# Ward 5, Areraj (Purba Champaran, Bihar) – Population

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Census ward · Areraj, Bihar 

# Ward 5, Areraj

Ward 5 of Areraj, Purba Champaran district, Bihar, had **1,649 people in 291 households** at the 2011 Census — the 9th most populous of 14 census wards. Literacy was 75.3%, close to the town average of 73.6%.

- 1,649people (2011)
- 291households
- 9 of 14by population
- 75.3%literacy

## What is the population of Ward 5, Areraj?

■ Ward 5 · ■ Areraj average

Literacy (age 7+) ****75.3%**

**73.6%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****872**

**888

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****860**

**911

Working population ****38.8%**

**30.6%

### Work

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**■** Services, trade & industry 147 (23%) · **■** Household industry 1 (0%) · **■** Farming 78 (12%) · **■** Marginal 413 (65%)

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 5

Of every 100 households in Ward 5 in 2011, 26 had electricity, 42 a toilet at home and 23 cooked with LPG; 71 had a mobile phone, 15 a two-wheeler and 4 a car.

■ Ward 5 · ■ Areraj average

Electricity for lighting ****26%**

**29%

Toilet within the home ****42%**

**44%

No toilet (open defecation) ****58%**

**56%

Tap water ****1%**

**1%

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

**70%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****23%**

**28%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****76%**

**70%

Use banking services ****46%**

**58%

Television ****25%**

**30%

Mobile phone ****71%**

**73%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**1%

Two-wheeler ****15%**

**19%

Car / jeep / van ****4%**

**3%

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

**10%

Own their home ****99%**

**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 21,520 people
- Ward 32,289 people
- Ward 41,690 people
- Ward 61,333 people
- Ward 72,134 people
- Ward 82,974 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 5, Areraj?1,649 people in 291 households (Census 2011)