Ara
Mahishi block · Saharsa district, Bihar · PIN 852216 · village code 226362
Population 2011
8,025
Census of India
Population 2020
9,730
Mission Antyodaya survey
Change
+21.3%
1,705 people · 2.2% a year
Households
2,225
+47.4% vs 1,510 in 2011
Census 2011
Total population
8,025
Male / female
4,132 / 3,893
Sex ratio females per 1,000 males
942
Children aged 0–6
1,872
Literacy rate
34.4%
Scheduled Caste / Scheduled Tribe
2,275 / 5
Working population
3,133
Of workers, in agriculture cultivators and farm labour
76.2%
Households
1,510
Village facilities, 2020
Primary school
Yes
Middle school
Yes
High school nearest 1 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 10 km away
No
Anganwadi
Yes
Internet
No
Common service centre
No CSC
The village primary school
These figures sit inside a single merged column of the Mission Antyodaya file and are not published anywhere in readable form.
Students
400
Teachers
4
Students per teacher
100
Electricity
Yes
Toilets
Both
Computer lab
No
Playground
No
Drinking water
No
Mid-day meal
Yes
Farming
Farm households
1,325
Non-farm households
520
Share of households farming, 2020
72%
Net sown area
860 ha
Kharif / rabi / other hidden inside one column
850 / 860 / 40
Main irrigation source
Ground water (tube well/well/pump)
Location
25.8559, 86.4767 — view on OpenStreetMap
Nearby villages
Amahi · Amarpur · Amarpur · Amirta · Aran · Ashraf Chak · Asnahi Patti · Atlakha