# Araut Village, Chandi, Nalanda (Bihar) – PIN Code, Facilities & Population > Source: https://wherepedia.org/india/bihar/nalanda/chandi/araut/ Village · Chandi, Nalanda # Araut Araut is a village in Chandi sub-district of Nalanda district, Bihar. The 2011 Census counted **6,754 people in 1,081 households**, the 4th largest of 66 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 58.9%, below the sub-district's rural average of 64.9%. - 6,754people (2011) - 1,081households - 58.9%literacy - 914females per 1,000 males ## Araut PIN code and other codes Araut falls in Chandi sub-district, Nalanda district, Bihar. - Gram panchayatAraut - Community development blockChandi - Census village code244333 Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog). ## How far is Araut from nearby towns? - Chandi (sub-district HQ)12 km by road - Biharsharif (district HQ)20 km by road - Hilsa (nearest town)30 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 Araut? 10 services counted by the Census are inside Araut; the rest show the distance to the nearest one. ### In the village - ●Pre-primary schoolIn village · 1 private - ●Primary schoolIn village · 2 govt · 2 private - ●Middle schoolIn village · 2 govt - ●Mobile phone coverageIn village - ●State highwayIn village - ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village - ●All-weather roadIn village - ●Anganwadi centreIn village - ●ASHA health workerIn village - ●Polling stationIn village ### Nearest outside - ○Senior secondary school5–10 km · Birnawan - ○Degree college5–10 km · Harnaut - ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Harnaut - ○Primary health centre5–10 km - ○Allopathic hospital10+ km - ○Dispensary5–10 km - ○Post office5–10 km - ○Public bus service5–10 km - ○Railway station5–10 km - ○ATM5–10 km - ○Commercial bank5–10 km - ○Ration (PDS) shop5–10 km - ○Mandi / regular marketunder 5 km - ○Public library10+ km ### Water and power - Drinking waterhand 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 Araut known for? The main crops are **paddy**. About 95% of the 445 hectares of village land is sown, and 360 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 Araut Of every 100 households in Araut in 2011, 6 had electricity, 18 a toilet at home and 2 cooked with LPG; 70 had a mobile phone, 6 a two-wheeler and 2 a car. ■ Araut · ■ Chandi rural average Electricity for lighting ****6%** **8% Toilet within the home ****18%** **25% No toilet (open defecation) ****82%** **74% Tap water ****3%** **4% Drinking water within premises ****46%** **37% Cooking with LPG / PNG ****2%** **4% Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****92%** **92% Use banking services ****55%** **50% Television ****15%** **17% Mobile phone ****70%** **56% Computer with internet ****1%** **1% Two-wheeler ****6%** **5% Car / jeep / van ****2%** **2% None of these assets ****25%** **33% Own their home ****99%** **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 Araut? ■ Araut · ■ Chandi rural average Literacy (age 7+) ****58.9%** **64.9% Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****914** **923 Child sex ratio (0–6) ****933** **940 Working population ****33.6%** **38.4% ### Women and men Literacy is 74.5% for men and 41.8% for women. 46% of men and 20% of women work. ### Who works, and at what ********** **■** Cultivators 366 (16%) · **■** Farm labourers 1,031 (45%) · **■** Household industry 36 (2%) · **■** Other work 203 (9%) · **■** Marginal 630 (28%) 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 Chandi - Rukhae12,439 people - Madhopur10,089 people - Barhauna7,318 people - Sartha6,564 people - Sirnawan6,548 people - Belchhi4,839 people - Hasni4,647 people [All 71 villages in Chandi](https://wherepedia.org/india/bihar/nalanda/chandi/villages/) ## Quick answers - How far is Araut from Biharsharif?20 km by road - What is the population of Araut?6,754 (Census 2011) - Which district is Araut in?Nalanda district (Chandi sub-district), Bihar - What is the literacy rate of Araut?58.9% (Census 2011)