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About Arail Village

Arail is a mid sized village in Chainpur tehsil, in the district of Kaimur, Bihar. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,058, made up of 556 males and 502 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 903 females per 1000 males. The village covers 145.68 hectares hectares.

Arail Overview

Census 2011 figures for Arail village
Description Value
State Bihar
District Kaimur
Tehsil Chainpur
Area (hectares) 145.68 hectares
Population 1,058
Male Population 556
Female Population 502
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 903
Bus Service (public) Available within 10+ km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Arail compares

By the 2011 count Arail is the 59th largest of the 142 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 1,264 residents. Its 145.68 hectares work out to about 7.3 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, a little below the tehsil average of 927.

Getting to Arail

Arail is reached by bus from a few kilometres away, with rail a longer trip. The census records public bus service for Arail as Available within 10+ 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 Arail from other places

Arail lies about 137 km from Kaimur, and the nearest railway station is Sagauli Junction, about 4.6 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 Arail
Nearest railway station Sagauli Junction 4.6 km
Nearest town Sagauli 4.7 km
Tehsil headquarters Chainpur 11 km
District headquarters Kaimur 137 km

Villages closest to Arail

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Arail village had a population of 1,058. That makes it the 59th largest of the 142 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,264 residents.

Arail village has 556 males and 502 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Arail has about 903 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, a little below the tehsil average of 927.

Arail covers 145.68 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 7.3 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Arail falls under Chainpur tehsil of Kaimur district in Bihar.

The nearest railway station to Arail is Sagauli Junction, about 4.6 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 <5 km distance for Arail.

Arail is about 137 km from Kaimur in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Arail is in Chainpur tehsil of Kaimur district. Sagauli Junction is about 4.6 km away. Sagauli is about 4.7 km away. Chainpur is about 11 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Baurai (under 2 km), Hukkasarai (under 2 km) and Kurain (under 2 km).

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

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