# Arakpur Village, Andar, Siwan (Bihar) – PIN Code, Facilities & Population

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Village · Andar, Siwan 

# Arakpur

Arakpur is a village in Andar sub-district of Siwan district, Bihar. The 2011 Census counted **3,669 people in 596 households**, the 9th largest of 61 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 65.7%, below the sub-district's rural average of 69.2%.

- 3,669people (2011)
- 596households
- 65.7%literacy
- 1,015females per 1,000 males

## Arakpur PIN code and other codes

Arakpur falls in Andar sub-district, Siwan district, Bihar.

- Gram panchayatArkpur
- Community development blockAndar
- Census village code232390

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

## How far is Arakpur from nearby towns?

- Andar (sub-district HQ)12 km by road
- Siwan (district HQ)26 km by road
- Siwan (nearest town)26 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 Arakpur?

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

### In the village

- ●Primary schoolIn village · 3 govt · 1 private
- ●Middle schoolIn village · 2 govt · 1 private
- ●Senior secondary schoolIn village · 1 private
- ●Degree collegeIn village · 1 private
- ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village
- ●All-weather roadIn village
- ●Ration (PDS) shopIn village
- ●Anganwadi centreIn village
- ●ASHA health workerIn village
- ●Polling stationIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Siwan
- ○Primary health centre5–10 km
- ○Allopathic hospital10+ km
- ○Dispensary10+ km
- ○Post office5–10 km
- ○Public bus service5–10 km
- ○Railway station10+ km
- ○ATM10+ km
- ○Commercial bank10+ km
- ○Mandi / regular marketunder 5 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 Arakpur known for?

The main crops are **paddy**. About 62% of the 357 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 Arakpur

Of every 100 households in Arakpur in 2011, 0 had electricity, 12 a toilet at home and 8 cooked with LPG; 62 had a mobile phone, 7 a two-wheeler and 1 a car.

■ Arakpur · ■ Andar rural average

Electricity for lighting ****0%**

**1%

Toilet within the home ****12%**

**16%

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

**83%

Tap water ****10%**

**5%

Drinking water within premises ****75%**

**72%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****8%**

**5%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****92%**

**94%

Use banking services ****83%**

**78%

Television ****2%**

**7%

Mobile phone ****62%**

**72%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****7%**

**10%

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

**2%

None of these assets ****20%**

**13%

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 Arakpur?

■ Arakpur · ■ Andar rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****65.7%**

**69.2%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****1015**

**1020

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****905**

**919

Working population ****44.1%**

**25.9%

### Women and men

Literacy is 77.0% for men and 54.8% for women. 51% of men and 37% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 676 (42%) · **■** Farm labourers 54 (3%) · **■** Household industry 9 (1%) · **■** Other work 63 (4%) · **■** Marginal 817 (50%)

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 Andar

- Tiae4,939 people
- Jaijor4,889 people
- Sultanpur4,628 people
- Manpur Pateji3,792 people
- Sahsaraon3,153 people
- Jamalpur2,923 people
- Modassilpur2,747 people
- Dehunra2,658 people

[All 67 villages in Andar](https://wherepedia.org/india/bihar/siwan/andar/villages/)

## Quick answers

- How far is Arakpur from Siwan?26 km by road
- What is the population of Arakpur?3,669 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Arakpur in?Siwan district (Andar sub-district), Bihar
- What is the literacy rate of Arakpur?65.7% (Census 2011)