# Arugaon Village, Kochadhamin, Kishanganj (Bihar) – PIN Code, Facilities & Population

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Village · Kochadhamin, Kishanganj 

# Arugaon

Arugaon is a village in Kochadhamin sub-district of Kishanganj district, Bihar, PIN code **855115**. The 2011 Census counted **417 people in 71 households**, the 131st largest of 143 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 41.4%, below the sub-district's rural average of 59.4%.

- 417people (2011)
- 71households
- 41.4%literacy
- 855115PIN code

## Arugaon PIN code and other codes

**The PIN code of Arugaon is 855115.** Arugaon falls in Kochadhamin sub-district, Kishanganj district, Bihar.

- PIN code855115
- Gram panchayatKathamatha
- Community development blockKochadhamin
- Census village code222853

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

## How far is Arugaon from nearby towns?

- Kochadhamin (sub-district HQ)6 km by road
- Kishanganj (district HQ)41 km by road
- Kishanganj (nearest town)41 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 Arugaon?

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

### In the village

- ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village
- ●All-weather roadIn village
- ●Ration (PDS) shopIn village
- ●Anganwadi centreIn village
- ●ASHA health workerIn village
- ●Polling stationIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Primary school5–10 km · Andhasur
- ○Senior secondary schoolunder 5 km · Kochadhamin
- ○Degree college10+ km · Kishanganj
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Kishanganj
- ○Primary health centre5–10 km
- ○Allopathic hospital10+ km
- ○Dispensary10+ km
- ○Post office5–10 km
- ○Public bus serviceunder 5 km
- ○Railway station10+ km
- ○ATM10+ km
- ○Commercial bank10+ km
- ○Mandi / regular market10+ km
- ○Public library10+ km

### Water and power

- Drinking waterhand pumps
- Electricity (2011)8 h summer · 8 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 Arugaon known for?

The main crops are **paddy**. About 78% of the 113 hectares of village land is sown, and 30 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 Arugaon

Of every 100 households in Arugaon in 2011, 74 had electricity, 7 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 57 had a mobile phone, 7 a two-wheeler and 0 a car.

■ Arugaon · ■ Kochadhamin rural average

Electricity for lighting ****74%**

**18%

Toilet within the home ****7%**

**7%

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

**92%

Tap water ****0%**

**1%

Drinking water within premises ****19%**

**31%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****0%**

**1%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****100%**

**97%

Use banking services ****10%**

**21%

Television ****0%**

**4%

Mobile phone ****57%**

**42%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****7%**

**6%

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

**1%

None of these assets ****27%**

**30%

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 Arugaon?

■ Arugaon · ■ Kochadhamin rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****41.4%**

**59.4%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****829**

**930

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****745**

**962

Working population ****30.7%**

**29.2%

### Women and men

Literacy is 43.4% for men and 39.2% for women. 54% of men and 3% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 47 (37%) · **■** Farm labourers 68 (53%) · **■** Household industry 1 (1%) · **■** Other work 11 (9%) · **■** Marginal 1 (1%)

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 Kochadhamin

- Kolaha503 people
- Lodhnakhargi494 people
- Bohita474 people
- Jadhail422 people
- Kabaia405 people
- Birwachurakutti392 people
- Surang391 people
- Bhebhal359 people

[All 150 villages in Kochadhamin](https://wherepedia.org/india/bihar/kishanganj/kochadhamin/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the PIN code of Arugaon?855115
- How far is Arugaon from Kishanganj?41 km by road
- What is the population of Arugaon?417 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Arugaon in?Kishanganj district (Kochadhamin sub-district), Bihar
- What is the literacy rate of Arugaon?41.4% (Census 2011)