# Araila Village, Dumraon, Buxar (Bihar) – PIN Code, Facilities & Population

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Village · Dumraon, Buxar 

# Araila

Araila is a village in Dumraon sub-district of Buxar district, Bihar. The 2011 Census counted **1,020 people in 144 households**, the 39th largest of 73 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 66.8%, close to the sub-district's rural average of 67.7%.

- 1,020people (2011)
- 144households
- 66.8%literacy
- 950females per 1,000 males

## Araila PIN code and other codes

Araila falls in Dumraon sub-district, Buxar district, Bihar.

- Gram panchayatLakhan Dehra
- Community development blockDumraon
- Census village code248147

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

## How far is Araila from nearby towns?

- Dumraon (sub-district HQ)8 km by road
- Buxar (district HQ)28 km by road
- Dumraon (nearest town)8 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 Araila?

7 services counted by the Census are inside Araila; the rest show the distance to the nearest one.

### In the village

- ●Primary schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Mobile phone coverageIn village
- ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village
- ●Anganwadi centreIn village
- ●ASHA health workerIn village
- ●Sports fieldIn village
- ●Polling stationIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Senior secondary school5–10 km · Katkinar
- ○Degree college5–10 km · Hakimpur
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Buxar
- ○Primary health centre5–10 km
- ○Allopathic hospital5–10 km
- ○Dispensary5–10 km
- ○Post office5–10 km
- ○Public bus service5–10 km
- ○Railway station5–10 km
- ○ATM10+ km
- ○Commercial bank5–10 km
- ○Ration (PDS) shop5–10 km
- ○Mandi / regular market5–10 km
- ○Public library5–10 km

### Water and power

- Drinking waterhand pumps, tube wells / boreholes and canal / river
- Electricity (2011)4 h summer · 4 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 Araila known for?

The main crops are **paddy**. About 87% of the 115 hectares of village land is sown, and 94 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 Araila

Of every 100 households in Araila in 2011, 13 had electricity, 12 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 81 had a mobile phone, 15 a two-wheeler and 4 a car.

■ Araila · ■ Dumraon rural average

Electricity for lighting ****13%**

**21%

Toilet within the home ****12%**

**22%

No toilet (open defecation) ****88%**

**77%

Tap water ****3%**

**4%

Drinking water within premises ****50%**

**68%

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

**7%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****98%**

**91%

Use banking services ****61%**

**57%

Television ****12%**

**16%

Mobile phone ****81%**

**62%

Computer with internet ****1%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****15%**

**8%

Car / jeep / van ****4%**

**2%

None of these assets ****10%**

**21%

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 Araila?

■ Araila · ■ Dumraon rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****66.8%**

**67.7%

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

**928

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****926**

**949

Working population ****54.9%**

**33.8%

### Women and men

Literacy is 80.1% for men and 52.8% for women. 53% of men and 57% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 30 (5%) · **■** Farm labourers 53 (9%) · **■** Household industry 1 (0%) · **■** Other work 8 (1%) · **■** Marginal 468 (84%)

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 Dumraon

- Dubkhi1,247 people
- Kamdharpur1,197 people
- Adpha1,162 people
- Parmanpur1,132 people
- Samhar975 people
- Niranjanpur925 people
- Phogu Tola918 people
- Kulhawa898 people

[All 93 villages in Dumraon](https://wherepedia.org/india/bihar/buxar/dumraon/villages/)

## Quick answers

- How far is Araila from Buxar?28 km by road
- What is the population of Araila?1,020 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Araila in?Buxar district (Dumraon sub-district), Bihar
- What is the literacy rate of Araila?66.8% (Census 2011)