About Arai Village

Arai is a mid sized village in K V B Puram tehsil, in the district of Chittoor, Andhra Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,730, made up of 843 males and 887 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,052 females per 1000 males. The village covers 890 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 517587, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Arai Overview

Census 2011 figures for Arai village
Description	Value
State	Andhra Pradesh
District	Chittoor
Tehsil	K V B Puram
Pincode	517587
Area (hectares)	890 hectares
Population	1,730
Male Population	843
Female Population	887
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	1,052
Bus Service (public)	Available within village
Bus Service (private)	Available within village
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 10+ km distance

How Arai compares

By the 2011 count Arai is the 8th largest of the 38 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well above average, where the typical village holds 1,108 residents. Its 890 hectares work out to about 1.9 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 999.

Getting to Arai

Arai is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Arai as Available within village. Private bus service is recorded as Available within village. For rail, the census notes the nearest railway station as Available within 10+ km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Arai from other places

Arai lies about 12 km from Chittoor, and the nearest railway station is Peyanapalli, about 2.4 km away. The figures below are straight-line distances from the village to each place. A road journey is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again.

Distances from Arai
Nearest railway station	Peyanapalli	2.4 km
Nearest town	Rāmāpuram	5.5 km
Tehsil headquarters	K V B Puram	12 km
District headquarters	Chittoor	12 km

Villages closest to Arai

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in K V B Puram tehsil.

Source: Census of India 2011, the most recent completed census. Figures have not been revised since collection. Read more on our about the data page.

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Common questions about Arai

As per the Census of India 2011, Arai village had a population of 1,730. That makes it the 8th largest of the 38 villages in the tehsil, well above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,108 residents.

Arai village has 843 males and 887 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Arai has about 1052 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 999.

The pincode recorded for Arai is 517587. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Arai covers 890 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 1.9 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Arai falls under K V B Puram tehsil of Chittoor district in Andhra Pradesh.

The nearest railway station to Arai is Peyanapalli, about 2.4 km away in a straight line. The 2011 census recorded it as available within 10+ km distance.

The census records public bus service as Available within village and private bus service as Available within village for Arai.

Arai is about 12 km from Chittoor in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Arai is in K V B Puram tehsil of Chittoor district. Peyanapalli is about 2.4 km away. Rāmāpuram is about 5.5 km away. K V B Puram is about 12 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.