# Ararua Village, Kargahar, Rohtas (Bihar) – PIN Code, Facilities & Population

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Village · Kargahar, Rohtas 

# Ararua

Ararua is a village in Kargahar sub-district of Rohtas district, Bihar. The 2011 Census counted **1,599 people in 214 households**, the 42nd largest of 198 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 65.5%, below the sub-district's rural average of 75.9%.

- 1,599people (2011)
- 214households
- 65.5%literacy
- 941females per 1,000 males

## Ararua PIN code and other codes

Ararua falls in Kargahar sub-district, Rohtas district, Bihar.

- Gram panchayatBakasara, Shiwan
- Community development blockKargahar
- Census village code251642

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

## How far is Ararua from nearby towns?

- Kargahar (sub-district HQ)11 km by road
- Sasaram (district HQ)25 km by road
- Sasaram (nearest town)25 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 Ararua?

10 services counted by the Census are inside Ararua; 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 · 2 private
- ●Private bus serviceIn village
- ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village
- ●All-weather roadIn village
- ●Weekly haatIn village
- ●Anganwadi centreIn village
- ●ASHA health workerIn village
- ●Polling stationIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Senior secondary school5–10 km · Shiwapur
- ○Degree college10+ km · Sasaram
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Gaya
- ○Primary health centre5–10 km
- ○Allopathic hospital10+ km
- ○Dispensary10+ km
- ○Post office10+ km
- ○Public bus service5–10 km
- ○Railway station10+ km
- ○ATM5–10 km
- ○Commercial bank5–10 km
- ○Ration (PDS) shop5–10 km
- ○Mandi / regular market5–10 km
- ○Public library5–10 km

### Water and power

- Drinking watercovered wells, hand pumps, tube wells / boreholes and canal / river
- Electricity (2011)2 h summer · 2 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 Ararua known for?

The main crops are **paddy**. About 99% of the 109 hectares of village land is sown, and 108 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 Ararua

Of every 100 households in Ararua in 2011, 0 had electricity, 17 a toilet at home and 1 cooked with LPG; 61 had a mobile phone, 6 a two-wheeler and 0 a car.

■ Ararua · ■ Kargahar rural average

Electricity for lighting ****0%**

**9%

Toilet within the home ****17%**

**25%

No toilet (open defecation) ****83%**

**74%

Tap water ****1%**

**2%

Drinking water within premises ****84%**

**83%

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

**2%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****99%**

**94%

Use banking services ****44%**

**64%

Television ****4%**

**17%

Mobile phone ****61%**

**72%

Computer with internet ****1%**

**1%

Two-wheeler ****6%**

**13%

Car / jeep / van ****0%**

**4%

None of these assets ****32%**

**16%

Own their home ****100%**

**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 Ararua?

■ Ararua · ■ Kargahar rural average

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

**75.9%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****941**

**908

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****1007**

**918

Working population ****37.1%**

**31.6%

### Women and men

Literacy is 74.2% for men and 56.1% for women. 50% of men and 24% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 89 (15%) · **■** Farm labourers 88 (15%) · **■** Household industry 8 (1%) · **■** Other work 68 (11%) · **■** Marginal 341 (57%)

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 Kargahar

- Kharej1,649 people
- Aruhi1,644 people
- Torni1,640 people
- Shahar1,613 people
- Tilkapur1,586 people
- Khanaithi1,556 people
- Lahuara1,552 people
- Kharhari1,531 people

[All 257 villages in Kargahar](https://wherepedia.org/india/bihar/rohtas/kargahar/villages/)

## Quick answers

- How far is Ararua from Sasaram?25 km by road
- What is the population of Ararua?1,599 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Ararua in?Rohtas district (Kargahar sub-district), Bihar
- What is the literacy rate of Ararua?65.5% (Census 2011)