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Jharkhand signs MoU with Centre under Jal Jeevan Mission 2.0; CM Soren seeks release of Rs 6,500 crore dues
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Sarpanch · Gram Panchayat
PINKI DEVI
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- LGD code
- 362592
- Pincode
- 829301
- Post office
- Jaina
- Population
- 3,662
- Households
- 779
- Literacy rate
- 60.5%
- Sex ratio
- 894 ♀/1000♂
- Workers
- 1,835
Census 2011 · in context
How Araju compares
By population, Araju ranks #5 of 38 villages in Jaridih mandal.
Literacy rate
%
60.5%
+4.9% vs mandal average
- Araju
- 60.5%
- Jaridih mandal
- 55.6%
- Bokaro district
- 61.8%
Sex ratio
♀ per 1000 ♂
894
−50 vs mandal average
- Araju
- 894
- Jaridih mandal
- 944
Household size
people per home
4.7
−0.2 vs mandal average
- Araju
- 4.7
- Jaridih mandal
- 4.9
Source: Census of India 2011 (village PCA; mandal and district aggregates).
Araju at a glance
Araju is a village of 3,662 people in 779 households (Census 2011) in Jaridih block, Bokaro district, Jharkhand, the 5th-largest of 38 villages in Jaridih block. Literacy is 61%, 5 points above the block average of 56% and the sex ratio is 894 women per 1,000 men. The pincode is 829301, served by Jaina post office; the LGD village code is 362592. The sarpanch is PINKI DEVI, and the village votes in Sindri assembly constituency, represented by MLA Chandradeo Mahato Alias Bablu Mahato. The population is estimated at 4,317 in 2026, up 18% since the 2011 Census.
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Amenities · Census 2011 village directory · Araju
- Treated tap water
- No
- Untreated tap water
- No
- Well water
- No
- Hand pump
- Yes
- Tube well / borewell
- Yes
- 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
- 1
- Community health centre
- 0
- Dispensary
- 0
- Veterinary hospital
- 0
- Post office
- Yes
- Sub post office
- Yes
- 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
- Yes
- Mandi / regular market
- No
- Weekly haat
- Yes
- Nearest statutory town
- CHAS
- Distance to nearest town (km)
- 41
- Distance to district HQ (km)
- 41
- Distance to sub-district HQ (km)
- 32
- All-weather road
- Yes
- Gram panchayat (2011)
- ARAJU
- Total area (ha)
- 839.77
- Irrigated area (ha)
- 3.7
- Forest area (ha)
- 271.13
Source: Census of India 2011, Village Directory. Facilities may have changed since.
Notice board · Araju
No notices this weekWater supply timings, gram sabha dates, camps and drives — residents post them here and they expire on their own.
Key facts — Araju
- LGD code
- 362592
- Pincode
- 829301
- Post office
- Jaina
- Population (Census 2011)
- 3,662
- Population (projected 2026)
- 4,317
- Households
- 779
- Sex ratio (per 1,000 males)
- 894
- Literacy rate
- 60.5%
- Lok Sabha constituency
- Dhanbad
- Vidhan Sabha constituency
- Sindri
- Member of Parliament
- Dulu Mahato
- Member of Legislative Assembly
- Chandradeo Mahato Alias Bablu Mahato
- Sarpanch / Gram Pradhan
- PINKI DEVI
- Block / Mandal
- Jaridih
- Nearest PHC
- Dr. N.R. Mahapatra (1.5 km)
- Nearest bank
- Bank of India (7.3 km)
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- Population, literacy, households: Census 2011 (PCA)
- Village directory: Local Government Directory, record updated 2026-05-09
- Sarpanch: state panchayat-raj records, 2026-05-14
- Weather: OpenWeatherMap / Open-Meteo, live
- Places nearby: OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL)