# Arand Village, Rajim, Raipur (Chhattisgarh) – PIN Code

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Village · Rajim, Raipur 

# Arand

Arand is a village in Rajim sub-district of Raipur district, Chhattisgarh, PIN code **493992**. The 2011 Census counted **2,406 people in 545 households**, the 15th largest of 98 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 82.0%, above the sub-district's rural average of 75.1%.

- 2,406people (2011)
- 545households
- 82.0%literacy
- 493992PIN code

## Arand PIN code and other codes

**The PIN code of Arand is 493992.** Arand falls in Rajim sub-district, Raipur district, Chhattisgarh.

- PIN code493992
- Gram panchayatArand
- Community development blockRajim
- Census village code444820

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

## How far is Arand from nearby towns?

- Rajim (sub-district HQ)12 km by road
- Raipur (district HQ)57 km by road
- Rajim (nearest town)12 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 Arand?

11 services counted by the Census are inside Arand; the rest show the distance to the nearest one.

### In the village

- ●Primary schoolIn village · 2 govt
- ●Middle schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Mobile phone coverageIn village
- ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village
- ●All-weather roadIn village
- ●Cooperative bankIn village
- ●Agricultural credit societyIn village
- ●Ration (PDS) shopIn village
- ●Anganwadi centreIn village
- ●ASHA health workerIn village
- ●Polling stationIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Senior secondary school5–10 km · Firvai
- ○Degree college10+ km · Rajim
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Raipur
- ○Primary health centre10+ km
- ○Dispensary10+ km
- ○Post office10+ km
- ○Railway station10+ km
- ○ATM10+ km
- ○Commercial bank10+ km
- ○Mandi / regular market10+ km
- ○Public library10+ km

### Water and power

- Drinking watertreated tap water, hand pumps, tube wells / boreholes, canal / river and tanks / ponds

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 Arand known for?

About 69% of the 490 hectares of village land is sown, and 326 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 Arand

Of every 100 households in Arand in 2011, 87 had electricity, 16 a toilet at home and 1 cooked with LPG; 21 had a mobile phone, 17 a two-wheeler and 1 a car.

■ Arand · ■ Rajim rural average

Electricity for lighting ****87%**

**87%

Toilet within the home ****16%**

**14%

No toilet (open defecation) ****84%**

**86%

Tap water ****30%**

**11%

Drinking water within premises ****25%**

**18%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****1%**

**1%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****99%**

**98%

Use banking services ****38%**

**56%

Television ****44%**

**34%

Mobile phone ****21%**

**24%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****17%**

**14%

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

**1%

None of these assets ****22%**

**25%

Own their home ****93%**

**96%

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 Arand?

■ Arand · ■ Rajim rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****82.0%**

**75.1%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****997**

**1003

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****883**

**959

Working population ****44.9%**

**49.3%

### Women and men

Literacy is 93.8% for men and 70.4% for women. 53% of men and 37% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

********

**■** Cultivators 222 (21%) · **■** Farm labourers 171 (16%) · **■** Other work 72 (7%) · **■** Marginal 615 (57%)

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 Rajim

- Rawan2,568 people
- Deori2,478 people
- Rohina2,434 people
- Loharsi2,425 people
- Baronda2,294 people
- Bakli2,267 people
- Pokhara2,244 people
- Teka2,192 people

[All 98 villages in Rajim](https://wherepedia.org/india/chhattisgarh/raipur/rajim/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the PIN code of Arand?493992
- How far is Arand from Raipur?57 km by road
- What is the population of Arand?2,406 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Arand in?Raipur district (Rajim sub-district), Chhattisgarh
- What is the literacy rate of Arand?82.0% (Census 2011)