# Aruwan Village, Kuchai, Saraikela-Kharsawan (Jharkhand)

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Village · Kuchai, Saraikela-Kharsawan 

# Aruwan

Aruwan is a village in Kuchai sub-district of Saraikela-Kharsawan district, Jharkhand, PIN code **833101**. The 2011 Census counted **2,404 people in 480 households**, the 1st largest of 99 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 55.1%, above the sub-district's rural average of 53.0%.

- 2,404people (2011)
- 480households
- 55.1%literacy
- 833101PIN code

## Aruwan PIN code and other codes

**The PIN code of Aruwan is 833101.** Aruwan falls in Kuchai sub-district, Saraikela-Kharsawan district, Jharkhand.

- PIN code833101
- Gram panchayatAruwan
- Community development blockKuchai
- Census village code378583

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

## How far is Aruwan from nearby towns?

- Kuchai (sub-district HQ)10 km by road
- Seraikela-Kharsawan (district HQ)28 km by road
- Seraikela (nearest town)8 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 Aruwan?

16 services counted by the Census are inside Aruwan; the rest show the distance to the nearest one.

### In the village

- ●Primary schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Middle schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Secondary schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Maternity & child welfare centreIn village · 1 · 1 doctors
- ●Post officeIn village
- ●Sub post officeIn village
- ●Mobile phone coverageIn village
- ●Private bus serviceIn village
- ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village
- ●All-weather roadIn village
- ●Ration (PDS) shopIn village
- ●Anganwadi centreIn village
- ●ASHA health workerIn village
- ●Community centreIn village
- ●Sports fieldIn village
- ●Polling stationIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Senior secondary school5–10 km · Kharswana
- ○Degree college10+ km · Saraikela
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Kharsawana
- ○Primary health centre5–10 km
- ○Allopathic hospital5–10 km
- ○Dispensary5–10 km
- ○Public bus service5–10 km
- ○Railway station10+ km
- ○ATM10+ km
- ○Commercial bank5–10 km
- ○Mandi / regular market5–10 km
- ○Public library10+ km

### Water and power

- Drinking waterhand pumps, canal / river and tanks / ponds
- Electricity (2011)10 h summer · 10 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 Aruwan known for?

The main crops are **rice**. About 49% of the 666 hectares of village land is sown, and 13 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 Aruwan

Of every 100 households in Aruwan in 2011, 2 had electricity, 0 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 20 had a mobile phone, 4 a two-wheeler and 0 a car.

■ Aruwan · ■ Kuchai rural average

Electricity for lighting ****2%**

**20%

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

**2%

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

**96%

Tap water ****42%**

**12%

Drinking water within premises ****4%**

**3%

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

**0%

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

**100%

Use banking services ****68%**

**60%

Television ****6%**

**5%

Mobile phone ****20%**

**17%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****4%**

**6%

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

**1%

None of these assets ****22%**

**25%

Own their home ****100%**

**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 Aruwan?

■ Aruwan · ■ Kuchai rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****55.1%**

**53.0%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****969**

**983

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****861**

**946

Working population ****44.7%**

**50.4%

### Women and men

Literacy is 68.7% for men and 41.4% for women. 51% of men and 38% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 102 (9%) · **■** Farm labourers 15 (1%) · **■** Household industry 33 (3%) · **■** Other work 34 (3%) · **■** Marginal 891 (83%)

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 Kuchai

- Baruhatu2,061 people
- Bandolohar1,793 people
- Rugudih1,781 people
- Maranghatu1,688 people

[All 100 villages in Kuchai](https://wherepedia.org/india/jharkhand/saraikela-kharsawan/kuchai/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the PIN code of Aruwan?833101
- How far is Aruwan from Seraikela-Kharsawan?28 km by road
- What is the population of Aruwan?2,404 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Aruwan in?Saraikela-Kharsawan district (Kuchai sub-district), Jharkhand
- What is the literacy rate of Aruwan?55.1% (Census 2011)
