# Arwa Village, Nagra, Saran (Bihar) – PIN Code, Facilities & Population

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Village · Nagra, Saran 

# Arwa

Arwa is a village in Nagra sub-district of Saran district, Bihar. The 2011 Census counted **4,612 people in 784 households**, the 6th largest of 59 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 60.9%, below the sub-district's rural average of 66.0%.

- 4,612people (2011)
- 784households
- 60.9%literacy
- 949females per 1,000 males

## Arwa PIN code and other codes

Arwa falls in Nagra sub-district, Saran district, Bihar.

- Gram panchayatNagra
- Community development blockNagra
- Census village code233712

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

## How far is Arwa from nearby towns?

- Nagra (sub-district HQ)8 km by road
- Chhapra (district HQ)20 km by road
- Chapra (nearest town)10 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 Arwa?

17 services counted by the Census are inside Arwa; the rest show the distance to the nearest one.

### In the village

- ●Pre-primary schoolIn village · 1 private
- ●Primary schoolIn village · 3 govt
- ●Middle schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Post officeIn village
- ●Mobile phone coverageIn village
- ●Private bus serviceIn village
- ●State highwayIn village
- ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village
- ●All-weather roadIn village
- ●Ration (PDS) shopIn village
- ●Mandi / regular marketIn village
- ●Weekly haatIn village
- ●Anganwadi centreIn village
- ●ASHA health workerIn village
- ●Community centreIn village
- ●Sports fieldIn village
- ●Polling stationIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Senior secondary schoolunder 5 km · Kathipur
- ○Degree college5–10 km · Banni
- ○ITI / vocational school5–10 km · Marorowa
- ○Primary health centre5–10 km
- ○Allopathic hospital5–10 km
- ○Dispensary10+ km
- ○Public bus service5–10 km
- ○Railway station5–10 km
- ○ATM5–10 km
- ○Commercial bank5–10 km
- ○Public library5–10 km

### Water and power

- Drinking wateruntreated tap water, hand pumps and canal / river
- Electricity (2011)3 h summer · 4 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 Arwa known for?

The main crops are **paddy**. About 92% of the 311 hectares of village land is sown, and 213 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 Arwa

Of every 100 households in Arwa in 2011, 20 had electricity, 10 a toilet at home and 3 cooked with LPG; 52 had a mobile phone, 6 a two-wheeler and 0 a car.

■ Arwa · ■ Nagra rural average

Electricity for lighting ****20%**

**17%

Toilet within the home ****10%**

**20%

No toilet (open defecation) ****89%**

**79%

Tap water ****0%**

**1%

Drinking water within premises ****48%**

**64%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****3%**

**7%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****95%**

**92%

Use banking services ****38%**

**55%

Television ****8%**

**20%

Mobile phone ****52%**

**58%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****6%**

**9%

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

**1%

None of these assets ****27%**

**19%

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 Arwa?

■ Arwa · ■ Nagra rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****60.9%**

**66.0%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****949**

**935

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****926**

**913

Working population ****30.0%**

**26.0%

### Women and men

Literacy is 73.2% for men and 47.9% for women. 48% of men and 12% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 127 (9%) · **■** Farm labourers 182 (13%) · **■** Household industry 6 (0%) · **■** Other work 298 (22%) · **■** Marginal 771 (56%)

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 Nagra

- Takia6,271 people
- Kadipur6,129 people
- Khaira5,807 people
- Nagra5,459 people
- Korea4,524 people
- Dhupnagar Dhobwal4,520 people
- Rampur4,140 people
- Rasulpur3,271 people

[All 59 villages in Nagra](https://wherepedia.org/india/bihar/saran/nagra/villages/)

## Quick answers

- How far is Arwa from Chhapra?20 km by road
- What is the population of Arwa?4,612 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Arwa in?Saran district (Nagra sub-district), Bihar
- What is the literacy rate of Arwa?60.9% (Census 2011)