Village · Herhanj, Latehar # Arahara Arahara is a village in Herhanj sub-district of Latehar district, Jharkhand, PIN code 822126. The 2011 Census counted 806 people in 139 households, the 15th largest of 50 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 27.0%, below the sub-district's rural average of 54.6%. - 806 people (2011) - 139 households - 27.0% literacy - 822126 PIN code ## Arahara PIN code and other codes The PIN code of Arahara is 822126. Arahara falls in Herhanj sub-district, Latehar district, Jharkhand. - PIN code 822126 - Gram panchayat Tasu - Community development block Herhanj - Census village code 367503 Source: Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory. ## How far is Arahara from nearby towns? - Herhanj (sub-district HQ) 15 km by road - Latehar (district HQ) 24 km by road - Latehar (nearest town) 24 km by road Source: Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory. ## What facilities are there in Arahara? 7 services counted by the Census are inside Arahara; the rest show the distance to the nearest one. ### In the village - ● Primary school In village · 1 govt - ● Middle school In village · 1 govt - ● Pucca (black-topped) road In village - ● All-weather road In village - ● Anganwadi centre In village - ● ASHA health worker In village - ● Polling station In village ### Nearest outside - ○ Senior secondary school 10+ km · Balumath - ○ Degree college 10+ km · Ranchi - ○ ITI / vocational school 10+ km · Daltonganj - ○ Primary health centre 10+ km - ○ Allopathic hospital 10+ km - ○ Dispensary 10+ km - ○ Post office 10+ km - ○ Public bus service 10+ km - ○ Railway station 10+ km - ○ ATM 10+ km - ○ Commercial bank 10+ km - ○ Ration (PDS) shop 5–10 km - ○ Mandi / regular market 10+ km - ○ Public library 10+ km ### Water and power - Drinking water hand pumps - Electricity (2011) 1 h summer · 1 h winter Source: Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory. Surveyed for the 2011 Census; facilities may have changed. ## What is Arahara known for? The main crops are rice. About 21% of the 237 hectares of village land is sown, and 6 hectares are irrigated. Source: Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory. ## Homes and amenities in Arahara Of every 100 households in Arahara in 2011, 0 had electricity, 7 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 10 had a mobile phone, 1 a two-wheeler and 0 a car. ■ Arahara · ■ Herhanj rural average - Electricity for lighting 0% 21% - Toilet within the home 7% 4% - No toilet (open defecation) 93% 96% - Tap water 0% 0% - Drinking water within premises 3% 3% - Cooking with LPG / PNG 0% 0% - Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue 100% 100% - Use banking services 25% 21% - Television 0% 2% - Mobile phone 10% 23% - Computer with internet 0% 0% - Two-wheeler 1% 4% - Car / jeep / van 0% 0% - None of these assets 48% 40% - Own their home 100% 100% Source: Census of India 2011, Houselisting and Housing Census – households by amenities and assets (HH-14). ## What is the population of Arahara? ■ Arahara · ■ Herhanj rural average - Literacy (age 7+) 27.0% 54.6% - Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) 1083 949 - Child sex ratio (0–6) 1615 960 - Working population 39.5% 44.8% ### Women and men Literacy is 34.3% for men and 19.7% for women. 41% of men and 38% of women work. ### Who works, and at what ■ Cultivators 22 (7%) · ■ Marginal 296 (93%) Source: Census of India 2011, Primary Census Abstract (town, village and ward level), all districts. ## Other villages of similar size in Herhanj - Serandag 998 people - Kasmar 973 people - Hesatu 957 people - Bijra 825 people - Bhargaon 800 people - Serka 752 people - Kenru 719 people - Mari 693 people All 51 villages in Herhanj ## Quick answers - What is the PIN code of Arahara? 822126 - How far is Arahara from Latehar? 24 km by road - What is the population of Arahara? 806 (Census 2011) - Which district is Arahara in? Latehar district (Herhanj sub-district), Jharkhand - What is the literacy rate of Arahara? 27.0% (Census 2011) --- Canonical: https://wherepedia.org/india/jharkhand/latehar/herhanj/arahara/ · Updated 2026-11-02 · Data: national censuses and statistics offices (sources named in each section); © OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL); Overture Maps; GeoNames; NASA POWER.