# Arihana Village, Azamnagar, Katihar (Bihar) – PIN Code, Facilities & Population

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Village · Azamnagar, Katihar 

# Arihana

Arihana is a village in Azamnagar sub-district of Katihar district, Bihar. The 2011 Census counted **4,178 people in 1,004 households**, the 9th largest of 214 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 52.4%, above the sub-district's rural average of 47.6%.

- 4,178people (2011)
- 1,004households
- 52.4%literacy
- 935females per 1,000 males

## Arihana PIN code and other codes

Arihana falls in Azamnagar sub-district, Katihar district, Bihar.

- Gram panchayatArihana
- Community development blockAzamnagar
- Census village code225209

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

## How far is Arihana from nearby towns?

- Azamnagar (sub-district HQ)15 km by road
- Katihar (district HQ)35 km by road
- Katihar (nearest town)35 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 Arihana?

18 services counted by the Census are inside Arihana; 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
- ●Mobile phone coverageIn village
- ●Internet / Common Service CentreIn village
- ●State highwayIn village
- ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village
- ●All-weather roadIn village
- ●Commercial bankIn village
- ●Cooperative bankIn village
- ●Agricultural credit societyIn village
- ●Ration (PDS) shopIn village
- ●Weekly haatIn village
- ●Anganwadi centreIn village
- ●ASHA health workerIn village
- ●Sports fieldIn village
- ●Public libraryIn village
- ●Polling stationIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Senior secondary school10+ km · Sonali
- ○Degree college10+ km · Salmari
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Katihar
- ○Primary health centreunder 5 km
- ○Allopathic hospital10+ km
- ○Dispensary10+ km
- ○Public bus serviceunder 5 km
- ○Railway station10+ km
- ○ATM10+ km
- ○Mandi / regular market10+ km

### Water and power

- Drinking waterhand pumps and tube wells / boreholes

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 Arihana known for?

The main crops are **paddy**. About 84% of the 374 hectares of village land is sown, and 118 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 Arihana

Of every 100 households in Arihana in 2011, 2 had electricity, 6 a toilet at home and 4 cooked with LPG; 17 had a mobile phone, 5 a two-wheeler and 0 a car.

■ Arihana · ■ Azamnagar rural average

Electricity for lighting ****2%**

**1%

Toilet within the home ****6%**

**14%

No toilet (open defecation) ****94%**

**85%

Tap water ****0%**

**1%

Drinking water within premises ****78%**

**46%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****4%**

**1%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****96%**

**98%

Use banking services ****23%**

**22%

Television ****3%**

**3%

Mobile phone ****17%**

**34%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****5%**

**4%

Car / jeep / van ****0%**

**0%

None of these assets ****50%**

**33%

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 Arihana?

■ Arihana · ■ Azamnagar rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****52.4%**

**47.6%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****935**

**920

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****1039**

**964

Working population ****42.7%**

**32.7%

### Women and men

Literacy is 63.5% for men and 40.3% for women. 51% of men and 34% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 440 (25%) · **■** Farm labourers 497 (28%) · **■** Household industry 53 (3%) · **■** Other work 86 (5%) · **■** Marginal 708 (40%)

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 Azamnagar

- Pindhal5,292 people
- Amarsinghpur5,289 people
- Bairia5,216 people
- Mahila4,516 people
- Teghra4,127 people
- Nimaul3,960 people
- Gaighatta3,939 people
- Garhbaghua3,891 people

[All 234 villages in Azamnagar](https://wherepedia.org/india/bihar/katihar/azamnagar/villages/)

## Quick answers

- How far is Arihana from Katihar?35 km by road
- What is the population of Arihana?4,178 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Arihana in?Katihar district (Azamnagar sub-district), Bihar
- What is the literacy rate of Arihana?52.4% (Census 2011)