# Arakanda Village, Tarhasi, Palamu (Jharkhand) – PIN Code, Facilities & Population

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Village · Tarhasi, Palamu 

# Arakanda

Arakanda is a village in Tarhasi sub-district of Palamu district, Jharkhand, PIN code **822118**. The 2011 Census counted **144 people in 37 households**, the 81st largest of 96 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 69.6%, above the sub-district's rural average of 63.6%.

- 144people (2011)
- 37households
- 69.6%literacy
- 822118PIN code

## Arakanda PIN code and other codes

**The PIN code of Arakanda is 822118.** Arakanda falls in Tarhasi sub-district, Palamu district, Jharkhand.

- PIN code822118
- Gram panchayatTahrasi
- Community development blockTarhasi
- Census village code366167

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

## How far is Arakanda from nearby towns?

- Medninagar (sub-district HQ)37 km by road
- Medininagar (district HQ)37 km by road
- Daltonganj (nearest town)37 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 Arakanda?

7 services counted by the Census are inside Arakanda; the rest show the distance to the nearest one.

### In the village

- ●Primary schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Post officeIn village
- ●Mobile phone coverageIn village
- ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village
- ●All-weather roadIn village
- ●ASHA health workerIn village
- ●Public libraryIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Senior secondary schoolunder 5 km · Tarhasi
- ○Degree college10+ km · Daltonganj
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Medininagar
- ○Primary health centreunder 5 km
- ○Allopathic hospital10+ km
- ○Dispensary10+ km
- ○Public bus service5–10 km
- ○Railway station10+ km
- ○ATM10+ km
- ○Commercial bank10+ km
- ○Ration (PDS) shop5–10 km
- ○Mandi / regular market10+ km

### Water and power

- Drinking waterhand pumps
- Electricity (2011)3 h summer · 2 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 Arakanda known for?

The main crops are **rice**. About 66% of the 34 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 Arakanda

Of every 100 households in Arakanda in 2011, 0 had electricity, 0 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 44 had a mobile phone, 0 a two-wheeler and 0 a car.

■ Arakanda · ■ Tarhasi rural average

Electricity for lighting ****0%**

**0%

Toilet within the home ****0%**

**5%

No toilet (open defecation) ****100%**

**94%

Tap water ****0%**

**3%

Drinking water within premises ****67%**

**16%

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

**0%

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

**100%

Use banking services ****11%**

**41%

Television ****3%**

**3%

Mobile phone ****44%**

**30%

Computer with internet ****11%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****0%**

**5%

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

**1%

None of these assets ****28%**

**37%

Own their home ****97%**

**99%

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 Arakanda?

■ Arakanda · ■ Tarhasi rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****69.6%**

**63.6%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****1000**

**940

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****900**

**948

Working population ****51.4%**

**39.7%

### Women and men

Literacy is 82.3% for men and 57.1% for women. 50% of men and 53% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

****

**■** Farm labourers 61 (82%) · **■** Marginal 13 (18%)

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 Tarhasi

- Ojha Patra185 people
- Chiri Kalan181 people
- Purnahindiya179 people
- Chilho174 people
- Seyum Bedani135 people
- Kusaldih130 people
- Bagahi127 people
- Dhobdiha104 people

[All 106 villages in Tarhasi](https://wherepedia.org/india/jharkhand/palamu/tarhasi/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the PIN code of Arakanda?822118
- How far is Arakanda from Medininagar?37 km by road
- What is the population of Arakanda?144 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Arakanda in?Palamu district (Tarhasi sub-district), Jharkhand
- What is the literacy rate of Arakanda?69.6% (Census 2011)