# Ara Village, Sitapur, Surguja (Chhattisgarh) – PIN Code

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Village · Sitapur, Surguja 

# Ara

Ara is a village in Sitapur sub-district of Surguja district, Chhattisgarh, PIN code **497114**. The 2011 Census counted **2,316 people in 517 households**, the 11th largest of 51 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 50.4%, below the sub-district's rural average of 60.5%.

- 2,316people (2011)
- 517households
- 50.4%literacy
- 497114PIN code

## Ara PIN code and other codes

**The PIN code of Ara is 497114.** Ara falls in Sitapur sub-district, Surguja district, Chhattisgarh.

- PIN code497114
- Gram panchayatAra
- Community development blockSitapur
- Census village code433444

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

## How far is Ara from nearby towns?

- Sitapur (sub-district HQ)14 km by road
- Ambikapur (district HQ)69 km by road
- Sitapur (nearest town)14 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 Ara?

12 services counted by the Census are inside Ara; the rest show the distance to the nearest one.

### In the village

- ●Primary schoolIn village · 4 govt
- ●Middle schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Health sub-centreIn village · 1
- ●Mobile phone coverageIn village
- ●Private bus serviceIn village
- ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village
- ●All-weather roadIn village
- ●Ration (PDS) shopIn village
- ●Anganwadi centreIn village
- ●ASHA health workerIn village
- ●Sports fieldIn village
- ●Polling stationIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Senior secondary school10+ km · Sitapara
- ○Degree college10+ km · Sitapur
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Ambikapur
- ○Primary health centre10+ km
- ○Dispensary10+ km
- ○Post office10+ km
- ○Railway station10+ km
- ○ATM10+ km
- ○Commercial bank5–10 km
- ○Mandi / regular market10+ km
- ○Public library10+ km

### Water and power

- Drinking waterhand pumps, canal / river and tanks / ponds
- Electricity (2011)8 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 Ara known for?

The main crops are **paddy, maize and pigeon pea**. About 62% of the 1,080 hectares of village land is sown, and 5 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 Ara

Of every 100 households in Ara in 2011, 43 had electricity, 2 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 18 had a mobile phone, 7 a two-wheeler and 1 a car.

■ Ara · ■ Sitapur rural average

Electricity for lighting ****43%**

**63%

Toilet within the home ****2%**

**10%

No toilet (open defecation) ****98%**

**90%

Tap water ****0%**

**1%

Drinking water within premises ****15%**

**7%

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

**2%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****100%**

**98%

Use banking services ****57%**

**40%

Television ****6%**

**11%

Mobile phone ****18%**

**20%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****7%**

**8%

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

**1%

None of these assets ****18%**

**30%

Own their home ****97%**

**97%

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 Ara?

■ Ara · ■ Sitapur rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****50.4%**

**60.5%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****976**

**1012

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****905**

**982

Working population ****51.9%**

**54.9%

### Women and men

Literacy is 59.7% for men and 40.9% for women. 51% of men and 53% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 437 (36%) · **■** Farm labourers 92 (8%) · **■** Household industry 4 (0%) · **■** Other work 65 (5%) · **■** Marginal 605 (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 Sitapur

- Raikera2,723 people
- Rajauti2,452 people
- Sontarai2,430 people
- Ulkiya2,354 people
- Sarga2,281 people
- Radhapur2,203 people
- Dhodhagaon2,121 people
- Girhuldih2,019 people

[All 51 villages in Sitapur](https://wherepedia.org/india/chhattisgarh/surguja/sitapur/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the PIN code of Ara?497114
- How far is Ara from Ambikapur?69 km by road
- What is the population of Ara?2,316 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Ara in?Surguja district (Sitapur sub-district), Chhattisgarh
- What is the literacy rate of Ara?50.4% (Census 2011)