Ara गाव, Chatra ब्लॉक, चत्रा जिल्हा — पिनकोड 825401, लोकसंख्या, सरपंच, हवामान

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Ara is a village in Chatra mandal, Chatra district, Jharkhand, with a population of 317 across 52 households. The village has a literacy rate of 55.2% and is assigned PIN code 825401.

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LGD code: 348650
Pincode: 825401
Post office: Chatra (Chatra)
Population: 317
Households: 52
Literacy rate: 55.2%
Sex ratio: 921 ♀/1000♂
Workers: 84
Distance to district centre: 13 km
Distance to mandal centre: 4 km
Distance to Ranchi: 102 km
Distance to Kolkata: 286 km
Nearest railway station: Parasnath · <1 km
Nearest hospital / PHC: L.C Memorial Clinic · <1 km

जनगणना 2011 · तुलनेत

Ara ची तुलना

By population, Ara ranks #103 of 182 villages in Chatra mandal.

Literacy rate

55.2%

+10.8% vs mandal average

Ara: 55.2%
Chatra mandal: 44.4%
Chatra district: 48.9%

Sex ratio

♀ per 1000 ♂

921

−23 vs mandal average

Ara: 921
Chatra mandal: 944

Household size

people per home

6.1

+0.3 vs mandal average

Ara: 6.1
Chatra mandal: 5.8

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

Ara एका दृष्टिक्षेपात

Ara हे झारखंडच्या चत्रा जिल्ह्यातील Chatra ब्लॉकमधील 317 लोकसंख्येचे 52 कुटुंबांत (जनगणना 2011) गाव आहे, जे Chatra ब्लॉकमधील 182 गावांत 103वे मोठे आहे. साक्षरता 55% आहे, ब्लॉक सरासरी 44% पेक्षा 11 गुण जास्त आणि लिंग गुणोत्तर दर 1,000 पुरुषांमागे 921 स्त्रिया. हे चत्रा जिल्हा केंद्रापासून 13 किमी, जवळचे शहर Kharkiपासून 10 किमी, Parasnath रेल्वे स्थानकापासून 1 पेक्षा कमी किमी आहे (सरळ रेषेतील अंतर). पिनकोड 825401 आहे, Chatra (Chatra) पोस्ट ऑफिसद्वारे; एलजीडी गाव कोड 348650 आहे. जवळचे रुग्णालय L.C Memorial Clinic, <1 किमी अंतरावर. सरपंच Lalita kumari आहेत; गाव Dumri विधानसभा मतदारसंघात येते, आमदार Jairam Kumar Mahato. 2026 मध्ये अंदाजे लोकसंख्या 374, 2011 पेक्षा 18% जास्त.

ग्रामपंचायत: Moktama →

जवळच्या गावांची तुलना

शेजारी तुलना →

गाव	लोकसंख्या	साक्षरता	अंतर
Ara · हे गाव	317	55%	—
Lare · Chatra	386	41%	0 किमी N
Geri · Chatra	158	76%	0 किमी N
Ara · Chatra	1,287	43%	0 किमी N
Ahuri · Chatra	499	36%	0 किमी N
Bario · Chatra	872	14%	0 किमी N
Sel · Chatra	560	12%	0 किमी N

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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: No
Electricity for homes: No
Electricity for farms: No
Power hours (summer): 0
Power hours (winter): 0
Primary school: 1
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: Yes
Fair-price shop: No
Mandi / regular market: No
Weekly haat: No
Nearest statutory town: CHATRA
Distance to nearest town (km): 19
Distance to district HQ (km): 19
Distance to sub-district HQ (km): 19
All-weather road: Yes
Gram panchayat (2011): MAKTAMA
Total area (ha): 289
Irrigated area (ha): 0.74
Forest area (ha): 162.45

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

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मुख्य माहिती — Ara

LGD code: 348650
Pincode: 825401
Post office: Chatra (Chatra)
Population (Census 2011): 317
Population (projected 2026): 374
Households: 52
Sex ratio (per 1,000 males): 921
Literacy rate: 55.2%
Coordinates: 23.98527°N, 86.02928°E
Lok Sabha constituency: Giridih
Vidhan Sabha constituency: Dumri
Member of Parliament: Chandra Prakash Choudhary
Member of Legislative Assembly: Jairam Kumar Mahato
Sarpanch / Gram Pradhan: Lalita kumari
Block / Mandal: Chatra

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 Chatra district level

Then & Now

Ara — Census 2011 to projected 2026

Population · 2011

317

Census 2011 baseline

+18.0%

Population · 2026

374

RGI / state CAGR projection

Households · 2011

Census 2011 baseline

+17.3%

Households · 2026

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: 317Census 2011
Households: 52Census 2011
Literacy rate: 55.2%Census 2011
Sex ratio: 921 ♀/1000♂Census 2011

2026 estimate

Projected from 2011 + state CAGR · live ECI electorate

Est. population: 3742026 proj. · +18% vs 2011
Est. households: 612026 projection
Active job cards: 1,67,811MGNREGA · district · Feb 2024-2025
HHs worked (FY): 1,11,244MGNREGA · district · Feb 2024-2025
State electorate: 2,58,40,261ECI Lok Sabha 2024 final roll

NFHS-5 (2019-21)

