# Areraj, Purba Champaran (Bihar) – Villages List, Towns & Population

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Sub-district · Purba Champaran, Bihar 

# Areraj

Areraj is a sub-district of Purba Champaran district, Bihar. At the 2011 Census it had **163,923 people**, 1 town and 46 villages (42 inhabited). The largest village is Chatia (17,866 people).

- 163,923people (2011)
- 46villages
- 1towns
- 64.8%literacy

## Population of Areraj compared with Purba Champaran

■ Areraj · ■ Purba Champaran district

Literacy (age 7+) ****64.8%**

**55.8%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****888**

**902

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****932**

**933

Working population ****31.5%**

**34.1%

Source: [Census of India 2011, Primary Census Abstract (town, village and ward level), all districts](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog).

## Homes and amenities in Areraj

Of every 100 households in Areraj in 2011, 12 had electricity, 27 a toilet at home and 8 cooked with LPG; 70 had a mobile phone, 12 a two-wheeler and 3 a car.

■ Areraj · ■ Purba Champaran district

Electricity for lighting ****12%**

**8%

Toilet within the home ****27%**

**18%

No toilet (open defecation) ****73%**

**81%

Tap water ****1%**

**2%

Drinking water within premises ****61%**

**48%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****8%**

**5%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****91%**

**94%

Use banking services ****55%**

**41%

Television ****14%**

**10%

Mobile phone ****70%**

**57%

Computer with internet ****1%**

**1%

Two-wheeler ****12%**

**8%

Car / jeep / van ****3%**

**2%

None of these assets ****10%**

**18%

Own their home ****98%**

**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).

## Towns in Areraj

- Areraj26,014 people

## Largest villages in Areraj

- Chatia · 17,866 people
- Nawada Govindganj · 12,077 people
- Rarhiya · 7,462 people
- Sarean · 7,128 people
- Mamarkha · 6,905 people
- Pipra · 6,418 people
- Bahadurpur · 5,223 people
- Gunjrauliya · 5,122 people
- Mamarkha Tola Bhaiya · 4,800 people
- Khajuriya · 4,050 people
- Munra · 3,702 people
- Belhi · 3,633 people
- Nagdaha · 3,527 people
- Manguraha · 3,433 people
- Rampur Chhapkahiya · 3,220 people
- Babhnauli · 3,195 people

[All 46 villages in Areraj →](https://wherepedia.org/india/bihar/purba-champaran/areraj/villages/)

## Quick answers

- How many villages are in Areraj?46 (42 inhabited, Census 2011)
- Which district is Areraj in?Purba Champaran district, Bihar
- What is the population of Areraj?163,923 (Census 2011)