# Araunga Village, Tarapur, Munger (Bihar) – PIN Code, Facilities & Population

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Village · Tarapur, Munger 

# Araunga

Araunga is a village in Tarapur sub-district of Munger district, Bihar, PIN code **813221**. The 2011 Census counted **2,031 people in 395 households**, the 16th largest of 53 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 66.0%, below the sub-district's rural average of 69.5%.

- 2,031people (2011)
- 395households
- 66.0%literacy
- 813221PIN code

## Araunga PIN code and other codes

**The PIN code of Araunga is 813221.** Araunga falls in Tarapur sub-district, Munger district, Bihar.

- PIN code813221
- Gram panchayatDhowai
- Community development blockTarapur
- Census village code243132

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

## How far is Araunga from nearby towns?

- Tarapur (sub-district HQ)2 km by road
- Munger (district HQ)55 km by road
- Munger (nearest town)55 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 Araunga?

13 services counted by the Census are inside Araunga; the rest show the distance to the nearest one.

### In the village

- ●Pre-primary schoolIn village · 1 private
- ●Primary schoolIn village · 1 govt · 1 private
- ●Middle schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Post officeIn village
- ●Public bus serviceIn village
- ●Railway stationIn village
- ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village
- ●All-weather roadIn village
- ●Ration (PDS) shopIn village
- ●Mandi / regular marketIn village
- ●Anganwadi centreIn village
- ●ASHA health workerIn village
- ●Polling stationIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Senior secondary school5–10 km · Tarapur
- ○Degree college5–10 km · Tarapur
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Bhagalpur
- ○Primary health centreunder 5 km
- ○Allopathic hospital10+ km
- ○Dispensary5–10 km
- ○ATM10+ km
- ○Commercial bank5–10 km
- ○Public library5–10 km

### Water and power

- Drinking waterhand pumps, tube wells / boreholes and canal / river
- Electricity (2011)5 h summer · 7 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 Araunga known for?

The main crops are **paddy and wheat**. About 100% of the 149 hectares of village land is sown, and 149 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 Araunga

Of every 100 households in Araunga in 2011, 51 had electricity, 32 a toilet at home and 2 cooked with LPG; 50 had a mobile phone, 6 a two-wheeler and 1 a car.

■ Araunga · ■ Tarapur rural average

Electricity for lighting ****51%**

**22%

Toilet within the home ****32%**

**28%

No toilet (open defecation) ****64%**

**71%

Tap water ****1%**

**6%

Drinking water within premises ****73%**

**43%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****2%**

**5%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****41%**

**92%

Use banking services ****73%**

**53%

Television ****18%**

**16%

Mobile phone ****50%**

**46%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**1%

Two-wheeler ****6%**

**6%

Car / jeep / van ****1%**

**1%

None of these assets ****26%**

**34%

Own their home ****100%**

**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 Araunga?

■ Araunga · ■ Tarapur rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****66.0%**

**69.5%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****893**

**884

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****853**

**940

Working population ****48.4%**

**34.3%

### Women and men

Literacy is 75.4% for men and 55.6% for women. 49% of men and 48% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 20 (2%) · **■** Farm labourers 250 (25%) · **■** Household industry 35 (4%) · **■** Other work 137 (14%) · **■** Marginal 540 (55%)

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 Tarapur

- Bihma2,331 people
- Parsa2,280 people
- Khaira2,248 people
- Rangaon2,192 people
- Muskipur1,960 people
- Mohammadpur1,893 people
- Dhauni1,863 people
- Sanrhi1,785 people

[All 78 villages in Tarapur](https://wherepedia.org/india/bihar/munger/tarapur/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the PIN code of Araunga?813221
- How far is Araunga from Munger?55 km by road
- What is the population of Araunga?2,031 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Araunga in?Munger district (Tarapur sub-district), Bihar
- What is the literacy rate of Araunga?66.0% (Census 2011)
