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About Arama Village

Arama is a mid sized village in Dumbriguda tehsil, in the district of Visakhapatnam, Andhra Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,417, made up of 652 males and 765 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,173 females per 1000 males. The village covers 943 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 531151, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Arama Overview

Census 2011 figures for Arama village
Description Value
State Andhra Pradesh
District Visakhapatnam
Tehsil Dumbriguda
Pincode 531151
Area (hectares) 943 hectares
Population 1,417
Male Population 652
Female Population 765
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,173
Bus Service (public) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within 10+ km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Arama compares

By the 2011 count Arama is the 8th largest of the 87 villages in the tehsil, which puts it more than twice the local average, where the typical village holds 564 residents. Its 943 hectares work out to about 1.5 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, a little above the tehsil average of 1145.

Getting to Arama

Arama is a little way from the nearest bus route, and further still from the railway. The census records public bus service for Arama as Available within 5 - 10 km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within 10+ km distance. 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 Arama from other places

Arama lies about 14 km from Dumbriguda, and the nearest railway station is Duvvada, about 5.9 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 Arama
Nearest town Visakhapatnam under 2 km
Nearest railway station Duvvada 5.9 km
Tehsil headquarters Dumbriguda 14 km

Villages closest to Arama

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Dumbriguda 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.

Common questions about Arama

As per the Census of India 2011, Arama village had a population of 1,417. That makes it the 8th largest of the 87 villages in the tehsil, more than twice the local average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 564 residents.

Arama village has 652 males and 765 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Arama has about 1173 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, a little above the tehsil average of 1145.

The pincode recorded for Arama is 531151. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Arama covers 943 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 1.5 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Arama falls under Dumbriguda tehsil of Visakhapatnam district in Andhra Pradesh.

The nearest railway station to Arama is Duvvada, about 5.9 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 5 - 10 km distance and private bus service as Available within 10+ km distance for Arama.

Arama is about 14 km from Dumbriguda in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Arama is in Dumbriguda tehsil of Visakhapatnam district. Visakhapatnam is about under 2 km away. Duvvada is about 5.9 km away. Dumbriguda is about 14 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Anjoda (under 2 km), Araku (under 2 km) and Bodimela (under 2 km).

No. It is the count from the Census of India 2011, the most recent completed census. The population of Arama today is likely to be higher.

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