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Mapped via ECI-published constituency boundary (mandal centroid containment, Datameet)
Village snapshot
Quick panchayat-at-a-glance
RD
Sarpanch · Gram Panchayat
RINKU DEVI
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- LGD code
- 244112
- Pincode
- 811105
- Post office
- Sheikhpura (Sheikhpura)
- Population
- 407
- Households
- 75
- Literacy rate
- 32.2%
- Sex ratio
- 1142 ♀/1000♂
- Workers
- 76
Census 2011 · in context
How Datuara compares
By population, Datuara ranks #54 of 68 villages in Ariari mandal.
Literacy rate
%
32.2%
−14.2% vs mandal average
- Datuara
- 32.2%
- Ariari mandal
- 46.4%
- Sheikhpura district
- 51.7%
Sex ratio
♀ per 1000 ♂
1,142
+210 vs mandal average
- Datuara
- 1,142
- Ariari mandal
- 932
Household size
people per home
5.4
−1.2 vs mandal average
- Datuara
- 5.4
- Ariari mandal
- 6.6
Source: Census of India 2011 (village PCA; mandal and district aggregates).
Datuara at a glance
Datuara is a village of 407 people in 75 households (Census 2011) in Ariari block, Sheikhpura district, Bihar, the 54th-largest of 68 villages in Ariari block. Literacy is 32%, 14 points below the block average of 46% and the sex ratio is 1,142 women per 1,000 men. The pincode is 811105, served by Sheikhpura (Sheikhpura) post office; the LGD village code is 244112. The sarpanch is RINKU DEVI, and the village votes in Tarapur assembly constituency, represented by MLA Samrat Choudhary. The population is estimated at 480 in 2026, up 18% since the 2011 Census.
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Nearby villages compared
Compare side by side →| village | Population | Literacy | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Datuara · this village | 407 | 32% | — |
| Aifni · Ariari | 4,631 | 43% | — |
| Dhankaul · Ariari | 1,670 | 48% | — |
| Latkana · Ariari | 1,228 | 39% | — |
| Manipur Aima · Ariari | 1,061 | 49% | — |
| Mai · Ariari | 809 | 47% | — |
| Salempur Teldih · Ariari | 614 | 49% | — |
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Amenities · Census 2011 village directory · Datuara
- 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
- Yes
- ASHA worker
- Yes
- Fair-price shop
- No
- Mandi / regular market
- No
- Weekly haat
- No
- Nearest statutory town
- SHEIKHPURA
- Distance to nearest town (km)
- 13
- Distance to district HQ (km)
- 13
- Distance to sub-district HQ (km)
- 11
- All-weather road
- Yes
- Gram panchayat (2011)
- Efani
- Total area (ha)
- 66.21
- Irrigated area (ha)
- 48.8
- Forest area (ha)
- 0
Source: Census of India 2011, Village Directory. Facilities may have changed since.
Notice board · Datuara
No notices this weekWater supply timings, gram sabha dates, camps and drives — residents post them here and they expire on their own.
Key facts — Datuara
- LGD code
- 244112
- Pincode
- 811105
- Post office
- Sheikhpura (Sheikhpura)
- Population (Census 2011)
- 407
- Population (projected 2026)
- 480
- Households
- 75
- Sex ratio (per 1,000 males)
- 1142
- Literacy rate
- 32.2%
- Lok Sabha constituency
- Jamui
- Vidhan Sabha constituency
- Tarapur
- Member of Parliament
- Arun Bharti
- Member of Legislative Assembly
- Samrat Choudhary
- Sarpanch / Gram Pradhan
- RINKU DEVI
- Block / Mandal
- Ariari
Same pincode
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View all 60+ →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, 2026-09-16
- Weather: OpenWeatherMap / Open-Meteo, live
- Places nearby: OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL)