About Arha Village

Arha is one of the larger villages in Islamnagar Aliganj tehsil, in the district of Jamui, Bihar. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 6,548, made up of 3,360 males and 3,188 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 949 females per 1000 males. The village covers 385 hectares hectares.

Arha Overview

Census 2011 figures for Arha village
Description	Value
State	Bihar
District	Jamui
Tehsil	Islamnagar Aliganj
Area (hectares)	385 hectares
Population	6,548
Male Population	3,360
Female Population	3,188
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	949
Bus Service (public)	Available within 10+ km distance
Bus Service (private)	Available within village
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 10+ km distance

How Arha compares

By the 2011 count Arha is among the largest villages in the tehsil, which puts it more than twice the local average, where the typical village holds 2,206 residents. Its 385 hectares work out to about 17 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, much in line with the tehsil average of 940.

Getting to Arha

Arha is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Arha as Available within 10+ km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within village. 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 Arha from other places

Arha lies about 40 km from Jamui, and the nearest railway station is Dergaon Halt, about 18 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 Arha
Tehsil headquarters	Islamnagar Aliganj	9.4 km
Nearest railway station	Dergaon Halt	18 km
Nearest town	Wāris Alīganj	21 km
District headquarters	Jamui	40 km

Villages closest to Arha

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Islamnagar Aliganj 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 Arha

As per the Census of India 2011, Arha village had a population of 6,548. That makes it among the largest villages in the tehsil, more than twice the local average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 2,206 residents.

Arha village has 3,360 males and 3,188 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Arha has about 949 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, much in line with the tehsil average of 940.

Arha covers 385 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 17 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area.

Arha falls under Islamnagar Aliganj tehsil of Jamui district in Bihar.

The nearest railway station to Arha is Dergaon Halt, about 18 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 10+ km distance and private bus service as Available within village for Arha.

Arha is about 40 km from Jamui in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Arha is in Islamnagar Aliganj tehsil of Jamui district. Islamnagar Aliganj is about 9.4 km away. Dergaon Halt is about 18 km away. Wāris Alīganj is about 21 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.