# Arpa Village, Hilsa, Nalanda (Bihar) – PIN Code, Facilities & Population

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Village · Hilsa, Nalanda 

# Arpa

Arpa is a village in Hilsa sub-district of Nalanda district, Bihar, PIN code **801302**. The 2011 Census counted **3,082 people in 486 households**, the 20th largest of 57 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 59.4%, below the sub-district's rural average of 63.2%.

- 3,082people (2011)
- 486households
- 59.4%literacy
- 801302PIN code

## Arpa PIN code and other codes

**The PIN code of Arpa is 801302.** Arpa falls in Hilsa sub-district, Nalanda district, Bihar.

- PIN code801302
- Gram panchayatArpa
- Community development blockHilsa
- Census village code244785

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

## How far is Arpa from nearby towns?

- Hilsa (sub-district HQ)10 km by road
- Biharsharif (district HQ)40 km by road
- Hilsa (nearest town)10 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 Arpa?

11 services counted by the Census are inside Arpa; the rest show the distance to the nearest one.

### In the village

- ●Primary schoolIn village · 1 govt · 1 private
- ●Middle schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Mobile phone coverageIn village
- ●Public bus serviceIn village
- ●Private bus serviceIn 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 · Hilsa
- ○Degree college5–10 km · Hilsa
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Chandi
- ○Primary health centre5–10 km
- ○Allopathic hospital5–10 km
- ○Dispensary5–10 km
- ○Post office5–10 km
- ○Railway station5–10 km
- ○ATM5–10 km
- ○Commercial bank10+ km
- ○Mandi / regular marketunder 5 km
- ○Public library5–10 km

### Water and power

- Drinking wateruntreated tap water, hand pumps and tube wells / boreholes
- Electricity (2011)3 h summer · 4 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 Arpa known for?

The main crops are **paddy**. About 90% of the 321 hectares of village land is sown, and 190 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 Arpa

Of every 100 households in Arpa in 2011, 1 had electricity, 8 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 31 had a mobile phone, 2 a two-wheeler and 1 a car.

■ Arpa · ■ Hilsa rural average

Electricity for lighting ****1%**

**2%

Toilet within the home ****8%**

**16%

No toilet (open defecation) ****92%**

**83%

Tap water ****1%**

**3%

Drinking water within premises ****32%**

**42%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****0%**

**1%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****99%**

**96%

Use banking services ****26%**

**42%

Television ****2%**

**9%

Mobile phone ****31%**

**47%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****2%**

**4%

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

**1%

None of these assets ****50%**

**40%

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 Arpa?

■ Arpa · ■ Hilsa rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****59.4%**

**63.2%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****913**

**920

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****925**

**902

Working population ****44.7%**

**41.6%

### Women and men

Literacy is 73.3% for men and 44.1% for women. 50% of men and 39% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 180 (13%) · **■** Farm labourers 391 (28%) · **■** Household industry 57 (4%) · **■** Other work 82 (6%) · **■** Marginal 667 (48%)

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 Hilsa

- Mirzapur3,592 people
- Indaut3,543 people
- Keshopur3,148 people
- Kusaita3,085 people
- Puna3,068 people
- Gaura3,030 people
- Sipara2,696 people
- Bhadaul2,608 people

[All 57 villages in Hilsa](https://wherepedia.org/india/bihar/nalanda/hilsa/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the PIN code of Arpa?801302
- How far is Arpa from Biharsharif?40 km by road
- What is the population of Arpa?3,082 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Arpa in?Nalanda district (Hilsa sub-district), Bihar
- What is the literacy rate of Arpa?59.4% (Census 2011)