# Arai Village, Singhwara, Darbhanga (Bihar) – PIN Code > Source: https://wherepedia.org/india/bihar/darbhanga/singhwara/arai/ Village · Singhwara, Darbhanga # Arai Arai is a village in Singhwara sub-district of Darbhanga district, Bihar. The 2011 Census counted **9,677 people in 2,090 households**, the 7th largest of 87 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 39.9%, below the sub-district's rural average of 55.1%. - 9,677people (2011) - 2,090households - 39.9%literacy - 898females per 1,000 males ## Arai PIN code and other codes Arai falls in Singhwara sub-district, Darbhanga district, Bihar. - Gram panchayatArai - Community development blockSinghwara - Census village code226842 Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog). ## How far is Arai from nearby towns? - Singhwara (sub-district HQ)8 km by road - Darbhanga (district HQ)22 km by road - Darbhanga (nearest town)22 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 Arai? 14 services counted by the Census are inside Arai; the rest show the distance to the nearest one. ### In the village - ●Pre-primary schoolIn village · 2 private - ●Primary schoolIn village · 2 govt - ●Middle schoolIn village · 2 govt - ●Post officeIn village - ●Sub post officeIn village - ●Mobile phone coverageIn village - ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village - ●All-weather roadIn village - ●Agricultural credit societyIn village - ●Ration (PDS) shopIn village - ●Weekly haatIn village - ●Anganwadi centreIn village - ●ASHA health workerIn village - ●Polling stationIn village ### Nearest outside - ○Senior secondary school10+ km · Darbhanga - ○Degree college10+ km · Darbhanga - ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Darbhanga - ○Primary health centre10+ km - ○Allopathic hospital10+ km - ○Dispensary10+ km - ○Public bus service5–10 km - ○Railway station5–10 km - ○ATM10+ km - ○Commercial bank10+ km - ○Mandi / regular market10+ km - ○Public library10+ 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 Arai known for? The main crops are **paddy and wheat**. About 89% of the 728 hectares of village land is sown, and 105 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 Arai Of every 100 households in Arai in 2011, 6 had electricity, 42 a toilet at home and 3 cooked with LPG; 59 had a mobile phone, 4 a two-wheeler and 1 a car. ■ Arai · ■ Singhwara rural average Electricity for lighting ****6%** **8% Toilet within the home ****42%** **27% No toilet (open defecation) ****53%** **72% Tap water ****1%** **2% Drinking water within premises ****47%** **44% Cooking with LPG / PNG ****3%** **5% Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****96%** **91% Use banking services ****18%** **37% Television ****5%** **7% Mobile phone ****59%** **53% Computer with internet ****0%** **0% Two-wheeler ****4%** **5% Car / jeep / van ****1%** **1% None of these assets ****30%** **29% 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 Arai? ■ Arai · ■ Singhwara rural average Literacy (age 7+) ****39.9%** **55.1% Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****898** **935 Child sex ratio (0–6) ****905** **945 Working population ****32.1%** **28.7% ### Women and men Literacy is 45.7% for men and 33.3% for women. 46% of men and 17% of women work. ### Who works, and at what ********** **■** Cultivators 381 (12%) · **■** Farm labourers 639 (21%) · **■** Household industry 36 (1%) · **■** Other work 342 (11%) · **■** Marginal 1,710 (55%) 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 Singhwara - Bharwara12,619 people - Singhwara12,059 people - Simri11,947 people - Bhawanipur11,774 people - Banauli8,498 people - Sanahpur Buzurg8,064 people - Kanigaon7,385 people - Madhopur5,805 people [All 100 villages in Singhwara](https://wherepedia.org/india/bihar/darbhanga/singhwara/villages/) ## Quick answers - How far is Arai from Darbhanga?22 km by road - What is the population of Arai?9,677 (Census 2011) - Which district is Arai in?Darbhanga district (Singhwara sub-district), Bihar - What is the literacy rate of Arai?39.9% (Census 2011)