# Ahiraulia urf sonwalwakesarea, Paharpur, Purba Champaran > Source: https://wherepedia.org/india/bihar/purba-champaran/paharpur/ahiraulia-urf-sonwalwakesarea/ Village · Paharpur, Purba Champaran # Ahiraulia urf sonwalwakesarea Ahiraulia urf sonwalwakesarea is a village in [Paharpur](https://wherepedia.org/india/bihar/purba-champaran/paharpur/) sub-district of [Purba Champaran](https://wherepedia.org/india/bihar/purba-champaran/) district, [Bihar](https://wherepedia.org/india/bihar/). The 2011 Census counted **1,861 people in 365 households**, the 28th largest of 55 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 65.5%, above the sub-district's rural average of 56.3%. - 1,861people (2011) - 365households - 65.5%literacy - 921females per 1,000 males ## Ahiraulia urf sonwalwakesarea PIN code and other codes Ahiraulia urf sonwalwakesarea falls in Paharpur sub-district, Purba Champaran district, Bihar. - Gram panchayatTejpurwa - Community development blockPaharpur - Census village code218092 Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog). ## How far is Ahiraulia urf sonwalwakesarea from nearby towns? - Paharpur (sub-district HQ)13 km by road - Motihari (district HQ)42 km by road - Areraj (nearest town)17 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 Ahiraulia urf sonwalwakesarea? 10 services counted by the Census are inside Ahiraulia urf sonwalwakesarea; 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 - ●Health sub-centreIn village · 1 · 1 doctors - ●Maternity & child welfare centreIn village · 1 · 1 doctors - ●Family welfare centreIn village · 1 · 1 doctors - ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village - ●All-weather roadIn village - ●Anganwadi centreIn village - ●Polling stationIn village ### Nearest outside - ○Senior secondary school10+ km · Motihari - ○Degree college5–10 km · Are Raj - ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Motihari - ○Primary health centre10+ km - ○Allopathic hospital10+ km - ○Dispensary10+ km - ○Post office5–10 km - ○Public bus service10+ km - ○Railway station10+ km - ○ATM10+ km - ○Commercial bank10+ km - ○Ration (PDS) shopunder 5 km - ○Mandi / regular market5–10 km - ○Public library10+ km ### Water and power - Drinking waterhand pumps and canal / river 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 Ahiraulia urf sonwalwakesarea known for? The main crops are **paddy**. About 87% of the 214 hectares of village land is sown, and 94 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 Ahiraulia urf sonwalwakesarea Of every 100 households in Ahiraulia urf sonwalwakesarea in 2011, 52 had electricity, 13 a toilet at home and 1 cooked with LPG; 64 had a mobile phone, 8 a two-wheeler and 0 a car. ■ Ahiraulia urf sonwalwakesarea · ■ Paharpur rural average Electricity for lighting ****52%** **3% Toilet within the home ****13%** **14% No toilet (open defecation) ****87%** **83% Tap water ****0%** **1% Drinking water within premises ****68%** **49% Cooking with LPG / PNG ****1%** **2% Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****98%** **98% Use banking services ****28%** **44% Television ****1%** **6% Mobile phone ****64%** **58% Computer with internet ****0%** **0% Two-wheeler ****8%** **8% Car / jeep / van ****0%** **2% None of these assets ****12%** **13% 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 Ahiraulia urf sonwalwakesarea? ■ Ahiraulia urf sonwalwakesarea · ■ Paharpur rural average Literacy (age 7+) ****65.5%** **56.3% Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****921** **908 Child sex ratio (0–6) ****828** **935 Working population ****35.8%** **36.5% ### Women and men Literacy is 77.7% for men and 52.6% for women. 47% of men and 24% of women work. ### Who works, and at what ********** **■** Cultivators 130 (19%) · **■** Farm labourers 309 (46%) · **■** Household industry 43 (6%) · **■** Other work 83 (12%) · **■** Marginal 102 (15%) 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 Paharpur - Lakhmipur2,529 people - Ray Karariya2,350 people - Barkurwa2,167 people - Khairwa1,913 people - Raghunathpur1,807 people - Dudhiawa1,707 people - Amwa1,672 people - Inglish1,661 people [All 57 villages in Paharpur](https://wherepedia.org/india/bihar/purba-champaran/paharpur/villages/) ## Quick answers - How far is Ahiraulia urf sonwalwakesarea from Motihari?42 km by road - What is the population of Ahiraulia urf sonwalwakesarea?1,861 (Census 2011) - Which district is Ahiraulia urf sonwalwakesarea in?Purba Champaran district (Paharpur sub-district), Bihar - What is the literacy rate of Ahiraulia urf sonwalwakesarea?65.5% (Census 2011)