# Arahasa Village, Gobindpur, Saraikela-Kharsawan (Jharkhand)

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Village · Gobindpur, Saraikela-Kharsawan 

# Arahasa

Arahasa is a village in Gobindpur sub-district of Saraikela-Kharsawan district, Jharkhand, PIN code **831002**. The 2011 Census counted **331 people in 56 households**, the 182nd largest of 246 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 67.3%, above the sub-district's rural average of 63.2%.

- 331people (2011)
- 56households
- 67.3%literacy
- 831002PIN code

## Arahasa PIN code and other codes

**The PIN code of Arahasa is 831002.** Arahasa falls in Gobindpur sub-district, Saraikela-Kharsawan district, Jharkhand.

- PIN code831002
- Gram panchayatPotka
- Community development blockGobindpur
- Census village code379660

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

## How far is Arahasa from nearby towns?

- Rajnagar (sub-district HQ)11 km by road
- Saraikela-Kharsawan (district HQ)13 km by road
- Chaibasa (nearest town)13 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 Arahasa?

5 services counted by the Census are inside Arahasa; 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
- ●ASHA health workerIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Senior secondary schoolunder 5 km · Chaliama
- ○Degree college10+ km · Chaibasa
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Chaibasa
- ○Primary health centre5–10 km
- ○Allopathic hospital5–10 km
- ○Dispensary5–10 km
- ○Post office10+ km
- ○Public bus serviceunder 5 km
- ○Railway station10+ km
- ○ATM10+ km
- ○Commercial bank10+ km
- ○Ration (PDS) shop5–10 km
- ○Mandi / regular market10+ km
- ○Public library10+ km

### Water and power

- Drinking waterhand pumps, canal / river and tanks / ponds
- Electricity (2011)6 h summer · 5 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 Arahasa known for?

The main crops are **rice**. About 73% of the 145 hectares of village land is sown, and 74 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 Arahasa

Of every 100 households in Arahasa in 2011, 93 had electricity, 0 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 43 had a mobile phone, 11 a two-wheeler and 0 a car.

■ Arahasa · ■ Gobindpur rural average

Electricity for lighting ****93%**

**79%

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

**3%

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

**96%

Tap water ****0%**

**3%

Drinking water within premises ****0%**

**5%

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

**1%

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

**88%

Use banking services ****38%**

**61%

Television ****4%**

**17%

Mobile phone ****43%**

**31%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****11%**

**13%

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

**1%

None of these assets ****9%**

**11%

Own their home ****100%**

**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 Arahasa?

■ Arahasa · ■ Gobindpur rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****67.3%**

**63.2%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****1163**

**1014

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****1107**

**969

Working population ****50.5%**

**43.8%

### Women and men

Literacy is 82.4% for men and 54.4% for women. 49% of men and 52% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

********

**■** Cultivators 109 (65%) · **■** Farm labourers 40 (24%) · **■** Other work 16 (10%) · **■** Marginal 2 (1%)

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 Gobindpur

- Bikrampur338 people
- Burisiring338 people
- Hatisiring334 people
- Raghunathpur333 people
- Nagadi329 people
- Kerki328 people
- Kendmuri327 people
- Barubera324 people

[All 254 villages in Gobindpur](https://wherepedia.org/india/jharkhand/saraikela-kharsawan/gobindpur/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the PIN code of Arahasa?831002
- How far is Arahasa from Saraikela-Kharsawan?13 km by road
- What is the population of Arahasa?331 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Arahasa in?Saraikela-Kharsawan district (Gobindpur sub-district), Jharkhand
- What is the literacy rate of Arahasa?67.3% (Census 2011)