# Arawan Village, Ben, Nalanda (Bihar) – PIN Code, Facilities & Population > Source: https://wherepedia.org/india/bihar/nalanda/ben/arawan/ Village · Ben, Nalanda # Arawan Arawan is a village in Ben sub-district of Nalanda district, Bihar, PIN code **803443**. The 2011 Census counted **4,622 people in 849 households**, the 6th largest of 32 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 58.7%, below the sub-district's rural average of 64.6%. - 4,622people (2011) - 849households - 58.7%literacy - 803443PIN code ## Arawan PIN code and other codes **The PIN code of Arawan is 803443.** Arawan falls in Ben sub-district, Nalanda district, Bihar. - PIN code803443 - Gram panchayatArawan - Community development blockBen - Census village code244993 Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog). ## How far is Arawan from nearby towns? - Ben (sub-district HQ)9 km by road - Biharsharif (district HQ)18 km by road - Biharsharif (nearest town)18 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 Arawan? 12 services counted by the Census are inside Arawan; the rest show the distance to the nearest one. ### In the village - ●Primary schoolIn village · 4 govt · 2 private - ●Middle schoolIn village · 1 govt - ●Health sub-centreIn village · 1 - ●Mobile phone coverageIn village - ●National highwayIn 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 school5–10 km · Islampur - ○Degree college10+ km · Islampur - ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Biharsharif - ○Primary health centre5–10 km - ○Allopathic hospital10+ km - ○Dispensary5–10 km - ○Post office5–10 km - ○Public bus service5–10 km - ○Railway station10+ km - ○ATM5–10 km - ○Commercial bank10+ km - ○Mandi / regular marketunder 5 km - ○Public library5–10 km ### Water and power - Drinking waterhand pumps and tube wells / boreholes - Electricity (2011)2 h summer · 6 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 Arawan known for? The main crops are **paddy**. About 85% of the 564 hectares of village land is sown, and 413 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 Arawan Of every 100 households in Arawan in 2011, 15 had electricity, 24 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 58 had a mobile phone, 5 a two-wheeler and 1 a car. ■ Arawan · ■ Ben rural average Electricity for lighting ****15%** **8% Toilet within the home ****24%** **18% No toilet (open defecation) ****72%** **80% Tap water ****3%** **2% Drinking water within premises ****37%** **36% Cooking with LPG / PNG ****0%** **2% Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****99%** **96% Use banking services ****50%** **38% Television ****10%** **12% Mobile phone ****58%** **44% Computer with internet ****0%** **1% Two-wheeler ****5%** **4% Car / jeep / van ****1%** **1% None of these assets ****28%** **44% Own their home ****98%** **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 Arawan? ■ Arawan · ■ Ben rural average Literacy (age 7+) ****58.7%** **64.6% Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****911** **919 Child sex ratio (0–6) ****1000** **946 Working population ****38.4%** **40.3% ### Women and men Literacy is 69.0% for men and 47.2% for women. 51% of men and 24% of women work. ### Who works, and at what ********** **■** Cultivators 291 (16%) · **■** Farm labourers 857 (48%) · **■** Household industry 11 (1%) · **■** Other work 193 (11%) · **■** Marginal 422 (24%) 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 Ben - Ben6,525 people - At5,605 people - Eksara4,965 people - Khaira4,709 people - Nohsa4,135 people - Akauna3,393 people - Makhdumpur3,369 people - Mari3,307 people [All 32 villages in Ben](https://wherepedia.org/india/bihar/nalanda/ben/villages/) ## Quick answers - What is the PIN code of Arawan?803443 - How far is Arawan from Biharsharif?18 km by road - What is the population of Arawan?4,622 (Census 2011) - Which district is Arawan in?Nalanda district (Ben sub-district), Bihar - What is the literacy rate of Arawan?58.7% (Census 2011)