# Arha Village, Islamnagar Aliganj, Jamui (Bihar) – PIN Code, Facilities & Population > Source: https://wherepedia.org/india/bihar/jamui/islamnagar-aliganj/arha/ Village · Islamnagar Aliganj, Jamui # Arha Arha is a village in Islamnagar Aliganj sub-district of Jamui district, Bihar. The 2011 Census counted **6,548 people in 1,018 households**, the 3rd largest of 62 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 74.3%, above the sub-district's rural average of 58.4%. - 6,548people (2011) - 1,018households - 74.3%literacy - 949females per 1,000 males ## Arha PIN code and other codes Arha falls in Islamnagar Aliganj sub-district, Jamui district, Bihar. - Gram panchayatAraha - Community development blockIslamnagar Aliganj - Census village code258549 Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog). ## How far is Arha from nearby towns? - Islamnagar Aliganj (sub-district HQ)12 km by road - Jamui (district HQ)47 km by road - Jamui (nearest town)47 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 Arha? 21 services counted by the Census are inside Arha; the rest show the distance to the nearest one. ### In the village - ●Pre-primary schoolIn village · 1 private - ●Primary schoolIn village · 1 govt - ●Middle schoolIn village · 1 govt - ●Secondary schoolIn village · 1 govt - ●Senior secondary schoolIn village · 1 govt - ●Health sub-centreIn village · 1 · 1 doctors - ●Post officeIn village - ●Mobile phone coverageIn village - ●Private bus serviceIn village - ●State highwayIn village - ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village - ●All-weather roadIn village - ●Cooperative bankIn village - ●Agricultural credit societyIn village - ●Weekly haatIn village - ●Anganwadi centreIn village - ●ASHA health workerIn village - ●Community centreIn village - ●Sports fieldIn village - ●Public libraryIn village - ●Polling stationIn village ### Nearest outside - ○Degree college10+ km · Jamui - ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Patna - ○Primary health centre10+ km - ○Allopathic hospital10+ km - ○Dispensary10+ km - ○Public bus service10+ km - ○Railway station10+ km - ○ATM10+ km - ○Commercial bank10+ km - ○Ration (PDS) shop5–10 km - ○Mandi / regular marketunder 5 km ### Water and power - Drinking waterhand pumps, tube wells / boreholes and canal / river - Electricity (2011)3 h summer · 5 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 Arha known for? The main crops are **paddy**. About 60% of the 385 hectares of village land is sown, and 35 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 Arha Of every 100 households in Arha in 2011, 2 had electricity, 79 a toilet at home and 32 cooked with LPG; 77 had a mobile phone, 14 a two-wheeler and 2 a car. ■ Arha · ■ Islamnagar Aliganj rural average Electricity for lighting ****2%** **1% Toilet within the home ****79%** **26% No toilet (open defecation) ****20%** **73% Tap water ****2%** **2% Drinking water within premises ****83%** **32% Cooking with LPG / PNG ****32%** **4% Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****65%** **94% Use banking services ****64%** **37% Television ****8%** **5% Mobile phone ****77%** **52% Computer with internet ****1%** **0% Two-wheeler ****14%** **5% Car / jeep / van ****2%** **1% None of these assets ****20%** **39% Own their home ****94%** **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 Arha? ■ Arha · ■ Islamnagar Aliganj rural average Literacy (age 7+) ****74.3%** **58.4% Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****949** **929 Child sex ratio (0–6) ****984** **955 Working population ****24.8%** **38.2% ### Women and men Literacy is 78.5% for men and 69.8% for women. 43% of men and 5% of women work. ### Who works, and at what ********** **■** Cultivators 493 (30%) · **■** Farm labourers 768 (47%) · **■** Household industry 9 (1%) · **■** Other work 215 (13%) · **■** Marginal 137 (8%) 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 Islamnagar Aliganj - Aliganj9,277 people - Islamnagar7,393 people - Dinnagar6,351 people - Kaiar5,570 people - Darkha3,943 people - Dighaut3,843 people [All 69 villages in Islamnagar Aliganj](https://wherepedia.org/india/bihar/jamui/islamnagar-aliganj/villages/) ## Quick answers - How far is Arha from Jamui?47 km by road - What is the population of Arha?6,548 (Census 2011) - Which district is Arha in?Jamui district (Islamnagar Aliganj sub-district), Bihar - What is the literacy rate of Arha?74.3% (Census 2011)