# Aranya Village, Jirapur, Rajgarh (Madhya Pradesh) – PIN Code

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Village · Jirapur, Rajgarh 

# Aranya

Aranya is a village in Jirapur sub-district of Rajgarh district, Madhya Pradesh. The 2011 Census counted **1,276 people in 272 households**, the 38th largest of 215 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 67.6%, above the sub-district's rural average of 54.9%.

- 1,276people (2011)
- 272households
- 67.6%literacy
- 969females per 1,000 males

## Aranya PIN code and other codes

Aranya falls in Jirapur sub-district, Rajgarh district, Madhya Pradesh.

- Community development blockJirapur
- Census village code478789

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

## How far is Aranya from nearby towns?

- Jirapur (sub-district HQ)25 km by road
- Rajgarh (district HQ)65 km by road
- Jirapur (nearest town)25 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 Aranya?

9 services counted by the Census are inside Aranya; the rest show the distance to the nearest one.

### In the village

- ●Primary schoolIn village · 2 govt
- ●Middle schoolIn village · 2 govt
- ●Health sub-centreIn village · 1 · 1 doctors
- ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village
- ●All-weather roadIn village
- ●Anganwadi centreIn village
- ●ASHA health workerIn village
- ●Sports fieldIn village
- ●Polling stationIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Pachore
- ○Primary health centre10+ km
- ○Allopathic hospitalunder 5 km
- ○Post officeunder 5 km
- ○Public bus serviceunder 5 km
- ○Railway station10+ km
- ○ATM10+ km
- ○Commercial bank10+ km
- ○Ration (PDS) shopunder 5 km
- ○Mandi / regular marketunder 5 km
- ○Public library10+ km

### Water and power

- Drinking waterhand pumps and canal / river
- Electricity (2011)6 h summer · 6 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 Aranya known for?

The main crops are **soyabean, makka and wheat**. About 49% of the 785 hectares of village land is sown, and 150 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 Aranya

Of every 100 households in Aranya in 2011, 92 had electricity, 20 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 40 had a mobile phone, 12 a two-wheeler and 1 a car.

■ Aranya · ■ Jirapur rural average

Electricity for lighting ****92%**

**53%

Toilet within the home ****20%**

**7%

No toilet (open defecation) ****80%**

**93%

Tap water ****6%**

**3%

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

**3%

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

**2%

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

**98%

Use banking services ****20%**

**23%

Television ****14%**

**10%

Mobile phone ****40%**

**30%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****12%**

**8%

Car / jeep / van ****1%**

**0%

None of these assets ****46%**

**52%

Own their home ****94%**

**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 Aranya?

■ Aranya · ■ Jirapur rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****67.6%**

**54.9%

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

**976

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****790**

**923

Working population ****50.5%**

**53.8%

### Women and men

Literacy is 78.8% for men and 56.3% for women. 51% of men and 50% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 220 (34%) · **■** Farm labourers 133 (21%) · **■** Household industry 4 (1%) · **■** Other work 46 (7%) · **■** Marginal 242 (38%)

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 Jirapur

- Tapria Khedi1,376 people
- Maina Khedi1,339 people
- Ubhapan1,331 people
- Rajahedi1,327 people
- Lasudlia1,251 people
- Balaheda1,229 people
- Khankri1,201 people
- Jharanya1,193 people

[All 220 villages in Jirapur](https://wherepedia.org/india/madhya-pradesh/rajgarh/jirapur/villages/)

## Quick answers

- How far is Aranya from Rajgarh?65 km by road
- What is the population of Aranya?1,276 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Aranya in?Rajgarh district (Jirapur sub-district), Madhya Pradesh
- What is the literacy rate of Aranya?67.6% (Census 2011)