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- LGD code
- 255165
- Pincode
- 824231
- Post office
- Bodhgaya
- Population
- 3,353
- Households
- 525
- Literacy rate
- 48.3%
- Sex ratio
- 975 ♀/1000♂
- Workers
- 1,637
Census 2011 · in context
How Arai compares
By population, Arai ranks #8 of 54 villages in Muhra mandal.
Literacy rate
%
48.3%
−0.7% vs mandal average
Arai48.3%
Muhra mandal49.0%
Gaya district52.3%
Sex ratio
♀ per 1000 ♂
975
+29 vs mandal average
Arai975
Muhra mandal946
Household size
people per home
6.4
−0.2 vs mandal average
Arai6.4
Muhra mandal6.6
Source: Census of India 2011 (village PCA; mandal and district aggregates).
Arai at a glance
Arai is a village of 3,353 people in 525 households (Census 2011) in Muhra block, Gaya district, Bihar, the 8th-largest of 54 villages in Muhra block. Literacy is 48%, about the same as the block average of 49% and the sex ratio is 975 women per 1,000 men. The pincode is 824231, served by Bodhgaya post office; the LGD village code is 255165. The village votes in Kurhani assembly constituency, represented by MLA Kedar Prasad Gupta. The population is estimated at 3,953 in 2026, up 18% since the 2011 Census.
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Amenities · Census 2011 village directory · Arai
- Treated tap water
- No
- Untreated tap water
- No
- Well water
- No
- Hand pump
- Yes
- Tube well / borewell
- No
- Electricity for homes
- No
- Electricity for farms
- No
- Power hours (summer)
- 0
- Power hours (winter)
- 0
- Primary school
- 2
- Middle school
- 1
- Secondary school
- 0
- Senior secondary
- 0
- Degree college
- 0
- Primary health centre
- 0
- Health sub-centre
- 0
- Community health centre
- 0
- Dispensary
- 0
- Veterinary hospital
- 0
- Post office
- Yes
- Sub post office
- No
- Commercial bank
- No
- Cooperative bank
- No
- ATM
- No
- Public bus service
- No
- Private bus service
- Yes
- Railway station
- No
- Pucca (paved) road
- No
- Anganwadi centre
- Yes
- ASHA worker
- Yes
- Fair-price shop
- No
- Mandi / regular market
- No
- Weekly haat
- No
- Nearest statutory town
- GAYA
- Distance to nearest town (km)
- 45
- Distance to district HQ (km)
- 45
- Distance to sub-district HQ (km)
- 4
- All-weather road
- No
- Gram panchayat (2011)
- Arai
- Total area (ha)
- 316
- Irrigated area (ha)
- 284.6
- Forest area (ha)
- 0
Source: Census of India 2011, Village Directory. Facilities may have changed since.
Notice board · Arai
No notices this weekWater supply timings, gram sabha dates, camps and drives — residents post them here and they expire on their own.
Key facts — Arai
- LGD code
- 255165
- Pincode
- 824231
- Post office
- Bodhgaya
- Population (Census 2011)
- 3,353
- Population (projected 2026)
- 3,953
- Households
- 525
- Sex ratio (per 1,000 males)
- 975
- Literacy rate
- 48.3%
- Lok Sabha constituency
- Muzaffarpur
- Vidhan Sabha constituency
- Kurhani
- Member of Parliament
- Raj Bhushan Choudhary
- Member of Legislative Assembly
- Kedar Prasad Gupta
- Block / Mandal
- Muhra
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View all 53+ →Sources & freshness
- Population, literacy, households: Census 2011 (PCA)
- Village directory: Local Government Directory, record updated 2026-09-23
- Mandi prices: Agmarknet via data.gov.in, 2026-09-25
- Weather: OpenWeatherMap / Open-Meteo, live
- Places nearby: OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL)