Ara गाव, Dagarua ब्लॉक, पुर्णिया जिल्हा — पिनकोड 854315, लोकसंख्या, सरपंच, हवामान

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Sarpanch · Gram Panchayat

md mazharul haque

Contact: 74****5095

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LGD code: 224203
Pincode: 854315
Post office: Baisi
Population: 766
Households: 151
Literacy rate: 17.9%
Sex ratio: 954 ♀/1000♂
Workers: 209

जनगणना 2011 · तुलनेत

Ara ची तुलना

By population, Ara ranks #81 of 154 villages in Dagarua mandal.

Literacy rate

17.9%

−18.0% vs mandal average

Ara: 17.9%
Dagarua mandal: 35.9%
Purnia district: 40.8%

Sex ratio

♀ per 1000 ♂

954

+30 vs mandal average

Ara: 954
Dagarua mandal: 924

Household size

people per home

5.1

+0.2 vs mandal average

Ara: 5.1
Dagarua mandal: 4.9

Source: Census of India 2011 (village PCA; mandal and district aggregates).

Ara एका दृष्टिक्षेपात

Ara हे बिहारच्या पुर्णिया जिल्ह्यातील Dagarua ब्लॉकमधील 766 लोकसंख्येचे 151 कुटुंबांत (जनगणना 2011) गाव आहे, जे Dagarua ब्लॉकमधील 154 गावांत 81वे मोठे आहे. साक्षरता 18% आहे, ब्लॉक सरासरी 36% पेक्षा 18 गुण कमी आणि लिंग गुणोत्तर दर 1,000 पुरुषांमागे 954 स्त्रिया. पिनकोड 854315 आहे, Baisi पोस्ट ऑफिसद्वारे; एलजीडी गाव कोड 224203 आहे. सरपंच md mazharul haque आहेत; गाव Dhamdaha विधानसभा मतदारसंघात येते, आमदार Leshi Singh. 2026 मध्ये अंदाजे लोकसंख्या 903, 2011 पेक्षा 18% जास्त.

ग्रामपंचायत: Dubaili →

जवळच्या गावांची तुलना

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गाव	लोकसंख्या	साक्षरता	अंतर
Ara · हे गाव	766	18%	—
Dubaili · Dagarua	5,308	34%	—
Bishunpur · Dagarua	4,972	37%	—
Parsarai · Dagarua	975	37%	—
Balarpur · Dagarua	425	37%	—

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Amenities · Census 2011 village directory · Ara

Treated tap water: No
Untreated tap water: No
Well water: No
Hand pump: Yes
Tube well / borewell: Yes
Electricity for homes: Yes
Electricity for farms: No
Power hours (summer): 7
Power hours (winter): 3
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: No
ASHA worker: No
Fair-price shop: Yes
Mandi / regular market: Yes
Weekly haat: No
Nearest statutory town: PURNIA
Distance to nearest town (km): 23
Distance to district HQ (km): 23
Distance to sub-district HQ (km): 10
All-weather road: Yes
Gram panchayat (2011): Dubaili
Total area (ha): 21
Irrigated area (ha): 10
Forest area (ha): 0

Source: Census of India 2011, Village Directory. Facilities may have changed since.

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मुख्य माहिती — Ara

LGD code: 224203
Pincode: 854315
Post office: Baisi
Population (Census 2011): 766
Population (projected 2026): 903
Households: 151
Sex ratio (per 1,000 males): 954
Literacy rate: 17.9%
Lok Sabha constituency: Purnia
Vidhan Sabha constituency: Dhamdaha
Member of Parliament: Pappu Yadav
Member of Legislative Assembly: Leshi Singh
Sarpanch / Gram Pradhan: md mazharul haque
Block / Mandal: Dagarua
Nearest railway station: Aurahi (5.1 km)

Demographics — Census 2011 + 2026 estimate + NFHS-5

Population, education, health & sanitation

India's last full census was 2011 · 2026 figures are RGI projections · NFHS-5 (2019-21) covers the Purnia district level

Then & Now

Ara — Census 2011 to projected 2026

Population · 2011

766

Census 2011 baseline

+17.9%

Population · 2026

903

RGI / state CAGR projection

Households · 2011

151

Census 2011 baseline

+17.9%

Households · 2026

178

RGI / state CAGR projection

2011 = decadal Census of India. 2026 = forward-projection from state-level CAGR — working estimate, refines when the next Census publishes.

