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About Arai Village

Arai is one of the larger villages in Daudnagar tehsil, in the district of Aurangabad, Bihar. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 6,988, made up of 3,667 males and 3,321 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 906 females per 1000 males. The village covers 799 hectares hectares.

Arai Overview

Census 2011 figures for Arai village
Description Value
State Bihar
District Aurangabad
Tehsil Daudnagar
Area (hectares) 799 hectares
Population 6,988
Male Population 3,667
Female Population 3,321
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 906
Bus Service (public) Available within <5 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Arai compares

By the 2011 count Arai is the 5th largest of the 57 villages in the tehsil, which puts it more than twice the local average, where the typical village holds 2,652 residents. Its 799 hectares work out to about 8.7 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, a little below the tehsil average of 932.

Getting to Arai

Arai is reached by bus from a few kilometres away, with rail a longer trip. The census records public bus service for Arai as Available within <5 km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within <5 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 Arai from other places

Arai lies about 39 km from Aurangabad, and the nearest railway station is Hasan Bazar, about 25 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
Tehsil headquarters Daudnagar 10 km
Nearest railway station Hasan Bazar 25 km
District headquarters Aurangabad 39 km

Villages closest to Arai

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Arai village had a population of 6,988. That makes it the 5th largest of the 57 villages in the tehsil, more than twice the local average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 2,652 residents.

Arai village has 3,667 males and 3,321 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Arai has about 906 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, a little below the tehsil average of 932.

Arai covers 799 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 8.7 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Arai falls under Daudnagar tehsil of Aurangabad district in Bihar.

The nearest railway station to Arai is Hasan Bazar, about 25 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 km distance and private bus service as Available within <5 km distance for Arai.

Arai is about 39 km from Aurangabad in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Arai is in Daudnagar tehsil of Aurangabad district. Daudnagar is about 10 km away. Hasan Bazar is about 25 km away. Aurangabad is about 39 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Musepurkhaira (1.7 km), Birai Nawadih (2.1 km) and Balmha (2.4 km).

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

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