# Ward 12, Areraj (Purba Champaran, Bihar) – Population

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Census ward · Areraj, Bihar 

# Ward 12, Areraj

Ward 12 of Areraj, Purba Champaran district, Bihar, had **1,481 people in 241 households** at the 2011 Census — the 12th most populous of 14 census wards. Literacy was 60.3%, below the town average of 73.6%.

- 1,481people (2011)
- 241households
- 12 of 14by population
- 60.3%literacy

## What is the population of Ward 12, Areraj?

■ Ward 12 · ■ Areraj average

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

**73.6%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****891**

**888

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****840**

**911

Working population ****31.2%**

**30.6%

### Work

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**■** Services, trade & industry 67 (15%) · **■** Farming 52 (11%) · **■** Marginal 343 (74%)

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

Census wards were drawn for counting in 2011. Municipal ward boundaries may have changed since, so this ward number may not match today's municipal ward.

## Homes and amenities in Ward 12

Of every 100 households in Ward 12 in 2011, 15 had electricity, 35 a toilet at home and 5 cooked with LPG; 79 had a mobile phone, 10 a two-wheeler and 0 a car.

■ Ward 12 · ■ Areraj average

Electricity for lighting ****15%**

**29%

Toilet within the home ****35%**

**44%

No toilet (open defecation) ****65%**

**56%

Tap water ****0%**

**1%

Drinking water within premises ****78%**

**70%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****5%**

**28%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****95%**

**70%

Use banking services ****45%**

**58%

Television ****13%**

**30%

Mobile phone ****79%**

**73%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**1%

Two-wheeler ****10%**

**19%

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

**3%

None of these assets ****6%**

**10%

Own their home ****100%**

**97%

Source: [Census of India 2011, Houselisting and Housing Census – households by amenities and assets (HH-14)](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog).

## Other wards of Areraj

- Ward 91,932 people
- Ward 101,149 people
- Ward 111,757 people
- Ward 132,371 people
- Ward 141,636 people

[Full Areraj ward list (14 wards)](https://wherepedia.org/india/bihar/purba-champaran/areraj/areraj/#wards)

## Quick answers

- What is the population of Ward 12, Areraj?1,481 people in 241 households (Census 2011)