National Family Health Survey · district overlay

Sex ratio @ birth: 764NFHS-5 district
Female literacy: 61.8%NFHS-5 district
Electricity: 92.1%NFHS-5 district
Improved sanitation: 48.1%NFHS-5 district
Children vaccinated: 82.4%NFHS-5 district
Anaemia (women): 56.0%NFHS-5 district

Post-2011 updates

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

Tap water at homedistrict level: 46.4%Jal Jeevan Mission · Dec 2023 · Chatra district
Rural houses builtdistrict level: 15,65,258PMAY-G · 15,65,258 of 20,12,107 sanctioned · Mar 2025 · Chatra district
Toilets builtdistrict level: 2,18,686Swachh Bharat Mission - Gramin · Dec 2023 · Chatra 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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जाण्याचा मार्ग

Ara ला कसे जायचे

Mandal centre

Chatra · ≈ 4.3 km

≈ 9 min by car · 10 min by bike

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District centre

Chatra · ≈ 13 km

≈ 27 min by car · 32 min by bike

Directions

Nearest town · 14,000 people

Kharki · ≈ 10 km

≈ 21 min by car · 25 min by bike

Directions

शहरांपासूनचे अंतर · सरळ रेषा

Ranchi102 kmcapital
Kolkata286 km
Delhi1018 km
Hyderabad1074 km

प्रकारानुसार जवळचे · प्रदेशात कुठेही

Railway stationParasnath<1 km
Hospital / PHCL.C Memorial Clinic<1 km
ATM / bankBank of India29 km
Petrol pumpIndian Oil23 km
CollegeSSLNT College46 km
Police stationBarora Police Station29 km

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From a Railway Platform to Her Own E-Bike: Jharkhand girl Puja’s Journey to Independence
jharkhandstatenews.com18h ago
Jharkhand minister's daughter among 4 killed as car rams truck
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Jharkhand Minister Deepika Pandey Singh’s daughter and three others die in road accident
The Hindu2 days ago
Six drown in river during immersion of tree branch worshipped in Jharkhand's tribal festival Karam
The New Indian Express3 days ago
Jharkhand Braces for Widespread Rain as Monsoon System Remains Active
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Two boys, girl paraded in village for ‘spending night together’ in Jharkhand
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Ara बद्दल वारंवार विचारले जाणारे प्रश्न

Ara चा पिनकोड काय आहे?

झारखंडच्या चत्रा जिल्ह्यातील Chatra ब्लॉकमधील Ara चा पिनकोड 825401 आहे. पोस्ट ऑफिस Chatra (Chatra) आहे.

Ara ला कोणते पोस्ट ऑफिस टपाल पोहोचवते?

Ara ची टपाल चत्रा जिल्ह्यातील Chatra ब्लॉकमधील Chatra (Chatra) पोस्ट ऑफिस, पिनकोड 825401 मार्फत पोहोचते.

Ara कोणत्या जिल्ह्यात आहे?

Ara हे भारतातील झारखंडच्या चत्रा जिल्ह्यातील Chatra ब्लॉकमधील गाव आहे.

जनगणना 2011 नुसार Ara ची लोकसंख्या किती?

2011 च्या जनगणनेनुसार Ara गावाची लोकसंख्या 317 आहे 52 कुटुंबांत.

Ara चे सरपंच कोण आहेत?

Ara ग्रामपंचायतीचे विद्यमान सरपंच Lalita kumari आहेत.

Ara ची साक्षरता दर किती?

जनगणना 2011 नुसार Ara गावाची साक्षरता 55.2% आहे.

Ara चे लिंग गुणोत्तर किती?

जनगणना 2011 नुसार Ara गावात दर 1,000 पुरुषांमागे 921 स्त्रिया आहेत.

Ara जवळचे रेल्वे स्थानक कोणते?

Ara जवळचे रेल्वे स्थानक Parasnath (1 किमीपेक्षा कमी) आहे.

Ara जवळचे आरोग्य केंद्र कोणते?

Ara जवळचे आरोग्य केंद्र L.C Memorial Clinic (1 किमीपेक्षा कमी) आहे.

Ara जवळचे शहर कोणते?

Kharki (लोकसंख्या 14,000, 2011) हे जवळचे मोठे शहर, Araपासून सरळ रेषेत सुमारे 10 किमी.

Araपासून Ranchi किती दूर आहे?

Araपासून Ranchi सरळ रेषेत सुमारे 102 किमी (झारखंडची राजधानी); रस्त्याने सुमारे 133 किमी.

Araपासून Kolkata किती दूर आहे?

Araपासून Kolkata सरळ रेषेत सुमारे 286 किमी; रस्त्याने सुमारे 371 किमी.

Ara चे आमदार कोण?

Ara Dumri विधानसभा मतदारसंघात (AC 33) येते. विद्यमान आमदार Jairam Kumar Mahato (JLKM).

Ara चे खासदार कोण?

Ara Giridih लोकसभा मतदारसंघात आहे. विद्यमान खासदार Chandra Prakash Choudhary (All Jharkhand Students Union).

2026 मध्ये Ara ची लोकसंख्या किती?

2026 मध्ये Ara ची अंदाजे लोकसंख्या 374, 2011 च्या 317 पेक्षा सुमारे 18% जास्त (राज्य वाढ दरावरून अंदाज).

Ara चा एलजीडी कोड काय?

Ara गावाचा एलजीडी कोड 348650 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, 2026-05-14
Weather: OpenWeatherMap / Open-Meteo, live
Places nearby: OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL)