# Aruhan Village, Gandia, Dhenkanal (Odisha) – PIN Code

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Village · Gandia, Dhenkanal 

# Aruhan

Aruhan is a village in Gandia sub-district of Dhenkanal district, Odisha, PIN code **759014**. The 2011 Census counted **844 people in 214 households**, the 52nd largest of 120 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 84.2%, above the sub-district's rural average of 76.7%.

- 844people (2011)
- 214households
- 84.2%literacy
- 759014PIN code

## Aruhan PIN code and other codes

**The PIN code of Aruhan is 759014.** Aruhan falls in Gandia sub-district, Dhenkanal district, Odisha.

- PIN code759014
- Gram panchayatBidharpur
- Community development blockGandia
- Census village code402744

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

## How far is Aruhan from nearby towns?

- Gandia (sub-district HQ)8 km by road
- Dhenkanal (district HQ)22 km by road
- Dhenkanal (nearest town)22 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 Aruhan?

13 services counted by the Census are inside Aruhan; the rest show the distance to the nearest one.

### In the village

- ●Primary schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Middle schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●DispensaryIn village · 1
- ●Mobile phone coverageIn village
- ●State highwayIn 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 · Gondia
- ○Degree college5–10 km · Joranda
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Dhenkanal
- ○Primary health centre5–10 km
- ○Allopathic hospital5–10 km
- ○Post office5–10 km
- ○Public bus service5–10 km
- ○Railway station10+ km
- ○ATM5–10 km
- ○Commercial bank5–10 km
- ○Mandi / regular marketunder 5 km
- ○Public library5–10 km

### Water and power

- Drinking waterhand pumps and tanks / ponds
- Electricity (2011)15 h summer · 18 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 Aruhan known for?

The main crops are **paddy and black gram**. About 80% of the 431 hectares of village land is sown.

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

## Homes and amenities in Aruhan

Of every 100 households in Aruhan in 2011, 28 had electricity, 10 a toilet at home and 2 cooked with LPG; 10 had a mobile phone, 8 a two-wheeler and 0 a car.

■ Aruhan · ■ Gandia rural average

Electricity for lighting ****28%**

**41%

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

**16%

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

**83%

Tap water ****1%**

**4%

Drinking water within premises ****52%**

**28%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****2%**

**4%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****98%**

**96%

Use banking services ****14%**

**42%

Television ****10%**

**20%

Mobile phone ****10%**

**31%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****8%**

**10%

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

**1%

None of these assets ****49%**

**30%

Own their home ****97%**

**97%

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 Aruhan?

■ Aruhan · ■ Gandia rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****84.2%**

**76.7%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****931**

**962

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****714**

**889

Working population ****37.3%**

**36.7%

### Women and men

Literacy is 90.2% for men and 78.0% for women. 56% of men and 17% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 82 (26%) · **■** Farm labourers 185 (59%) · **■** Household industry 5 (2%) · **■** Other work 35 (11%) · **■** Marginal 8 (3%)

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 Gandia

- Kathapal876 people
- Arachua868 people
- Tentuleigundlei866 people
- Barada851 people
- Jharada840 people
- Eranda792 people
- Mahulkhali761 people
- Sankarpur751 people

[All 140 villages in Gandia](https://wherepedia.org/india/odisha/dhenkanal/gandia/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the PIN code of Aruhan?759014
- How far is Aruhan from Dhenkanal?22 km by road
- What is the population of Aruhan?844 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Aruhan in?Dhenkanal district (Gandia sub-district), Odisha
- What is the literacy rate of Aruhan?84.2% (Census 2011)