# Arai Village, Muhra, Gaya (Bihar) – PIN Code & Facilities

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Village · Muhra, Gaya 

# Arai

Arai is a village in Muhra sub-district of Gaya district, Bihar. The 2011 Census counted **3,353 people in 525 households**, the 8th largest of 49 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 59.1%, close to the sub-district's rural average of 60.2%.

- 3,353people (2011)
- 525households
- 59.1%literacy
- 975females per 1,000 males

## Arai PIN code and other codes

Arai falls in Muhra sub-district, Gaya district, Bihar.

- Gram panchayatArai
- Community development blockMuhra
- Census village code255165

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?

- Muhra (sub-district HQ)4 km by road
- Gaya (district HQ)45 km by road
- Gaya (nearest town)45 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?

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

### In the village

- ●Primary schoolIn village · 2 govt
- ●Middle schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Post officeIn village
- ●Private bus serviceIn village
- ●Anganwadi centreIn village
- ●ASHA health workerIn village
- ●Polling stationIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Senior secondary school10+ km · Bajirganj
- ○Degree college10+ km · Gaya
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Gaya
- ○Primary health centre10+ km
- ○Allopathic hospital10+ km
- ○Dispensary10+ km
- ○Public bus service5–10 km
- ○Railway station10+ km
- ○ATM10+ km
- ○Commercial bank5–10 km
- ○Ration (PDS) shop5–10 km
- ○Mandi / regular market5–10 km
- ○Public library10+ km

### Water and power

- Drinking waterhand pumps

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**. About 90% of the 316 hectares of village land is sown, and 285 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, 1 had electricity, 19 a toilet at home and 1 cooked with LPG; 56 had a mobile phone, 5 a two-wheeler and 2 a car.

■ Arai · ■ Muhra rural average

Electricity for lighting ****1%**

**1%

Toilet within the home ****19%**

**14%

No toilet (open defecation) ****81%**

**86%

Tap water ****1%**

**4%

Drinking water within premises ****36%**

**29%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****1%**

**1%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****99%**

**96%

Use banking services ****28%**

**35%

Television ****12%**

**6%

Mobile phone ****56%**

**48%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**1%

Two-wheeler ****5%**

**5%

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

**2%

None of these assets ****31%**

**39%

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 Arai?

■ Arai · ■ Muhra rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****59.1%**

**60.2%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****975**

**946

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****1174**

**957

Working population ****48.8%**

**41.6%

### Women and men

Literacy is 68.4% for men and 49.2% for women. 54% of men and 43% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 180 (11%) · **■** Farm labourers 489 (30%) · **■** Household industry 64 (4%) · **■** Other work 139 (8%) · **■** Marginal 765 (47%)

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 Muhra

- Dariyapur5,912 people
- Reula5,509 people
- Jithian5,087 people
- Jota4,086 people
- Basar2,926 people
- Bikaipur2,758 people
- Kharaua1,999 people
- Gehlaur1,986 people

[All 54 villages in Muhra](https://wherepedia.org/india/bihar/gaya/muhra/villages/)

## Quick answers

- How far is Arai from Gaya?45 km by road
- What is the population of Arai?3,353 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Arai in?Gaya district (Muhra sub-district), Bihar
- What is the literacy rate of Arai?59.1% (Census 2011)