Census 2011

Canonical baseline · last full census · village-level

Population: 766Census 2011
Households: 151Census 2011
Literacy rate: 17.9%Census 2011
Sex ratio: 954 ♀/1000♂Census 2011

2026 estimate

Projected from 2011 + state CAGR · live ECI electorate

Est. population: 9032026 proj. · +17.9% vs 2011
Est. households: 1782026 projection
Active job cards: 2,61,145MGNREGA · district · Feb 2024-2025
HHs worked (FY): 1,37,048MGNREGA · district · Feb 2024-2025
State electorate: 7,71,43,046ECI Lok Sabha 2024 final roll

NFHS-5 (2019-21)

National Family Health Survey · district overlay

Sex ratio @ birth: 938NFHS-5 district
Female literacy: 47.5%NFHS-5 district
Electricity: 92.4%NFHS-5 district
Improved sanitation: 35.6%NFHS-5 district
Children vaccinated: 81.8%NFHS-5 district
Anaemia (women): 66.0%NFHS-5 district

Post-2011 updates

Central-government dashboards · sourced from data.gov.in · refreshed when the ministry publishes

Tap water at homedistrict level: 96.4%Jal Jeevan Mission · Dec 2023 · Purnia district
Rural houses builtdistrict level: 37,22,797PMAY-G · 37,22,797 of 44,92,010 sanctioned · Mar 2025 · Purnia district
Toilets builtdistrict level: 3,93,613Swachh Bharat Mission - Gramin · Dec 2023 · Purnia district

Sources: Office of the Registrar General & Census Commissioner of India (Census 2011 + Population Projections 2011-2036) · International Institute for Population Sciences (NFHS-5) · Election Commission of India · data.gov.in (Jal Jeevan Mission, PMAY-G, SBM-G dashboards). Projections may differ from on-the-ground reality by ±20% for individual villages. An asterisk next to a sex-ratio value (—*) flags a Census 2011 figure outside the plausible range of 300–2000 ♀/1000♂; the underlying source row is suppressed pending review.

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Ara on the mapआरा

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Ara बद्दल वारंवार विचारले जाणारे प्रश्न

Ara चा पिनकोड काय आहे?

बिहारच्या पुर्णिया जिल्ह्यातील Dagarua ब्लॉकमधील Ara चा पिनकोड 854315 आहे. पोस्ट ऑफिस Baisi आहे.

Ara ला कोणते पोस्ट ऑफिस टपाल पोहोचवते?

Ara ची टपाल पुर्णिया जिल्ह्यातील Dagarua ब्लॉकमधील Baisi पोस्ट ऑफिस, पिनकोड 854315 मार्फत पोहोचते.

Ara कोणत्या जिल्ह्यात आहे?

Ara हे भारतातील बिहारच्या पुर्णिया जिल्ह्यातील Dagarua ब्लॉकमधील गाव आहे.

जनगणना 2011 नुसार Ara ची लोकसंख्या किती?

2011 च्या जनगणनेनुसार Ara गावाची लोकसंख्या 766 आहे 151 कुटुंबांत.

Ara चे सरपंच कोण आहेत?

Ara ग्रामपंचायतीचे विद्यमान सरपंच md mazharul haque आहेत.

Ara ची साक्षरता दर किती?

जनगणना 2011 नुसार Ara गावाची साक्षरता 17.9% आहे.

Ara चे लिंग गुणोत्तर किती?

जनगणना 2011 नुसार Ara गावात दर 1,000 पुरुषांमागे 954 स्त्रिया आहेत.

Ara चे आमदार कोण?

Ara Dhamdaha विधानसभा मतदारसंघात (AC 61) येते. विद्यमान आमदार Leshi Singh (JD(U)).

Ara चे खासदार कोण?

Ara Purnia लोकसभा मतदारसंघात आहे. विद्यमान खासदार Pappu Yadav (IND).

2026 मध्ये Ara ची लोकसंख्या किती?

2026 मध्ये Ara ची अंदाजे लोकसंख्या 903, 2011 च्या 766 पेक्षा सुमारे 18% जास्त (राज्य वाढ दरावरून अंदाज).

Ara चा एलजीडी कोड काय?

Ara गावाचा एलजीडी कोड 224203 आहे.

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Sources & freshness

Population, literacy, households: Census 2011 (PCA)
Village directory: Local Government Directory, record updated 2026-09-23
Sarpanch: state panchayat-raj records
Weather: OpenWeatherMap / Open-Meteo, live
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