundha · ■ Arrah rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****76.8%**

**69.9%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****855**

**890

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****579**

**900

Working population ****21.1%**

**27.0%

### Women and men

Literacy is 88.6% for men and 64.0% for women. 38% of men and 1% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 146 (48%) · **■** Farm labourers 122 (40%) · **■** Household industry 1 (0%) · **■** Other work 17 (6%) · **■** Marginal 21 (7%)

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 Arrah

- Dhobaha1,556 people
- Mathaulia1,521 people
- Ghoradei1,496 people
- Saidpur1,479 people
- Chit Kundi1,449 people
- Ganauli1,437 people
- Bheldumra1,424 people
- Bhusahula1,387 people

[All 115 villages in Arrah](https://wherepedia.org/india/bihar/bhojpur/arrah/villages/)

## Quick answers

- How far is Duraundha from Arrah?11 km by road
- What is the population of Duraundha?1,458 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Duraundha in?Bhojpur district (Arrah sub-district), Bihar
- What is the literacy rate of Duraundha?76.8% (Census 2011)