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- LGD code
- 217542
- Pincode
- 845301
- Post office
- Adapur
- Population
- 2,534
- Households
- 512
- Literacy rate
- 63.7%
- Sex ratio
- 897 ♀/1000♂
- Workers
- 986
Census 2011 · in context
How Arara compares
By population, Arara ranks #38 of 60 villages in Adapur mandal.
Literacy rate
%
63.7%
+22.6% vs mandal average
- Arara
- 63.7%
- Adapur mandal
- 41.1%
- Purbi Champaran district
- 44.7%
Sex ratio
♀ per 1000 ♂
897
+11 vs mandal average
- Arara
- 897
- Adapur mandal
- 886
Household size
people per home
4.9
−0.2 vs mandal average
- Arara
- 4.9
- Adapur mandal
- 5.1
Source: Census of India 2011 (village PCA; mandal and district aggregates).
Arara at a glance
Arara is a village of 2,534 people in 512 households (Census 2011) in Adapur block, Purbi Champaran district, Bihar, the 38th-largest of 60 villages in Adapur block. Literacy is 64%, 23 points above the block average of 41% and the sex ratio is 897 women per 1,000 men. The pincode is 845301, served by Adapur post office; the LGD village code is 217542. The village votes in Chiraia assembly constituency, represented by MLA Lal Babu Prasad Gupta. The population is estimated at 2,988 in 2026, up 18% since the 2011 Census.
Gram panchayat: Belwa →
Nearby villages compared
Compare side by side →| village | Population | Literacy | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Arara · this village | 2,534 | 64% | — |
| Belwa · Adapur | 3,103 | 46% | — |
| Bhaluahiya · Adapur | 1,575 | 44% | — |
| Lachhmipur · Adapur | 1,556 | 42% | — |
| Kachorwa · Adapur | 1,311 | 37% | — |
| Hira Chhapra · Adapur | 783 | 30% | — |
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Amenities · Census 2011 village directory · Arara
- Treated tap water
- No
- Untreated tap water
- No
- Well water
- No
- Hand pump
- Yes
- Tube well / borewell
- No
- Electricity for homes
- Yes
- Electricity for farms
- No
- Power hours (summer)
- 10
- Power hours (winter)
- 8
- Primary school
- 1
- 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
- No
- Sub post office
- No
- Commercial bank
- No
- Cooperative bank
- No
- ATM
- No
- Public bus service
- No
- Private bus service
- No
- Railway station
- No
- Pucca (paved) road
- Yes
- Anganwadi centre
- Yes
- ASHA worker
- Yes
- Fair-price shop
- Yes
- Mandi / regular market
- No
- Weekly haat
- No
- Nearest statutory town
- RAXAUL
- Distance to nearest town (km)
- 14
- Distance to district HQ (km)
- 45
- Distance to sub-district HQ (km)
- 4
- All-weather road
- Yes
- Gram panchayat (2011)
- bailwa
- Total area (ha)
- 112.8
- Irrigated area (ha)
- 99.1
- Forest area (ha)
- 0
Source: Census of India 2011, Village Directory. Facilities may have changed since.
Notice board · Arara
No notices this weekWater supply timings, gram sabha dates, camps and drives — residents post them here and they expire on their own.
Key facts — Arara
- LGD code
- 217542
- Pincode
- 845301
- Post office
- Adapur
- Population (Census 2011)
- 2,534
- Population (projected 2026)
- 2,988
- Households
- 512
- Sex ratio (per 1,000 males)
- 897
- Literacy rate
- 63.7%
- Lok Sabha constituency
- Sheohar
- Vidhan Sabha constituency
- Chiraia
- Member of Parliament
- Lovely Anand
- Member of Legislative Assembly
- Lal Babu Prasad Gupta
- Block / Mandal
- Adapur
Same pincode
Villages sharing pincode 845301
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Other villages named Arara
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Other villages in the same gram panchayat as Arara
Other villages in Adapur mandal
View all 59+ →- Majhariya
- Anhara
- Auraia
- Sirsia Kalan
- Bhawanipur
- Shampur
- Lachhimipur Pokhariya
- Gamharia Kalan
- Barwa
- Belahiya
- Koraia
- Sirsiya
- Mutia
- Bishunpurwa
- Kachurbari
- Nakardei
- Latiahi
- Harpur
- Dhabdhabwa
- Naek Tola
- Chainpur
- Bherihari
- Inarwa
- Belwa
- Bagahi
- Maghi
- Gamhariya Khurd
- Bakhri
- Katkenwa
- Jamunbhar
- Jhitkahia
- Bariarpur
- Tola Unchi Dih
- Kurminia
- Bhakurahiya
- Sirsia Khurd
Sources & freshness
- Population, literacy, households: Census 2011 (PCA)
- Village directory: Local Government Directory, record updated 2026-09-23
- Weather: OpenWeatherMap / Open-Meteo, live
- Places nearby: OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL)