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Village snapshot
Quick panchayat-at-a-glance
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Sarpanch · Gram Panchayat
ANITA DEVI
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- LGD code
- 185912
- Pincode
- 273002
- Post office
- A.P.Station
- Population
- 1,877
- Households
- 297
- Literacy rate
- 61.3%
- Sex ratio
- 923 ♀/1000♂
- Workers
- 549
Census 2011 · in context
How Araji Basdila compares
By population, Araji Basdila ranks #81 of 216 villages in Chauri Chaura mandal.
Literacy rate
%
61.3%
+5.3% vs mandal average
- Araji Basdila
- 61.3%
- Chauri Chaura mandal
- 56.0%
- Gorakhpur district
- 60.8%
Sex ratio
♀ per 1000 ♂
923
−48 vs mandal average
- Araji Basdila
- 923
- Chauri Chaura mandal
- 971
Household size
people per home
6.3
Same as the mandal average
- Araji Basdila
- 6.3
- Chauri Chaura mandal
- 6.3
Source: Census of India 2011 (village PCA; mandal and district aggregates).
Araji Basdila at a glance
Araji Basdila is a village of 1,877 people in 297 households (Census 2011) in Chauri Chaura tehsil, Gorakhpur district, Uttar Pradesh, the 81st-largest of 216 villages in Chauri Chaura tehsil. Literacy is 61%, 5 points above the tehsil average of 56% and the sex ratio is 923 women per 1,000 men. The pincode is 273002, served by A.P.Station post office; the LGD village code is 185912. The sarpanch is ANITA DEVI, and the village votes in Dariyabad assembly constituency, represented by MLA Satish Chandra Sharma. The population is estimated at 2,213 in 2026, up 18% since the 2011 Census.
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Amenities · Census 2011 village directory · Araji Basdila
- Treated tap water
- No
- Untreated tap water
- No
- Well water
- No
- Hand pump
- Yes
- Tube well / borewell
- Yes
- Electricity for homes
- Yes
- Electricity for farms
- No
- Power hours (summer)
- 8
- Power hours (winter)
- 8
- 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
- Yes
- Mandi / regular market
- No
- Weekly haat
- No
- Nearest statutory town
- GORAKHPUR
- Distance to nearest town (km)
- 14
- Distance to district HQ (km)
- 14
- Distance to sub-district HQ (km)
- 16
- All-weather road
- Yes
- Gram panchayat (2011)
- ARAJI BASDILA
- Total area (ha)
- 155.01
- Irrigated area (ha)
- 133.31
- Forest area (ha)
- 0
Source: Census of India 2011, Village Directory. Facilities may have changed since.
Notice board · Araji Basdila
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Key facts — Araji Basdila
- LGD code
- 185912
- Pincode
- 273002
- Post office
- A.P.Station
- Population (Census 2011)
- 1,877
- Population (projected 2026)
- 2,213
- Households
- 297
- Sex ratio (per 1,000 males)
- 923
- Literacy rate
- 61.3%
- Lok Sabha constituency
- Faizabad
- Vidhan Sabha constituency
- Dariyabad
- Member of Parliament
- Awadhesh Prasad
- Member of Legislative Assembly
- Satish Chandra Sharma
- Sarpanch / Gram Pradhan
- ANITA DEVI
- Block / Mandal
- Chauri Chaura
Same pincode
Villages sharing pincode 273002
- RudrapurChauri Chaura mandal7,678 pop
- Ramgarh Urf RajahiGorakhpur mandal5,394 pop
- JagadishpurChauri Chaura mandal4,625 pop
- MadaparChauri Chaura mandal3,903 pop
- Sisawa Urph ChankapurChauri Chaura mandal2,909 pop
- KusumhiChauri Chaura mandal2,703 pop
- Jain PurChauri Chaura mandal1,733 pop
- Araji MataoniChauri Chaura mandal1,359 pop
- Mathiya BujurgChauri Chaura mandal1,230 pop
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- Gaonar
- Dumari Khas
- Brahm Pur
- Bhaisaha
- Chaori
- Vahrampur
- Rudrapur
- Araji Jagdish Pur
- Jungle Gaori No.2 Urph Amaia
- Mitthabel
- Ragho Patti Padri
- Baghar
- Saraiya
- Nadua Gyanpar
- Jhangaha
- Shatrudhan Pur
- Vishwanath Pur
- Dihghat Khas
- Jagadishpur
- Ramnagar Karjaha
- Haraiya
- Chaura
- Lakshmi Pur
- Madapar
- Jodh Pur
- Bal Bujurg
- Bilari
- Dumari Khurd
- Lakshman Pur
- Shiva Pur
- Ram Pur
- Rampur
- Phulawaria
- Dubauli
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, 2026-09-18
- Weather: OpenWeatherMap / Open-Meteo, live
- Places nearby: OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL)