# Munra Village, Areraj, Purba Champaran (Bihar) – PIN Code, Facilities & Population

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Village · Areraj, Purba Champaran 

# Munra

Munra is a village in Areraj sub-district of Purba Champaran district, Bihar. The 2011 Census counted **3,702 people in 556 households**, the 11th largest of 42 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 66.7%, above the sub-district's rural average of 63.1%.

- 3,702people (2011)
- 556households
- 66.7%literacy
- 896females per 1,000 males

## Munra PIN code and other codes

Munra falls in Areraj sub-district, Purba Champaran district, Bihar.

- Gram panchayatMunra
- Community development blockAreraj
- Census village code218176

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

## How far is Munra from nearby towns?

- Areraj (sub-district HQ)3 km by road
- Motihari (district HQ)33 km by road
- Areraj (nearest town)3 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 Munra?

7 services counted by the Census are inside Munra; the rest show the distance to the nearest one.

### In the village

- ●Pre-primary schoolIn village · 1 private
- ●Primary schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Middle schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village
- ●Anganwadi centreIn village
- ●ASHA health workerIn village
- ●Polling stationIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Senior secondary school5–10 km · Areraj
- ○Degree college10+ km · Tajpur Deur
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Motihari
- ○Primary health centre5–10 km
- ○Allopathic hospitalunder 5 km
- ○Dispensary10+ km
- ○Post officeunder 5 km
- ○Public bus serviceunder 5 km
- ○Railway station10+ km
- ○ATMunder 5 km
- ○Commercial bank10+ km
- ○Ration (PDS) shopunder 5 km
- ○Mandi / regular market5–10 km
- ○Public library10+ km

### Water and power

- Drinking watercovered wells, hand pumps and tube wells / boreholes
- Electricity (2011)1 h summer · 1 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 Munra known for?

The main crops are **paddy**. About 95% of the 387 hectares of village land is sown, and 104 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 Munra

Of every 100 households in Munra in 2011, 5 had electricity, 20 a toilet at home and 8 cooked with LPG; 83 had a mobile phone, 14 a two-wheeler and 2 a car.

■ Munra · ■ Areraj rural average

Electricity for lighting ****5%**

**9%

Toilet within the home ****20%**

**24%

No toilet (open defecation) ****80%**

**76%

Tap water ****1%**

**1%

Drinking water within premises ****40%**

**60%

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

**5%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****92%**

**94%

Use banking services ****80%**

**55%

Television ****11%**

**12%

Mobile phone ****83%**

**70%

Computer with internet ****2%**

**1%

Two-wheeler ****14%**

**10%

Car / jeep / van ****2%**

**3%

None of these assets ****7%**

**10%

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 Munra?

■ Munra · ■ Areraj rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****66.7%**

**63.1%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****896**

**888

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****984**

**936

Working population ****28.3%**

**31.6%

### Women and men

Literacy is 75.7% for men and 56.3% for women. 45% of men and 10% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 54 (5%) · **■** Farm labourers 93 (9%) · **■** Household industry 6 (1%) · **■** Other work 138 (13%) · **■** Marginal 755 (72%)

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 Areraj

- Bahadurpur5,223 people
- Gunjrauliya5,122 people
- Mamarkha Tola Bhaiya4,800 people
- Khajuriya4,050 people
- Belhi3,633 people
- Nagdaha3,527 people
- Manguraha3,433 people
- Rampur Chhapkahiya3,220 people

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

## Quick answers

- How far is Munra from Motihari?33 km by road
- What is the population of Munra?3,702 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Munra in?Purba Champaran district (Areraj sub-district), Bihar
- What is the literacy rate of Munra?66.7% (Census 2011)