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About Araria Village

Araria is a large village in Amour tehsil, in the district of Purnia, Bihar. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 3,068, made up of 1,670 males and 1,398 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 837 females per 1000 males. The village covers 181 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 854327, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Araria Overview

Census 2011 figures for Araria village
Description Value
State Bihar
District Purnia
Tehsil Amour
Pincode 854327
Area (hectares) 181 hectares
Population 3,068
Male Population 1,670
Female Population 1,398
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 837
Bus Service (public) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 5 - 10 km distance

How Araria compares

By the 2011 count Araria is the 31st largest of the 148 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well above average, where the typical village holds 1,941 residents. Its 181 hectares work out to about 17 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area. On the sex ratio, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 922.

Getting to Araria

Araria is reached by bus from a few kilometres away, with rail a longer trip. The census records public bus service for Araria as Available within 5 - 10 km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within <5 km distance. For rail, the census notes the nearest railway station as Available within 5 - 10 km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Araria from other places

Araria lies about 32 km from Purnia, and the nearest railway station is Jalalgarh, about 16 km away. The figures below are straight-line distances from the village to each place. A road journey is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again.

Distances from Araria
Tehsil headquarters Amour 5.9 km
Nearest railway station Jalalgarh 16 km
Nearest town Kasba 22 km
District headquarters Purnia 32 km

Villages closest to Araria

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Amour tehsil.

Source: Census of India 2011, the most recent completed census. Figures have not been revised since collection. Read more on our about the data page.

Common questions about Araria

As per the Census of India 2011, Araria village had a population of 3,068. That makes it the 31st largest of the 148 villages in the tehsil, well above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,941 residents.

Araria village has 1,670 males and 1,398 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Araria has about 837 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 922.

The pincode recorded for Araria is 854327. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Araria covers 181 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 17 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area.

Araria falls under Amour tehsil of Purnia district in Bihar.

The nearest railway station to Araria is Jalalgarh, about 16 km away in a straight line. The 2011 census recorded it as available within 5 - 10 km distance.

The census records public bus service as Available within 5 - 10 km distance and private bus service as Available within <5 km distance for Araria.

Araria is about 32 km from Purnia in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Araria is in Amour tehsil of Purnia district. Amour is about 5.9 km away. Jalalgarh is about 16 km away. Kasba is about 22 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Kharhia (under 2 km), Gerua (under 2 km) and Sakma (1.8 km).

No. It is the count from the Census of India 2011, the most recent completed census. The population of Araria today is likely to be higher.

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