# Araria Village, Amour, Purnia (Bihar) – PIN Code, Facilities & Population

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Village · Amour, Purnia 

# Araria

Araria is a village in Amour sub-district of Purnia district, Bihar, PIN code **854327**. The 2011 Census counted **3,068 people in 630 households**, the 31st largest of 150 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 54.6%, above the sub-district's rural average of 45.2%.

- 3,068people (2011)
- 630households
- 54.6%literacy
- 854327PIN code

## Araria PIN code and other codes

**The PIN code of Araria is 854327.** Araria falls in Amour sub-district, Purnia district, Bihar.

- PIN code854327
- Gram panchayatKharhia
- Community development blockAmour
- Census village code223744

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

## How far is Araria from nearby towns?

- Amour (sub-district HQ)11 km by road
- Purnia (district HQ)65 km by road
- Purnia (nearest town)65 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 Araria?

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

### In the village

- ●Primary schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●All-weather roadIn village
- ●Ration (PDS) shopIn village
- ●Mandi / regular marketIn village
- ●Anganwadi centreIn village
- ●ASHA health workerIn village
- ●Polling stationIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Senior secondary school5–10 km · Baisa
- ○Degree college10+ km · Purnia
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Purnia
- ○Primary health centre5–10 km
- ○Allopathic hospital10+ km
- ○Dispensary5–10 km
- ○Post office10+ km
- ○Public bus service5–10 km
- ○Railway station5–10 km
- ○ATM5–10 km
- ○Commercial bank10+ km
- ○Public library5–10 km

### Water and power

- Drinking waterhand pumps, tube wells / boreholes and canal / river
- Electricity (2011)6 h summer · 6 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 Araria known for?

The main crops are **paddy**. Products made here include jute rope and sutali. About 90% of the 181 hectares of village land is sown, and 75 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 Araria

Of every 100 households in Araria in 2011, 0 had electricity, 3 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 24 had a mobile phone, 5 a two-wheeler and 1 a car.

■ Araria · ■ Amour rural average

Electricity for lighting ****0%**

**3%

Toilet within the home ****3%**

**5%

No toilet (open defecation) ****97%**

**94%

Tap water ****0%**

**1%

Drinking water within premises ****7%**

**21%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****0%**

**0%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****100%**

**99%

Use banking services ****10%**

**16%

Television ****2%**

**2%

Mobile phone ****24%**

**33%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****5%**

**4%

Car / jeep / van ****1%**

**0%

None of these assets ****53%**

**41%

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 Araria?

■ Araria · ■ Amour rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****54.6%**

**45.2%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****837**

**917

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****831**

**946

Working population ****28.9%**

**30.3%

### Women and men

Literacy is 64.5% for men and 42.9% for women. 46% of men and 8% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 220 (25%) · **■** Farm labourers 438 (49%) · **■** Household industry 10 (1%) · **■** Other work 83 (9%) · **■** Marginal 137 (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 Amour

- Bakaunia3,168 people
- Rasaili3,157 people
- Barbatta3,089 people
- Bhawanipur3,084 people
- Machhatta3,045 people
- Dhadhia2,949 people
- Islampur2,908 people
- Kohabara2,901 people

[All 162 villages in Amour](https://wherepedia.org/india/bihar/purnia/amour/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the PIN code of Araria?854327
- How far is Araria from Purnia?65 km by road
- What is the population of Araria?3,068 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Araria in?Purnia district (Amour sub-district), Bihar
- What is the literacy rate of Araria?54.6% (Census 2011)