# Ara Village, Balumath, Latehar (Jharkhand) – PIN Code

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Village · Balumath, Latehar 

# Ara

Ara is a village in Balumath sub-district of Latehar district, Jharkhand, PIN code **822126**. The 2011 Census counted **2,205 people in 413 households**, the 10th largest of 66 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 50.8%, below the sub-district's rural average of 58.2%.

- 2,205people (2011)
- 413households
- 50.8%literacy
- 822126PIN code

## Ara PIN code and other codes

**The PIN code of Ara is 822126.** Ara falls in Balumath sub-district, Latehar district, Jharkhand.

- PIN code822126
- Gram panchayatGamishpur
- Community development blockBalumath
- Census village code367357

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?

- Latehar (district HQ)75 km by road
- Latehar (nearest town)75 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?

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

### In the village

- ●Primary schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Middle schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●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

- ○Senior secondary school10+ km · Latehar
- ○Degree college10+ km · Ranchi
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Daltonganj
- ○Primary health centre10+ km
- ○Allopathic hospital10+ km
- ○Dispensary10+ km
- ○Post office10+ km
- ○Public bus service10+ km
- ○Railway station10+ km
- ○ATM10+ km
- ○Commercial bank10+ km
- ○Mandi / regular market10+ km
- ○Public library10+ km

### Water and power

- Drinking waterhand pumps 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 Ara known for?

The main crops are **rice**. About 22% of the 522 hectares of village land is sown, and 25 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, 0 had electricity, 3 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 35 had a mobile phone, 7 a two-wheeler and 0 a car.

■ Ara · ■ Balumath rural average

Electricity for lighting ****0%**

**38%

Toilet within the home ****3%**

**13%

No toilet (open defecation) ****97%**

**87%

Tap water ****0%**

**1%

Drinking water within premises ****6%**

**11%

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

**2%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****98%**

**74%

Use banking services ****14%**

**34%

Television ****2%**

**8%

Mobile phone ****35%**

**39%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****7%**

**7%

Car / jeep / van ****0%**

**1%

None of these assets ****33%**

**25%

Own their home ****96%**

**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 Ara?

■ Ara · ■ Balumath rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****50.8%**

**58.2%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****981**

**964

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****1020**

**955

Working population ****50.0%**

**42.1%

### Women and men

Literacy is 59.3% for men and 42.0% for women. 52% of men and 48% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 199 (18%) · **■** Farm labourers 43 (4%) · **■** Household industry 3 (0%) · **■** Other work 86 (8%) · **■** Marginal 772 (70%)

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 Balumath

- Masiatu2,765 people
- Basiya2,360 people
- Dhadhu2,263 people
- Bhagea2,242 people
- Keri2,199 people
- Nagra1,957 people
- Jhabar1,835 people
- Siram1,770 people

[All 67 villages in Balumath](https://wherepedia.org/india/jharkhand/latehar/balumath/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the PIN code of Ara?822126
- How far is Ara from Latehar?75 km by road
- What is the population of Ara?2,205 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Ara in?Latehar district (Balumath sub-district), Jharkhand
- What is the literacy rate of Ara?50.8% (Census 2011)