# Arang Village, Dinara, Rohtas (Bihar) – PIN Code, Facilities & Population

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Village · Dinara, Rohtas 

# Arang

Arang is a village in Dinara sub-district of Rohtas district, Bihar. The 2011 Census counted **3,549 people in 500 households**, the 7th largest of 181 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 65.5%, below the sub-district's rural average of 71.4%.

- 3,549people (2011)
- 500households
- 65.5%literacy
- 924females per 1,000 males

## Arang PIN code and other codes

Arang falls in Dinara sub-district, Rohtas district, Bihar.

- Gram panchayatArang
- Community development blockDinara
- Census village code250969

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

## How far is Arang from nearby towns?

- Dinara (sub-district HQ)12 km by road
- Sasaram (district HQ)18 km by road
- Sasaram (nearest town)18 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 Arang?

13 services counted by the Census are inside Arang; 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 · 1 private
- ●Private bus serviceIn village
- ●Commercial bankIn village
- ●Cooperative bankIn village
- ●Agricultural credit societyIn village
- ●Ration (PDS) shopIn village
- ●Mandi / regular marketIn village
- ●Weekly haatIn village
- ●Anganwadi centreIn village
- ●ASHA health workerIn village
- ●Polling stationIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Senior secondary school5–10 km · Pithani
- ○Degree college5–10 km · Nokha
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Gaya
- ○Primary health centre5–10 km
- ○Allopathic hospital10+ km
- ○Dispensary10+ km
- ○Post office5–10 km
- ○Public bus service5–10 km
- ○Railway station10+ km
- ○ATM10+ km
- ○Public library5–10 km

### Water and power

- Drinking waterhand pumps and canal / river
- Electricity (2011)2 h summer · 3 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 Arang known for?

The main crops are **paddy**. About 95% of the 476 hectares of village land is sown, and 450 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 Arang

Of every 100 households in Arang in 2011, 0 had electricity, 18 a toilet at home and 1 cooked with LPG; 83 had a mobile phone, 11 a two-wheeler and 3 a car.

■ Arang · ■ Dinara rural average

Electricity for lighting ****0%**

**20%

Toilet within the home ****18%**

**24%

No toilet (open defecation) ****82%**

**75%

Tap water ****0%**

**3%

Drinking water within premises ****88%**

**80%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****1%**

**3%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****98%**

**95%

Use banking services ****61%**

**53%

Television ****6%**

**19%

Mobile phone ****83%**

**70%

Computer with internet ****2%**

**1%

Two-wheeler ****11%**

**11%

Car / jeep / van ****3%**

**4%

None of these assets ****10%**

**17%

Own their home ****96%**

**98%

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 Arang?

■ Arang · ■ Dinara rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****65.5%**

**71.4%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****924**

**926

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****809**

**940

Working population ****33.9%**

**32.2%

### Women and men

Literacy is 75.1% for men and 55.4% for women. 43% of men and 24% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 197 (16%) · **■** Farm labourers 289 (24%) · **■** Household industry 20 (2%) · **■** Other work 128 (11%) · **■** Marginal 568 (47%)

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 Dinara

- Natwar Kalan4,549 people
- Jamraurh4,049 people
- Karhansi3,973 people
- Saisar3,898 people
- Tanuaj3,475 people
- Ankorha3,420 people
- Mahraurh3,347 people
- Kunr2,846 people

[All 229 villages in Dinara](https://wherepedia.org/india/bihar/rohtas/dinara/villages/)

## Quick answers

- How far is Arang from Sasaram?18 km by road
- What is the population of Arang?3,549 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Arang in?Rohtas district (Dinara sub-district), Bihar
- What is the literacy rate of Arang?65.5% (Census 2011)