Areraj, Bihar
Areraj is a town in Purbi Champaran district of Bihar and serves as Nagar Panchayat. It is also a Block, Anchal and Panchayat Samiti of Purbi Champaran district.
As on November 2024, the current population of Areraj is 32.5 thousands out of which 17.2 thousands are males and rest 15.3 thousands are females. The sex ratio of this town is 888 females per 1000 males. There are around 4.7 thousands teenagers in Areraj. It has literacy rate of 60% which means around 19.6 thousands persons can read and write. Total 3.2 thousands people belonging to scheduled caste and 79 scheduled tribe people live in the town. There are around 5.3 thousands households in Areraj, which means every family has 6 members on average. The town has working population of 9.9 thousands.
Schools
Areraj has many good schools for education and follwing are popular schools among students.
- Shri Someshwar High School, Areraj
- Pt. Jawahar Lal Nehru Smarak Govt. High School Sirni Kothi
- Parwati Someshwar Nath Girls High School Areraj
- Rajkiyakrit Ucchach Vidyalaya Malahi
- St. Thomas School
Areraj Panchayat Samiti
Smt. Kanti Tiwari is the President (Block Pramukh) of Panchayat Samiti Areraj, who can be contacted at email address tiwarikanti625@gmail.com and mobile number 77392xxx50. The Block landline number is 943**185. The Block Development Officer (BDO) is Amit Kumar Pandey, who can be reached at email address amitgarhwa53@gmail.com and mobile number 94318xxx27. The Block address is Block Office Areraj, Areraj, Pincode - 847238. You can reach there by taking a bus till Areraj Bus Stand which is less than a km away. The Block has internet facility, Wi-Fi facility and homestay option.It also has a CSC center. Areraj Panchayat Samiti consists of total 14 Gram Panchayat.