About Arraha Village

Arraha is one of the larger villages in Forbesganj tehsil, in the district of Araria, Bihar. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 6,615, made up of 3,502 males and 3,113 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 889 females per 1000 males. The village covers 892 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 844318, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Arraha Overview

Census 2011 figures for Arraha village
Description	Value
State	Bihar
District	Araria
Tehsil	Forbesganj
Pincode	844318
Area (hectares)	892 hectares
Population	6,615
Male Population	3,502
Female Population	3,113
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	889
Bus Service (public)	Available within village
Bus Service (private)	Available within 10+ km distance
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 10+ km distance

How Arraha compares

By the 2011 count Arraha is the 19th largest of the 98 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well above average, where the typical village holds 3,626 residents. Its 892 hectares work out to about 7.4 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, the shortfall of women against men is wide, a little below the tehsil average of 921.

Getting to Arraha

Arraha is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Arraha as Available within village. 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 Arraha from other places

Arraha lies about 34 km from Araria, and the nearest railway station is Gogipothia Halt, about 11 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 Arraha
Nearest railway station	Gogipothia Halt	11 km
Tehsil headquarters	Forbesganj	12 km
District headquarters	Araria	34 km

Villages closest to Arraha

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Arraha village had a population of 6,615. That makes it the 19th largest of the 98 villages in the tehsil, well above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 3,626 residents.

Arraha village has 3,502 males and 3,113 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Arraha has about 889 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, a little below the tehsil average of 921.

The pincode recorded for Arraha is 844318. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Arraha covers 892 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 7.4 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Arraha falls under Forbesganj tehsil of Araria district in Bihar.

The nearest railway station to Arraha is Gogipothia Halt, about 11 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 10+ km distance for Arraha.

Arraha is about 34 km from Araria in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Arraha is in Forbesganj tehsil of Araria district. Gogipothia Halt is about 11 km away. Forbesganj is about 12 km away. Araria is about 34 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.