# Arupur Village, Saraiya, Muzaffarpur (Bihar) – PIN Code > Source: https://wherepedia.org/india/bihar/muzaffarpur/saraiya/arupur/ Village · Saraiya, Muzaffarpur # Arupur Arupur is a village in Saraiya sub-district of Muzaffarpur district, Bihar. The 2011 Census counted **1,594 people in 320 households**, the 82nd largest of 150 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 77.8%, above the sub-district's rural average of 64.9%. - 1,594people (2011) - 320households - 77.8%literacy - 880females per 1,000 males ## Arupur PIN code and other codes Arupur falls in Saraiya sub-district, Muzaffarpur district, Bihar. - Gram panchayatGopi Dhanwat - Community development blockSaraiya - Census village code228483 Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog). ## How far is Arupur from nearby towns? - Saraiya (sub-district HQ)8 km by road - Muzaffarpur (district HQ)23 km by road - Muzaffarpur (nearest town)23 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 Arupur? 7 services counted by the Census are inside Arupur; the rest show the distance to the nearest one. ### In the village - ●Primary schoolIn village · 1 govt · 1 private - ●Middle schoolIn village · 1 govt - ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village - ●All-weather roadIn village - ●Anganwadi centreIn village - ●ASHA health workerIn village - ●Polling stationIn village ### Nearest outside - ○Senior secondary school10+ km · Muzaffarpur - ○Degree college10+ km · Muzaffarpur - ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Muzaffarpur - ○Primary health centre5–10 km - ○Allopathic hospital10+ km - ○Dispensary5–10 km - ○Post officeunder 5 km - ○Public bus service5–10 km - ○Railway station10+ km - ○ATM5–10 km - ○Commercial bankunder 5 km - ○Ration (PDS) shopunder 5 km - ○Mandi / regular marketunder 5 km - ○Public library5–10 km ### Water and power - Drinking wateruntreated tap water, hand pumps, tube wells / boreholes and canal / river - Electricity (2011)2 h summer · 3 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 Arupur known for? The main crops are **paddy**. About 52% of the 166 hectares of village land is sown, and 21 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 Arupur Of every 100 households in Arupur in 2011, 12 had electricity, 42 a toilet at home and 10 cooked with LPG; 75 had a mobile phone, 16 a two-wheeler and 3 a car. ■ Arupur · ■ Saraiya rural average Electricity for lighting ****12%** **14% Toilet within the home ****42%** **23% No toilet (open defecation) ****58%** **77% Tap water ****1%** **3% Drinking water within premises ****53%** **48% Cooking with LPG / PNG ****10%** **3% Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****89%** **96% Use banking services ****60%** **48% Television ****29%** **15% Mobile phone ****75%** **52% Computer with internet ****0%** **1% Two-wheeler ****16%** **9% Car / jeep / van ****3%** **2% None of these assets ****12%** **18% 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 Arupur? ■ Arupur · ■ Saraiya rural average Literacy (age 7+) ****77.8%** **64.9% Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****880** **904 Child sex ratio (0–6) ****905** **917 Working population ****38.3%** **32.1% ### Women and men Literacy is 85.2% for men and 69.5% for women. 55% of men and 19% of women work. ### Who works, and at what ********** **■** Cultivators 31 (5%) · **■** Farm labourers 58 (9%) · **■** Household industry 6 (1%) · **■** Other work 193 (32%) · **■** Marginal 323 (53%) 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 Saraiya - Sarae Baya urf Paharpur1,651 people - Baya Dih1,630 people - Hariharpur1,623 people - Chhapra urf Chaku Chhapra1,604 people - Atraulia1,559 people - Bisheshar Patti1,558 people - Bishunpur Basant urf Suba1,507 people - Shujawalpur1,501 people [All 154 villages in Saraiya](https://wherepedia.org/india/bihar/muzaffarpur/saraiya/villages/) ## Quick answers - How far is Arupur from Muzaffarpur?23 km by road - What is the population of Arupur?1,594 (Census 2011) - Which district is Arupur in?Muzaffarpur district (Saraiya sub-district), Bihar - What is the literacy rate of Arupur?77.8% (Census 2011)