# Araia Village, Patori, Samastipur (Bihar) – PIN Code, Facilities & Population

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Village · Patori, Samastipur 

# Araia

Araia is a village in Patori sub-district of Samastipur district, Bihar. The 2011 Census counted **1,655 people in 351 households**, the 33rd largest of 49 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 64.2%, above the sub-district's rural average of 62.3%.

- 1,655people (2011)
- 351households
- 64.2%literacy
- 1,048females per 1,000 males

## Araia PIN code and other codes

Araia falls in Patori sub-district, Samastipur district, Bihar.

- Gram panchayatRupauli
- Community development blockPatori
- Census village code236803

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

## How far is Araia from nearby towns?

- Patori (sub-district HQ)9 km by road
- Samastipur (district HQ)23 km by road
- Samastipur (nearest town)23 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 Araia?

9 services counted by the Census are inside Araia; the rest show the distance to the nearest one.

### In the village

- ●Primary schoolIn village · 2 govt
- ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village
- ●All-weather roadIn village
- ●Ration (PDS) shopIn village
- ●Weekly haatIn village
- ●Anganwadi centreIn village
- ●ASHA health workerIn village
- ●Community centreIn village
- ●Polling stationIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Senior secondary school5–10 km · Patori
- ○Degree college5–10 km · Patori
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Darbhanga
- ○Primary health centre10+ km
- ○Allopathic hospital10+ km
- ○Dispensary5–10 km
- ○Post office5–10 km
- ○Public bus service5–10 km
- ○Railway station10+ km
- ○ATM10+ km
- ○Commercial bank10+ 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 Araia known for?

The main crops are **paddy**. About 87% of the 172 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 Araia

Of every 100 households in Araia in 2011, 4 had electricity, 7 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 62 had a mobile phone, 5 a two-wheeler and 1 a car.

■ Araia · ■ Patori rural average

Electricity for lighting ****4%**

**4%

Toilet within the home ****7%**

**18%

No toilet (open defecation) ****93%**

**81%

Tap water ****0%**

**2%

Drinking water within premises ****53%**

**41%

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

**4%

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

**94%

Use banking services ****51%**

**46%

Television ****4%**

**10%

Mobile phone ****62%**

**53%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****5%**

**7%

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

**1%

None of these assets ****17%**

**24%

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 Araia?

■ Araia · ■ Patori rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****64.2%**

**62.3%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****1048**

**899

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****896**

**893

Working population ****24.0%**

**27.8%

### Women and men

Literacy is 78.6% for men and 51.0% for women. 43% of men and 6% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 149 (38%) · **■** Farm labourers 89 (22%) · **■** Household industry 3 (1%) · **■** Other work 62 (16%) · **■** Marginal 94 (24%)

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 Patori

- Bishunpur Paharpur1,866 people
- Malpur1,850 people
- Pearepur1,744 people
- PokharJori1,676 people
- Chak Raj Ali1,479 people
- Adalpur1,303 people
- Sarhad Madho1,294 people
- Rupauli Chausima1,269 people

[All 55 villages in Patori](https://wherepedia.org/india/bihar/samastipur/patori/villages/)

## Quick answers

- How far is Araia from Samastipur?23 km by road
- What is the population of Araia?1,655 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Araia in?Samastipur district (Patori sub-district), Bihar
- What is the literacy rate of Araia?64.2% (Census 2011)