# Arraha Village, Ghailarh, Madhepura (Bihar) – PIN Code

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Village · Ghailarh, Madhepura 

# Arraha

Arraha is a village in Ghailarh sub-district of Madhepura district, Bihar. The 2011 Census counted **4,427 people in 775 households**, the 11th largest of 15 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 64.8%, above the sub-district's rural average of 48.5%.

- 4,427people (2011)
- 775households
- 64.8%literacy
- 904females per 1,000 males

## Arraha PIN code and other codes

Arraha falls in Ghailarh sub-district, Madhepura district, Bihar.

- Gram panchayatArarha Mahua Deeghda
- Community development blockGhailarh
- Census village code225852

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

## How far is Arraha from nearby towns?

- Ghailarh (sub-district HQ)8 km by road
- Madhepura (district HQ)15 km by road
- Madhepura (nearest town)15 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 Arraha?

10 services counted by the Census are inside Arraha; the rest show the distance to the nearest one.

### In the village

- ●Primary schoolIn village · 2 govt
- ●Middle schoolIn village · 2 govt
- ●Post officeIn village
- ●State highwayIn 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

- ○Senior secondary school10+ km · Madhepura
- ○Degree college10+ km · Madhepura
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Madhepura
- ○Primary health centre5–10 km
- ○Allopathic hospital10+ km
- ○Dispensary10+ km
- ○Public bus serviceunder 5 km
- ○Railway station5–10 km
- ○ATM10+ km
- ○Commercial bank5–10 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 Arraha known for?

The main crops are **paddy**. About 66% of the 402 hectares of village land is sown, and 220 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 Arraha

Of every 100 households in Arraha in 2011, 10 had electricity, 22 a toilet at home and 5 cooked with LPG; 45 had a mobile phone, 12 a two-wheeler and 8 a car.

■ Arraha · ■ Ghailarh rural average

Electricity for lighting ****10%**

**3%

Toilet within the home ****22%**

**12%

No toilet (open defecation) ****78%**

**87%

Tap water ****1%**

**2%

Drinking water within premises ****43%**

**46%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****5%**

**1%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****94%**

**97%

Use banking services ****40%**

**35%

Television ****18%**

**3%

Mobile phone ****45%**

**38%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****12%**

**6%

Car / jeep / van ****8%**

**2%

None of these assets ****28%**

**30%

Own their home ****99%**

**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 Arraha?

■ Arraha · ■ Ghailarh rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****64.8%**

**48.5%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****904**

**921

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****917**

**946

Working population ****36.2%**

**44.0%

### Women and men

Literacy is 75.6% for men and 52.8% for women. 45% of men and 27% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 391 (24%) · **■** Farm labourers 279 (17%) · **■** Household industry 3 (0%) · **■** Other work 89 (6%) · **■** Marginal 839 (52%)

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 Ghailarh

- Jhitkia6,306 people
- Got Bardaha5,087 people
- Basdewa4,872 people
- Bardaha4,430 people
- Bancholha1,883 people
- Pathraha1,875 people
- Pathraha1,391 people
- Piprahi Chakla746 people

[All 16 villages in Ghailarh](https://wherepedia.org/india/bihar/madhepura/ghailarh/villages/)

## Quick answers

- How far is Arraha from Madhepura?15 km by road
- What is the population of Arraha?4,427 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Arraha in?Madhepura district (Ghailarh sub-district), Bihar
- What is the literacy rate of Arraha?64.8% (Census 2011)