# Afardih Village, Ariari, Sheikhpura (Bihar) – PIN Code

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Village · Ariari, Sheikhpura 

# Afardih

Afardih is a village in Ariari sub-district of Sheikhpura district, Bihar. The 2011 Census counted **1,310 people in 195 households**, the 29th largest of 61 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 47.3%, below the sub-district's rural average of 57.7%.

- 1,310people (2011)
- 195households
- 47.3%literacy
- 982females per 1,000 males

## Afardih PIN code and other codes

Afardih falls in Ariari sub-district, Sheikhpura district, Bihar.

- Gram panchayatVaruna
- Community development blockAriari
- Census village code244118

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

## How far is Afardih from nearby towns?

- Ariari (sub-district HQ)7 km by road
- Sheikhpura (district HQ)17 km by road
- Sheikhpura (nearest town)17 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 Afardih?

10 services counted by the Census are inside Afardih; the rest show the distance to the nearest one.

### In the village

- ●Primary schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Middle schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Health sub-centreIn village · 1
- ●Maternity & child welfare centreIn village · 1
- ●Family welfare centreIn village · 1
- ●Public bus serviceIn village
- ●Private bus serviceIn village
- ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village
- ●Anganwadi centreIn village
- ●ASHA health workerIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Senior secondary school5–10 km · Sasabahana
- ○Degree college10+ km · Sheikhpura
- ○ITI / vocational school5–10 km · Ariari
- ○Primary health centre5–10 km
- ○Allopathic hospital10+ km
- ○Dispensary5–10 km
- ○Post office10+ km
- ○Railway station10+ km
- ○ATM5–10 km
- ○Commercial bank10+ km
- ○Ration (PDS) shopunder 5 km
- ○Mandi / regular market5–10 km
- ○Public library5–10 km

### Water and power

- Drinking waterhand pumps and canal / river
- Electricity (2011)4 h summer · 6 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 Afardih known for?

The main crops are **paddy**. About 85% of the 157 hectares of village land is sown, and 71 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 Afardih

Of every 100 households in Afardih in 2011, 3 had electricity, 8 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 47 had a mobile phone, 4 a two-wheeler and 1 a car.

■ Afardih · ■ Ariari rural average

Electricity for lighting ****3%**

**14%

Toilet within the home ****8%**

**16%

No toilet (open defecation) ****92%**

**82%

Tap water ****0%**

**8%

Drinking water within premises ****33%**

**27%

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

**2%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****63%**

**93%

Use banking services ****30%**

**29%

Television ****4%**

**8%

Mobile phone ****47%**

**56%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****4%**

**5%

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

**2%

None of these assets ****46%**

**31%

Own their home ****97%**

**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 Afardih?

■ Afardih · ■ Ariari rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****47.3%**

**57.7%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****982**

**932

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****930**

**954

Working population ****45.0%**

**38.6%

### Women and men

Literacy is 58.9% for men and 35.7% for women. 45% of men and 45% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 243 (41%) · **■** Farm labourers 151 (26%) · **■** Household industry 17 (3%) · **■** Other work 100 (17%) · **■** Marginal 79 (13%)

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 Ariari

- Ikraen1,437 people
- Baruni1,432 people
- Bhojdih1,377 people
- Baikathpur1,337 people
- Sumka1,245 people
- Latkana1,228 people
- Gangapur1,130 people
- Mahuli1,102 people

[All 68 villages in Ariari](https://wherepedia.org/india/bihar/sheikhpura/ariari/villages/)

## Quick answers

- How far is Afardih from Sheikhpura?17 km by road
- What is the population of Afardih?1,310 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Afardih in?Sheikhpura district (Ariari sub-district), Bihar
- What is the literacy rate of Afardih?47.3% (Census 2011)