About Arar Village

Arar is one of the larger villages in Sonhaula tehsil, in the district of Bhagalpur, Bihar. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 5,097, made up of 2,677 males and 2,420 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 904 females per 1000 males. The village covers 416 hectares hectares.

Arar Overview

Census 2011 figures for Arar village
Description	Value
State	Bihar
District	Bhagalpur
Tehsil	Sonhaula
Area (hectares)	416 hectares
Population	5,097
Male Population	2,677
Female Population	2,420
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	904
Bus Service (public)	Available within 10+ km distance
Bus Service (private)	Available within 10+ km distance
Nearest Railway Station	Available within village

How Arar compares

By the 2011 count Arar is among the largest villages in the tehsil, which puts it more than twice the local average, where the typical village holds 1,428 residents. Its 416 hectares work out to about 12 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, much in line with the tehsil average of 907.

Getting to Arar

Arar is a little way from the nearest bus route, and further still from the railway. The census records public bus service for Arar as Available within 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 village. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Arar from other places

Arar lies about 32 km from Bhagalpur, and the nearest railway station is Ekchari, about 13 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 Arar
Nearest railway station	Ekchari	13 km
Nearest town	Colgong	16 km
Tehsil headquarters	Sonhaula	32 km
District headquarters	Bhagalpur	32 km

Villages closest to Arar

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Arar village had a population of 5,097. That makes it among the largest villages in the tehsil, more than twice the local average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,428 residents.

Arar village has 2,677 males and 2,420 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Arar has about 904 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, much in line with the tehsil average of 907.

Arar covers 416 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 12 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Arar falls under Sonhaula tehsil of Bhagalpur district in Bihar.

The nearest railway station to Arar is Ekchari, about 13 km away in a straight line. The 2011 census recorded it as available within village.

The census records public bus service as Available within 10+ km distance and private bus service as Available within 10+ km distance for Arar.

Arar is about 32 km from Bhagalpur in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Arar is in Sonhaula tehsil of Bhagalpur district. Ekchari is about 13 km away. Colgong is about 16 km away. Sonhaula is about 32 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.