Village · Rajpur, Surguja # Ara Ara is a village in Rajpur sub-district of Surguja district, Chhattisgarh, PIN code 497001. The 2011 Census counted 1,850 people in 349 households, the 16th largest of 86 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 58.9%, above the sub-district's rural average of 54.0%. - 1,850 people (2011) - 349 households - 58.9% literacy - 497001 PIN code ## Ara PIN code and other codes The PIN code of Ara is 497001. Ara falls in Rajpur sub-district, Surguja district, Chhattisgarh. - PIN code 497001 - Gram panchayat Ara - Community development block Rajpur - Census village code 433315 Source: Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory. ## How far is Ara from nearby towns? - Rajpur (sub-district HQ) 27 km by road - Ambikapur (district HQ) 27 km by road - Rajpur (nearest town) 27 km by road Source: Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory. ## What facilities are there in Ara? 14 services counted by the Census are inside Ara; the rest show the distance to the nearest one. ### In the village - ● Primary school In village · 1 govt - ● Primary health centre In village · 1 - ● Health sub-centre In village · 1 - ● Mobile phone coverage In village - ● Private bus service In village - ● National highway In village - ● State highway In village - ● Pucca (black-topped) road In village - ● All-weather road In village - ● Ration (PDS) shop In village - ● Weekly haat In village - ● Anganwadi centre In village - ● ASHA health worker In village - ● Polling station In village ### Nearest outside - ○ Senior secondary school under 5 km · Kundi 3 - ○ Degree college 10+ km · Ambikapur - ○ ITI / vocational school 10+ km · Ambikapur - ○ Dispensary under 5 km - ○ Post office 10+ km - ○ Railway station 10+ km - ○ ATM 10+ km - ○ Commercial bank 10+ km - ○ Mandi / regular market 10+ km - ○ Public library 10+ km ### Water and power - Drinking water hand pumps, tube wells / boreholes, canal / river and tanks / ponds - Electricity (2011) 7 h summer · 6 h winter Source: Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory. Surveyed for the 2011 Census; facilities may have changed. ## What is Ara known for? The main crops are paddy, maize and wheat. About 60% of the 563 hectares of village land is sown, and 56 hectares are irrigated. Source: Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory. ## Homes and amenities in Ara Of every 100 households in Ara in 2011, 25 had electricity, 3 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 12 had a mobile phone, 6 a two-wheeler and 0 a car. ■ Ara · ■ Rajpur rural average - Electricity for lighting 25% 54% - Toilet within the home 3% 9% - No toilet (open defecation) 97% 91% - Tap water 2% 2% - Drinking water within premises 1% 9% - Cooking with LPG / PNG 0% 1% - Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue 99% 99% - Use banking services 78% 67% - Television 8% 11% - Mobile phone 12% 20% - Computer with internet 0% 0% - Two-wheeler 6% 8% - Car / jeep / van 0% 1% - None of these assets 27% 31% - Own their home 100% 98% Source: Census of India 2011, Houselisting and Housing Census – households by amenities and assets (HH-14). ## What is the population of Ara? ■ Ara · ■ Rajpur rural average - Literacy (age 7+) 58.9% 54.0% - Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) 1000 989 - Child sex ratio (0–6) 1136 974 - Working population 46.9% 52.6% ### Women and men Literacy is 70.7% for men and 46.8% for women. 51% of men and 42% of women work. ### Who works, and at what ■ Cultivators 246 (28%) · ■ Farm labourers 236 (27%) · ■ Household industry 21 (2%) · ■ Other work 33 (4%) · ■ Marginal 331 (38%) Source: Census of India 2011, Primary Census Abstract (town, village and ward level), all districts. ## Other villages of similar size in Rajpur - Jhingo 1,906 people - Nawki 1,895 people - Karwan 1,874 people - Kakna 1,863 people - Madeshwarpur Alias Padaniya 1,774 people - Murka 1,705 people - Singchaura 1,700 people - Amdipara 1,642 people All 86 villages in Rajpur ## Quick answers - What is the PIN code of Ara? 497001 - How far is Ara from Ambikapur? 27 km by road - What is the population of Ara? 1,850 (Census 2011) - Which district is Ara in? Surguja district (Rajpur sub-district), Chhattisgarh - What is the literacy rate of Ara? 58.9% (Census 2011) --- Canonical: https://wherepedia.org/india/chhattisgarh/surguja/rajpur/ara/ · Updated 2026-11-02 · Data: national censuses and statistics offices (sources named in each section); © OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL); Overture Maps; GeoNames; NASA POWER.