International Journal of Preventive Medicine (Int J Prev Med)2008-7802002016081017251725EN20160810<strong>Background:</strong> In the present times, arsenic poisoning contamination in the ground water has<br />caused lots of health‑related problems in the village population residing in middle Gangetic plain.<br />In Bihar, about 16 districts have been reported to be affected with arsenic poisoning. For the<br />ground water and health assessment, Simri village of Buxar district was undertaken which is a<br />flood plain region of river Ganga.<br /><strong>Methods:</strong> In this study, 322 water samples were collected for arsenic estimation, and their results<br />were analyzed. Furthermore, the correlation between arsenic contamination in ground water with<br />depth and its distance from river Ganga were analyzed. Results are presented as mean &plusmn; standard<br />deviation and total variation present in a set of data was analyzed through one‑way analysis of<br />variance. The difference among mean values has been analyzed by applying Dunnett&rsquo;s test. The<br />criterion for statistical significance was set at P &lt; 0.05.<br /><strong>Results:</strong> This study shows novel findings ever done in this area. Halwa Patti and Doodhi Patti<br />strips were the most affected strips with high‑arsenic concentration in hand pumps. Furthermore, a<br />correlation between the arsenic concentration with the depth of the hand pumps and the distance<br />from the river Ganga was also a significant study.<br /><strong>Conclusions:</strong> The present study concludes that in Simri village there is high contamination of<br />arsenic in ground water in all the strips. Such a huge population is at very high risk leading the<br />village on the verge of causing health hazards among them. Therefore, an immediate strategy<br />is required to combat the present problem.<br /><strong>Keywords:</strong> Arsenic contamination, ground water, river, villagehttp://ijpm.mui.ac.ir/index.php/ijpm/article/view/1725http://ijpm.mui.ac.ir/index.php/ijpm/article/download/1725/2014