# Ara Village, Chanho, Ranchi (Jharkhand) – PIN Code, Facilities & Population

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Village · Chanho, Ranchi 

# Ara

Ara is a village in Chanho sub-district of Ranchi district, Jharkhand, PIN code **835214**. The 2011 Census counted **510 people in 114 households**, the 57th largest of 67 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 72.0%, above the sub-district's rural average of 66.8%.

- 510people (2011)
- 114households
- 72.0%literacy
- 835214PIN code

## Ara PIN code and other codes

**The PIN code of Ara is 835214.** Ara falls in Chanho sub-district, Ranchi district, Jharkhand.

- PIN code835214
- Gram panchayatPatratu
- Community development blockChanho
- Census village code374231

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?

- Chanho (sub-district HQ)6 km by road
- Ranchi (district HQ)45 km by road
- Ranchi (nearest town)45 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?

5 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
- ●Mobile phone coverageIn village
- ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village
- ●ASHA health workerIn village
- ●Polling stationIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Senior secondary school10+ km · Bijupara
- ○Degree college10+ km · Mandar
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Ranchi
- ○Primary health centre5–10 km
- ○Allopathic hospital10+ km
- ○Dispensary10+ km
- ○Post office5–10 km
- ○Public bus serviceunder 5 km
- ○Railway station10+ km
- ○ATM10+ km
- ○Commercial bank10+ km
- ○Ration (PDS) shop5–10 km
- ○Mandi / regular market5–10 km
- ○Public library10+ km

### Water and power

- Drinking waterhand pumps, canal / river 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 18% of the 433 hectares of village land is sown, and 21 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, 35 had electricity, 10 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 38 had a mobile phone, 6 a two-wheeler and 3 a car.

■ Ara · ■ Chanho rural average

Electricity for lighting ****35%**

**51%

Toilet within the home ****10%**

**17%

No toilet (open defecation) ****90%**

**83%

Tap water ****0%**

**3%

Drinking water within premises ****2%**

**7%

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

**2%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****99%**

**95%

Use banking services ****79%**

**63%

Television ****10%**

**17%

Mobile phone ****38%**

**42%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****6%**

**10%

Car / jeep / van ****3%**

**1%

None of these assets ****27%**

**16%

Own their home ****98%**

**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 · ■ Chanho rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****72.0%**

**66.8%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****917**

**980

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****1044**

**953

Working population ****52.5%**

**43.8%

### Women and men

Literacy is 79.6% for men and 63.5% for women. 50% of men and 55% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

******

**■** Cultivators 31 (12%) · **■** Other work 13 (5%) · **■** Marginal 224 (84%)

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 Chanho

- Nunhu667 people
- Hondpiri590 people
- Lupunga572 people
- Badri525 people
- Jaipur496 people
- Sonchipi490 people
- Chutyo481 people
- Mahthatoli378 people

[All 67 villages in Chanho](https://wherepedia.org/india/jharkhand/ranchi/chanho/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the PIN code of Ara?835214
- How far is Ara from Ranchi?45 km by road
- What is the population of Ara?510 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Ara in?Ranchi district (Chanho sub-district), Jharkhand
- What is the literacy rate of Ara?72.0% (Census 2011)