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About Araria Village

Araria is a large village in Sonbarsa tehsil, in the district of Sitamarhi, Bihar. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 2,916, made up of 1,542 males and 1,374 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 891 females per 1000 males. The village covers 228.28 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 843330, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Araria Overview

Census 2011 figures for Araria village
Description Value
State Bihar
District Sitamarhi
Tehsil Sonbarsa
Pincode 843330
Area (hectares) 228.28 hectares
Population 2,916
Male Population 1,542
Female Population 1,374
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 891
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within 10+ km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Araria compares

By the 2011 count Araria is the 30th largest of the 60 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 4,056 residents. Its 228.28 hectares work out to about 13 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, the shortfall of women against men is wide, much in line with the tehsil average of 904.

Getting to Araria

Araria is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Araria as Available within village. Private bus service is recorded as Available within 10+ km distance. For rail, the census notes the nearest railway station as Available within 10+ km distance. The nearest villages by name are Arazi Mohanpur, Arazi Sarwarpur, Az Rakbe Bharsand and Az Rakbe Pipra Ghat. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

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 2,916. That makes it the 30th largest of the 60 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 4,056 residents.

Araria village has 1,542 males and 1,374 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Araria has about 891 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, much in line with the tehsil average of 904.

The pincode recorded for Araria is 843330. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Araria covers 228.28 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 13 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Araria falls under Sonbarsa tehsil of Sitamarhi district in Bihar.

The census record for Araria notes the nearest railway station as Available within 10+ km distance.

The census records public bus service as Available within village and private bus service as Available within 10+ km distance for Araria.

Araria is in Sonbarsa tehsil of Sitamarhi district. The district and tehsil pages linked from here list the neighbouring villages, which is usually the quickest way to place it on a map.

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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