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About Arna Village

Arna is a large village in Uchkagaon tehsil, in the district of Gopalganj, Bihar. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 2,679, made up of 1,311 males and 1,368 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,043 females per 1000 males. The village covers 254 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 841440, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Arna Overview

Census 2011 figures for Arna village
Description Value
State Bihar
District Gopalganj
Tehsil Uchkagaon
Pincode 841440
Area (hectares) 254 hectares
Population 2,679
Male Population 1,311
Female Population 1,368
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,043
Bus Service (public) Available within <5 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within <5 km distance

How Arna compares

By the 2011 count Arna is the 22nd largest of the 74 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little above average, where the typical village holds 2,026 residents. Its 254 hectares work out to about 11 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, much in line with the tehsil average of 1040.

Getting to Arna

Arna is well connected by rural standards, with buses in the village itself and a railway station close by. The census records public bus service for Arna as Available within <5 km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within village. For rail, the census notes the nearest railway station as Available within <5 km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Arna from other places

Arna lies about 20 km from Gopalganj, and the nearest railway station is Jalalpur, about 4.2 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 Arna
Nearest railway station Jalalpur 4.2 km
Tehsil headquarters Uchkagaon 4.4 km
Nearest town Kataiya 19 km
District headquarters Gopalganj 20 km

Villages closest to Arna

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Arna village had a population of 2,679. That makes it the 22nd largest of the 74 villages in the tehsil, a little above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 2,026 residents.

Arna village has 1,311 males and 1,368 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Arna has about 1043 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, much in line with the tehsil average of 1040.

The pincode recorded for Arna is 841440. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Arna covers 254 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 11 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Arna falls under Uchkagaon tehsil of Gopalganj district in Bihar.

The nearest railway station to Arna is Jalalpur, about 4.2 km away in a straight line. The 2011 census recorded it as available within <5 km distance.

The census records public bus service as Available within <5 km distance and private bus service as Available within village for Arna.

Arna is about 20 km from Gopalganj in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Arna is in Uchkagaon tehsil of Gopalganj district. Jalalpur is about 4.2 km away. Uchkagaon is about 4.4 km away. Kataiya is about 19 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Asandapur (under 2 km), Rajapur (3.5 km) and Uchka Ganw (4.4 km).

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

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