# Armar Village, Dhanarua, Patna (Bihar) – PIN Code, Facilities & Population

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Village · Dhanarua, Patna 

# Armar

Armar is a village in Dhanarua sub-district of Patna district, Bihar. The 2011 Census counted **1,217 people in 212 households**, the 60th largest of 115 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 60.3%, close to the sub-district's rural average of 60.7%.

- 1,217people (2011)
- 212households
- 60.3%literacy
- 855females per 1,000 males

## Armar PIN code and other codes

Armar falls in Dhanarua sub-district, Patna district, Bihar.

- Gram panchayatBahrampur
- Community development blockDhanarua
- Census village code246041

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

## How far is Armar from nearby towns?

- Dhanarua (sub-district HQ)10 km by road
- Patna (district HQ)36 km by road
- Masaurhi (nearest town)19 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 Armar?

5 services counted by the Census are inside Armar; the rest show the distance to the nearest one.

### In the village

- ●Primary schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Middle schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Secondary schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Anganwadi centreIn village
- ●ASHA health workerIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Senior secondary school10+ km · Masaurhi
- ○Degree college10+ km · Patna
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Patna
- ○Primary health centre5–10 km
- ○Allopathic hospital10+ km
- ○Dispensary10+ km
- ○Post officeunder 5 km
- ○Public bus service5–10 km
- ○Railway station5–10 km
- ○ATM5–10 km
- ○Commercial bank10+ km
- ○Ration (PDS) shop5–10 km
- ○Mandi / regular marketunder 5 km
- ○Public library5–10 km

### Water and power

- Drinking waterhand pumps, canal / river and tanks / ponds
- Electricity (2011)2 h summer · 2 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 Armar known for?

The main crops are **paddy**. About 34% of the 120 hectares of village land is sown, and 19 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 Armar

Of every 100 households in Armar in 2011, 2 had electricity, 15 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 49 had a mobile phone, 3 a two-wheeler and 0 a car.

■ Armar · ■ Dhanarua rural average

Electricity for lighting ****2%**

**13%

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

**16%

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

**84%

Tap water ****4%**

**2%

Drinking water within premises ****64%**

**51%

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

**2%

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

**95%

Use banking services ****33%**

**48%

Television ****16%**

**17%

Mobile phone ****49%**

**53%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****3%**

**4%

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

**1%

None of these assets ****44%**

**35%

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 Armar?

■ Armar · ■ Dhanarua rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****60.3%**

**60.7%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****855**

**932

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****825**

**947

Working population ****36.5%**

**39.7%

### Women and men

Literacy is 72.9% for men and 45.6% for women. 42% of men and 30% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

********

**■** Cultivators 79 (18%) · **■** Farm labourers 276 (62%) · **■** Other work 25 (6%) · **■** Marginal 64 (14%)

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 Dhanarua

- Chhitrauli1,367 people
- Hansapur1,348 people
- Sheodaha1,313 people
- Telhara1,247 people
- Sisauna1,213 people
- Ashrafganj1,204 people
- Majhauli1,203 people
- Khardiha1,175 people

[All 122 villages in Dhanarua](https://wherepedia.org/india/bihar/patna/dhanarua/villages/)

## Quick answers

- How far is Armar from Patna?36 km by road
- What is the population of Armar?1,217 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Armar in?Patna district (Dhanarua sub-district), Bihar
- What is the literacy rate of Armar?60.3% (Census 2011)