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Village snapshot
Quick panchayat-at-a-glance
ZK
Sarpanch · Gram Panchayat
Zamima Khatoon
Contact: 70****9196
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- LGD code
- 222853
- Pincode
- 855115
- Post office
- Sontha
- Population
- 417
- Households
- 71
- Literacy rate
- 31.9%
- Sex ratio
- 829 ♀/1000♂
- Workers
- 128
2011 സെൻസസ് · താരതമ്യത്തിൽ
Arugaon താരതമ്യം
By population, Arugaon ranks #131 of 150 villages in Kochadhamin mandal.
Literacy rate
%
31.9%
−15.3% vs mandal average
- Arugaon
- 31.9%
- Kochadhamin mandal
- 47.2%
- Kishanganj district
- 44.1%
Sex ratio
♀ per 1000 ♂
829
−101 vs mandal average
- Arugaon
- 829
- Kochadhamin mandal
- 930
Household size
people per home
5.9
+0.8 vs mandal average
- Arugaon
- 5.9
- Kochadhamin mandal
- 5.1
Source: Census of India 2011 (village PCA; mandal and district aggregates).
Arugaon ഒറ്റനോട്ടത്തിൽ
Arugaon ബിഹാർയിലെ കൃഷ്ണഗഞ്ച് ജില്ല, Kochadhamin ബ്ലോക്ക്ൽ 417 പേർ 71 കുടുംബങ്ങളിൽ (2011 സെൻസസ്) താമസിക്കുന്ന ഗ്രാമമാണ്, Kochadhamin ബ്ലോക്ക്ലെ 150 ഗ്രാമങ്ങളിൽ വലുപ്പത്തിൽ 131-ാമത്. സാക്ഷരത 32%, ബ്ലോക്ക് ശരാശരി 47% നേക്കാൾ 15 പോയിന്റ് കുറവ് ലിംഗാനുപാതം 1,000 പുരുഷന്മാർക്ക് 829 സ്ത്രീകൾ. പിൻകോഡ് 855115, Sontha പോസ്റ്റ് ഓഫീസിന് കീഴിൽ; LGD ഗ്രാമ കോഡ് 222853. പ്രസിഡന്റ് Zamima Khatoon; ഗ്രാമം Kasba നിയമസഭാ മണ്ഡലത്തിലാണ്, എംഎൽഎ Nitesh Kumar Singh. 2026ൽ ജനസംഖ്യ ഏകദേശം 492, 2011നെക്കാൾ 18% കൂടുതൽ.
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Amenities · Census 2011 village directory · Arugaon
- 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)
- 8
- Power hours (winter)
- 8
- Primary school
- 0
- Middle school
- 0
- 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
- KISHANGANJ
- Distance to nearest town (km)
- 41
- Distance to district HQ (km)
- 41
- Distance to sub-district HQ (km)
- 6
- All-weather road
- Yes
- Gram panchayat (2011)
- KATHAMATHA
- Total area (ha)
- 113
- Irrigated area (ha)
- 30.43
- Forest area (ha)
- 0
Source: Census of India 2011, Village Directory. Facilities may have changed since.
Notice board · Arugaon
No notices this weekWater supply timings, gram sabha dates, camps and drives — residents post them here and they expire on their own.
പ്രധാന വിവരങ്ങൾ — Arugaon
- LGD code
- 222853
- Pincode
- 855115
- Post office
- Sontha
- Population (Census 2011)
- 417
- Population (projected 2026)
- 492
- Households
- 71
- Sex ratio (per 1,000 males)
- 829
- Literacy rate
- 31.9%
- Lok Sabha constituency
- Purnia
- Vidhan Sabha constituency
- Kasba
- Member of Parliament
- Pappu Yadav
- Member of Legislative Assembly
- Nitesh Kumar Singh
- Sarpanch / Gram Pradhan
- Zamima Khatoon
- Block / Mandal
- Kochadhamin
- Nearest railway station
- Satar Halt (7.0 km)
അതേ പിൻകോഡ്
Villages sharing pincode 855115
- SonthaKochadhamin mandal10,271 pop
- BoaldahKochadhamin mandal8,087 pop
- HaldikhoraKochadhamin mandal7,665 pop
- BishunpurKochadhamin mandal7,090 pop
- NajarpurKochadhamin mandal6,888 pop
- GargaonKochadhamin mandal6,415 pop
- BhagalKochadhamin mandal6,361 pop
- KochadhaminKochadhamin mandal5,623 pop
- Barijan Pothimari JagirKochadhamin mandal4,990 pop
Other villages in the same gram panchayat as Arugaon
Kochadhamin മണ്ഡലം മറ്റ് ഗ്രാമങ്ങൾ
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- Boaldah
- Haldikhora
- Bishunpur
- Najarpur
- Gargaon
- Bhagal
- Kochadhamin
- Barijan Pothimari Jagir
- Himatnagar
- Moudho
- Kairi Birpur
- Chunamari
- Balia
- Dogharia
- Shahpur
- Purandaha
- Danti
- Majkuri
- Kamalpur
- Majgaon
- Katamata
- Kutti
- Tegharia
- Bagalbari
- Ghurna
- Patkoi Kalan
- Rani
- Kanhaiabari
- Kalanagin
- Burhimari
- Sundarbari
- Asura
- Shahpur Istamrar
- Andhasur
- Jhantibari Anarkali
Sources & freshness
- Population, literacy, households: Census 2011 (PCA)
- Village directory: Local Government Directory, record updated 2026-05-09
- Sarpanch: state panchayat-raj records
- Mandi prices: Agmarknet via data.gov.in, 2026-09-18
- Weather: OpenWeatherMap / Open-Meteo, live
- Places nearby: OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL)