# Ara Village, Mahishi, Saharsa (Bihar) – PIN Code & Facilities

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Village · Mahishi, Saharsa 

# Ara

Ara is a village in Mahishi sub-district of Saharsa district, Bihar, PIN code **852216**. The 2011 Census counted **8,025 people in 1,510 households**, the 6th largest of 73 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 44.8%, below the sub-district's rural average of 48.4%.

- 8,025people (2011)
- 1,510households
- 44.8%literacy
- 852216PIN code

## Ara PIN code and other codes

**The PIN code of Ara is 852216.** Ara falls in Mahishi sub-district, Saharsa district, Bihar.

- PIN code852216
- Gram panchayatArapatti
- Community development blockMahishi
- Census village code226362

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

## How far is Ara from nearby towns?

- Mahishi (sub-district HQ)10 km by road
- Saharsa (district HQ)32 km by road
- Saharsa (nearest town)32 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 Ara?

12 services counted by the Census are inside Ara; the rest show the distance to the nearest one.

### In the village

- ●Primary schoolIn village · 2 govt
- ●Middle schoolIn village · 2 govt
- ●Post officeIn village
- ●Private bus serviceIn village
- ●All-weather roadIn village
- ●Ration (PDS) shopIn village
- ●Mandi / regular marketIn village
- ●Weekly haatIn village
- ●Anganwadi centreIn village
- ●ASHA health workerIn village
- ●Sports fieldIn village
- ●Polling stationIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Senior secondary school5–10 km · Mahisro
- ○Degree college10+ km · Saharsa
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Supaul
- ○Primary health centre5–10 km
- ○Allopathic hospital10+ km
- ○Dispensary5–10 km
- ○Public bus serviceunder 5 km
- ○Railway stationunder 5 km
- ○ATM10+ km
- ○Commercial bank5–10 km
- ○Public library10+ km

### Water and power

- Drinking waterhand pumps

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 Ara known for?

The main crops are **paddy**. About 68% of the 718 hectares of village land is sown, and 187 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 Ara

Of every 100 households in Ara in 2011, 0 had electricity, 4 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 14 had a mobile phone, 2 a two-wheeler and 0 a car.

■ Ara · ■ Mahishi rural average

Electricity for lighting ****0%**

**5%

Toilet within the home ****4%**

**9%

No toilet (open defecation) ****96%**

**90%

Tap water ****0%**

**1%

Drinking water within premises ****41%**

**38%

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

**1%

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

**98%

Use banking services ****22%**

**22%

Television ****1%**

**3%

Mobile phone ****14%**

**33%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****2%**

**3%

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

**0%

None of these assets ****82%**

**52%

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 Ara?

■ Ara · ■ Mahishi rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****44.8%**

**48.4%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****942**

**907

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****950**

**924

Working population ****39.0%**

**36.5%

### Women and men

Literacy is 56.1% for men and 32.9% for women. 46% of men and 32% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 320 (10%) · **■** Farm labourers 252 (8%) · **■** Household industry 205 (7%) · **■** Other work 85 (3%) · **■** Marginal 2,271 (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 Mahishi

- Telwa15,251 people
- Bhelahi Kalan Khurd9,463 people
- Ghoghpur8,377 people
- Rajhanpur8,261 people
- Jalai6,722 people
- Manaur6,494 people
- Aina6,008 people
- Birgaon5,726 people

[All 81 villages in Mahishi](https://wherepedia.org/india/bihar/saharsa/mahishi/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the PIN code of Ara?852216
- How far is Ara from Saharsa?32 km by road
- What is the population of Ara?8,025 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Ara in?Saharsa district (Mahishi sub-district), Bihar
- What is the literacy rate of Ara?44.8% (Census 2011)