# Ardewa Village, Taraiya, Saran (Bihar) – PIN Code, Facilities & Population

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Village · Taraiya, Saran 

# Ardewa

Ardewa is a village in Taraiya sub-district of Saran district, Bihar. The 2011 Census counted **917 people in 153 households**, the 51st largest of 72 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 58.3%, below the sub-district's rural average of 61.8%.

- 917people (2011)
- 153households
- 58.3%literacy
- 1,065females per 1,000 males

## Ardewa PIN code and other codes

Ardewa falls in Taraiya sub-district, Saran district, Bihar.

- Gram panchayatMadhopur
- Community development blockTaraiya
- Census village code233021

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

## How far is Ardewa from nearby towns?

- Taraiya (sub-district HQ)6 km by road
- Chhapra (district HQ)42 km by road
- Marhaura (nearest town)16 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 Ardewa?

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

### In the village

- ●Primary schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Middle schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Post officeIn village
- ●Private bus serviceIn village
- ●All-weather roadIn village
- ●Ration (PDS) shopIn village
- ●Anganwadi centreIn village
- ●ASHA health workerIn village
- ●Polling stationIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Senior secondary school5–10 km · Taraiya
- ○Degree college10+ km · Amnour
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Maraurah
- ○Primary health centre5–10 km
- ○Allopathic hospital10+ km
- ○Dispensary10+ km
- ○Public bus service5–10 km
- ○Railway station10+ km
- ○ATM5–10 km
- ○Commercial bank5–10 km
- ○Mandi / regular market5–10 km
- ○Public library5–10 km

### Water and power

- Drinking waterhand pumps
- Electricity (2011)10 h summer · 10 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 Ardewa known for?

The main crops are **paddy**. About 78% of the 442 hectares of village land is sown, and 263 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 Ardewa

Of every 100 households in Ardewa in 2011, 1 had electricity, 35 a toilet at home and 2 cooked with LPG; 75 had a mobile phone, 11 a two-wheeler and 2 a car.

■ Ardewa · ■ Taraiya rural average

Electricity for lighting ****1%**

**4%

Toilet within the home ****35%**

**17%

No toilet (open defecation) ****65%**

**82%

Tap water ****0%**

**3%

Drinking water within premises ****78%**

**57%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****2%**

**2%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****98%**

**97%

Use banking services ****74%**

**56%

Television ****17%**

**14%

Mobile phone ****75%**

**61%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****11%**

**8%

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

**1%

None of these assets ****8%**

**16%

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 Ardewa?

■ Ardewa · ■ Taraiya rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****58.3%**

**61.8%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****1065**

**975

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****894**

**926

Working population ****33.5%**

**27.2%

### Women and men

Literacy is 66.6% for men and 50.9% for women. 40% of men and 27% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 8 (3%) · **■** Farm labourers 7 (2%) · **■** Household industry 1 (0%) · **■** Other work 5 (2%) · **■** Marginal 286 (93%)

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 Taraiya

- Makundpur1,075 people
- Hasanpur Bina1,031 people
- Sitalpur1,025 people
- Patti Pachaurar1,009 people
- Pipra913 people
- Hardas Chak899 people
- Harpur Faridan820 people
- Faridanpur755 people

[All 86 villages in Taraiya](https://wherepedia.org/india/bihar/saran/taraiya/villages/)

## Quick answers

- How far is Ardewa from Chhapra?42 km by road
- What is the population of Ardewa?917 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Ardewa in?Saran district (Taraiya sub-district), Bihar
- What is the literacy rate of Ardewa?58.3% (Census 2011)