Village · Gurua, Gaya
# Arsi Kalan

Arsi Kalan is a village in Gurua sub-district of Gaya district, Bihar. The 2011 Census counted 730 people in 94 households, the 99th largest of 170 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 68.6%, above the sub-district's rural average of 63.9%.
- 730 people (2011)
- 94 households
- 68.6% literacy
- 759 females per 1,000 males

## Arsi Kalan PIN code and other codes

Arsi Kalan falls in Gurua sub-district, Gaya district, Bihar.
- Gram panchayat Raghunath Khap
- Community development block Gurua
- Census village code 255646

Source: Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory.

## How far is Arsi Kalan from nearby towns?
- Gurua (sub-district HQ) 3 km by road
- Gaya (district HQ) 56 km by road
- Sherghati (nearest town) 18 km by road

Source: Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory.

## What facilities are there in Arsi Kalan?

6 services counted by the Census are inside Arsi Kalan; the rest show the distance to the nearest one.

### In the village
- ● Pre-primary school In village · 2 private
- ● Primary school In village · 1 govt
- ● Pucca (black-topped) road In village
- ● Anganwadi centre In village
- ● ASHA health worker In village
- ● Polling station In village

### Nearest outside
- ○ Senior secondary school under 5 km · Simaru
- ○ Degree college 10+ km · Sherghati
- ○ ITI / vocational school 10+ km · Gaya
- ○ Primary health centre 10+ km
- ○ Allopathic hospital 10+ km
- ○ Dispensary 10+ km
- ○ Post office 5–10 km
- ○ Public bus service 5–10 km
- ○ Railway station 10+ km
- ○ ATM 5–10 km
- ○ Commercial bank 5–10 km
- ○ Ration (PDS) shop 10+ km
- ○ Mandi / regular market 5–10 km
- ○ Public library 10+ km

### Water and power
- Drinking water untreated tap water, covered wells, hand pumps and tube wells / boreholes
- Electricity (2011) 5 h summer · 6 h winter

Source: Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory.

Surveyed for the 2011 Census; facilities may have changed.

## What is Arsi Kalan known for?

The main crops are paddy. About 70% of the 127 hectares of village land is sown, and 46 hectares are irrigated.

Source: Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory.

## Homes and amenities in Arsi Kalan

Of every 100 households in Arsi Kalan in 2011, 0 had electricity, 3 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 42 had a mobile phone, 3 a two-wheeler and 0 a car.

■ Arsi Kalan · ■ Gurua rural average
- Electricity for lighting 0% 4%
- Toilet within the home 3% 17%
- No toilet (open defecation) 97% 81%
- Tap water 1% 3%
- Drinking water within premises 11% 44%
- Cooking with LPG / PNG 0% 2%
- Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue 95% 93%
- Use banking services 40% 44%
- Television 8% 6%
- Mobile phone 42% 49%
- Computer with internet 1% 0%
- Two-wheeler 3% 6%
- Car / jeep / van 0% 1%
- None of these assets 21% 31%
- Own their home 99% 99%

Source: Census of India 2011, Houselisting and Housing Census – households by amenities and assets (HH-14).

## What is the population of Arsi Kalan?

■ Arsi Kalan · ■ Gurua rural average
- Literacy (age 7+) 68.6% 63.9%
- Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) 759 940
- Child sex ratio (0–6) 657 961
- Working population 47.3% 40.6%

### Women and men

Literacy is 80.9% for men and 52.8% for women. 45% of men and 51% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

■ Cultivators 75 (22%) · ■ Farm labourers 70 (20%) · ■ Other work 23 (7%) · ■ Marginal 177 (51%)

Source: Census of India 2011, Primary Census Abstract (town, village and ward level), all districts.

## Other villages of similar size in Gurua
- Piprahi 754 people
- Gonra 743 people
- Jai Bigha 737 people
- Atopur 731 people
- Akothara 727 people
- Kathautiya 724 people
- Mir Chak 713 people
- Bazidpur 709 people

All 182 villages in Gurua

## Quick answers
- How far is Arsi Kalan from Gaya? 56 km by road
- What is the population of Arsi Kalan? 730 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Arsi Kalan in? Gaya district (Gurua sub-district), Bihar
- What is the literacy rate of Arsi Kalan? 68.6% (Census 2011)

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