Ara, Balumath
Ara (आरा) is a village located in the Balumath Subdivision of Latehar district of Jharkhand. The village falls in Balumath block and comes under Ganeshpur Gram Panchayat. It belongs to Chatra parliament constituency and Latehar assembly constituency.
As on January 2025, the current population of Ara is 2.7 thousands out of which 1.4 thousands are males and rest 1.3 thousands are females. The sex ratio of this village is 980 females per 1000 males. There are around 410 teenagers in Ara. It has literacy rate of 41% which means around 1.1 thousands persons can read and write. Total 1.2 thousands people belonging to scheduled caste and 260 scheduled tribe people live in the village. There are around 506 households in Ara, which means every family has 5 members on average. The village has working population of 1.4 thousands. The pincode of Ara is 829202 and there are many postoffices around the village which can used to send speed post, registered parcel etc.
- Balumath Sub Post office
- Ganeshpur Branch Post office
- Holong Branch Post office
- Murupa Branch Post office
- Phulsu Branch Post office
Schools
Ara has many good schools for education and follwing are popular schools among students.
- Rajkiya +2 Boys High School Balumath
- Project High School Bariyatu
- Upgrade Govt High School Seregara
- Upgrade Govt High School Murpa
- Upgrade Govt High School Herhanj
Hospitals
Ara has many good hospitals for treatment and follwing are popular among people.
- Health Sub-Center Manatu
- Health Sub-Center Masiyatu
- Health Sub-Center Goniya
- Primary Health Center Herhanj
- Community Health Center Balumath
Banks
Ara has many good banks for financial services and follwing are popular among people.