# Arna Village, Mashrakh, Saran (Bihar) – PIN Code, Facilities & Population

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Village · Mashrakh, Saran 

# Arna

Arna is a village in Mashrakh sub-district of Saran district, Bihar. The 2011 Census counted **7,242 people in 1,104 households**, the 4th largest of 67 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 69.9%, above the sub-district's rural average of 64.7%.

- 7,242people (2011)
- 1,104households
- 69.9%literacy
- 926females per 1,000 males

## Arna PIN code and other codes

Arna falls in Mashrakh sub-district, Saran district, Bihar.

- Gram panchayatArana
- Community development blockMashrakh
- Census village code232819

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

## How far is Arna from nearby towns?

- Mashrakh (sub-district HQ)15 km by road
- Chhapra (district HQ)54 km by road
- Chapra (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 Arna?

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

### In the village

- ●Primary schoolIn village · 3 govt · 2 private
- ●Middle schoolIn village · 1 private
- ●Public bus serviceIn village
- ●Private bus serviceIn village
- ●State highwayIn village
- ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village
- ●Anganwadi centreIn village
- ●ASHA health workerIn village
- ●Polling stationIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Senior secondary schoolunder 5 km · Rajapatti
- ○Degree college5–10 km · Mashrakh
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Marhaura
- ○Primary health centre10+ km
- ○Allopathic hospital10+ km
- ○Dispensary10+ km
- ○Post officeunder 5 km
- ○Railway station5–10 km
- ○ATM10+ km
- ○Commercial bank10+ km
- ○Ration (PDS) shopunder 5 km
- ○Mandi / regular marketunder 5 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 Arna known for?

The main crops are **paddy**. About 62% of the 417 hectares of village land is sown, and 202 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 Arna

Of every 100 households in Arna in 2011, 1 had electricity, 13 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 80 had a mobile phone, 10 a two-wheeler and 2 a car.

■ Arna · ■ Mashrakh rural average

Electricity for lighting ****1%**

**4%

Toilet within the home ****13%**

**20%

No toilet (open defecation) ****87%**

**78%

Tap water ****2%**

**3%

Drinking water within premises ****60%**

**52%

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

**4%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****97%**

**94%

Use banking services ****54%**

**58%

Television ****9%**

**14%

Mobile phone ****80%**

**70%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**1%

Two-wheeler ****10%**

**11%

Car / jeep / van ****2%**

**2%

None of these assets ****5%**

**11%

Own their home ****99%**

**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 Arna?

■ Arna · ■ Mashrakh rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****69.9%**

**64.7%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****926**

**978

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****946**

**965

Working population ****26.3%**

**27.3%

### Women and men

Literacy is 83.2% for men and 55.6% for women. 47% of men and 4% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 476 (25%) · **■** Farm labourers 217 (11%) · **■** Household industry 24 (1%) · **■** Other work 216 (11%) · **■** Marginal 975 (51%)

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 Mashrakh

- Masrakh24,197 people
- Bahrauli7,587 people
- Karan Kudaria7,284 people
- Bangra6,906 people
- Chand Kudaria5,952 people
- Harpur Jan5,507 people
- Dumarsan4,465 people

[All 68 villages in Mashrakh](https://wherepedia.org/india/bihar/saran/mashrakh/villages/)

## Quick answers

- How far is Arna from Chhapra?54 km by road
- What is the population of Arna?7,242 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Arna in?Saran district (Mashrakh sub-district), Bihar
- What is the literacy rate of Arna?69.9% (Census 2011)