Bistaria
Raniganj block · Araria
district, Bihar · PIN 854334
· village code 221712
Population 2011
17,647
Census of India
Population 2020
18,072
Mission Antyodaya survey
Change
+2.4%
425 people · 0.3% a year
Households
3,482
0.0% vs 3,482 in 2011
Census 2011
Total population
17,647
Male / female
9,163 / 8,484
Sex ratio females per 1,000 males
926
Children aged 0–6
3,968
Literacy rate
34.1%
Scheduled Caste / Scheduled Tribe
4,661 / 707
Working population
7,287
Of workers, in agriculture cultivators and farm labour
91.9%
Households
3,482
Village facilities, 2020
Primary school nearest 1 km away
No
Middle school
Yes
High school nearest 5 km away
No
Piped tap water
<50% habitation covered
All-weather road
Yes
Public transport
Auto
Electricity
>12 hrs
Bank nearest 5 km away
No
Primary health centre nearest 5 km away
No
Anganwadi
Yes
Internet
No
Common service centre
Separately located
Farming
Farm households
968
Non-farm households
2,132
Share of households farming, 2020
31%
Net sown area
1,438 ha
Kharif / rabi / other hidden inside one column
1,438 / 1,438 / 150
Main irrigation source
Ground water (tube well/well/pump)
Gram panchayat finances, 2024–25
XV Finance Commission grant for
Bistoria panchayat, Raniganj zila parishad.
These are the panchayat's own accounts, not this village's: where a panchayat
holds several villages, the money covers all of them, and where a village
spans several panchayats only this one's return appears.
Opening balance
₹43.91 lakh
Received from state (auto-transfer)
₹28.25 lakh
Received directly
—
Spent
₹58.98 lakh
Unspent at year end
₹13.19 lakh
Untied (basic grant)
opened ₹12.12 lakh · received ₹11.26 lakh · spent ₹19.91 lakh · left ₹3.46 lakh
Tied (earmarked)
opened ₹31.79 lakh · received ₹17.00 lakh · spent ₹39.06 lakh · left ₹9.72 lakh
Source: eGramSwaraj, as reported by the panchayat. Untied and tied
together make up the totals above.
Location
26.1085, 87.2262 —
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