# Arandi Village, Meskaur, Nawada (Bihar) – PIN Code, Facilities & Population

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Village · Meskaur, Nawada 

# Arandi

Arandi is a village in Meskaur sub-district of Nawada district, Bihar. The 2011 Census counted **893 people in 156 households**, the 41st largest of 57 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 56.6%, below the sub-district's rural average of 59.3%.

- 893people (2011)
- 156households
- 56.6%literacy
- 1,173females per 1,000 males

## Arandi PIN code and other codes

Arandi falls in Meskaur sub-district, Nawada district, Bihar.

- Gram panchayatBarosar
- Community development blockMeskaur
- Census village code258218

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

## How far is Arandi from nearby towns?

- Meskaur (sub-district HQ)11 km by road
- Nawada (district HQ)35 km by road
- Hisua (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 Arandi?

6 services counted by the Census are inside Arandi; the rest show the distance to the nearest one.

### In the village

- ●Primary schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Middle schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Post officeIn village
- ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village
- ●Anganwadi centreIn village
- ●Polling stationIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Senior secondary school5–10 km · Tungi
- ○Degree college10+ km · Nawada
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Gaya
- ○Primary health centre10+ km
- ○Allopathic hospital10+ km
- ○Dispensary10+ km
- ○Public bus service10+ km
- ○Railway station5–10 km
- ○ATM10+ km
- ○Commercial bank10+ km
- ○Ration (PDS) shopunder 5 km
- ○Mandi / regular market5–10 km
- ○Public library5–10 km

### Water and power

- Drinking waterhand pumps

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 Arandi known for?

The main crops are **paddy**. About 76% of the 249 hectares of village land is sown, and 129 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 Arandi

Of every 100 households in Arandi in 2011, 0 had electricity, 15 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 37 had a mobile phone, 0 a two-wheeler and 0 a car.

■ Arandi · ■ Meskaur rural average

Electricity for lighting ****0%**

**1%

Toilet within the home ****15%**

**14%

No toilet (open defecation) ****85%**

**85%

Tap water ****0%**

**3%

Drinking water within premises ****25%**

**30%

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

**1%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****100%**

**94%

Use banking services ****28%**

**29%

Television ****2%**

**4%

Mobile phone ****37%**

**48%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****0%**

**3%

Car / jeep / van ****0%**

**1%

None of these assets ****55%**

**41%

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 Arandi?

■ Arandi · ■ Meskaur rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****56.6%**

**59.3%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****1173**

**979

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****1341**

**968

Working population ****39.5%**

**32.8%

### Women and men

Literacy is 62.9% for men and 51.1% for women. 50% of men and 31% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 23 (7%) · **■** Farm labourers 262 (74%) · **■** Household industry 9 (3%) · **■** Other work 14 (4%) · **■** Marginal 45 (13%)

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 Meskaur

- Chorabara951 people
- Chanda Bara941 people
- Majhila924 people
- Hero901 people
- Dewara731 people
- Milki727 people
- Shekhabara681 people
- Mahugain629 people

[All 60 villages in Meskaur](https://wherepedia.org/india/bihar/nawada/meskaur/villages/)

## Quick answers

- How far is Arandi from Nawada?35 km by road
- What is the population of Arandi?893 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Arandi in?Nawada district (Meskaur sub-district), Bihar
- What is the literacy rate of Arandi?56.6% (Census 2011)