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About Armar Village

Armar is a mid sized village in Dhanarua tehsil, in the district of Patna, Bihar. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,217, made up of 656 males and 561 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 855 females per 1000 males. The village covers 120 hectares hectares.

Armar Overview

Census 2011 figures for Armar village
Description Value
State Bihar
District Patna
Tehsil Dhanarua
Area (hectares) 120 hectares
Population 1,217
Male Population 656
Female Population 561
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 855
Bus Service (public) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 5 - 10 km distance

How Armar compares

By the 2011 count Armar is the 60th largest of the 114 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 1,847 residents. Its 120 hectares work out to about 10 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 931.

Getting to Armar

Armar is a little way from the nearest bus route, and further still from the railway. The census records public bus service for Armar as Available within 5 - 10 km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within 5 - 10 km distance. For rail, the census notes the nearest railway station as Available within 5 - 10 km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Armar from other places

Armar lies about 31 km from Patna, and the nearest railway station is Hilsa, about 11 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 Armar
Tehsil headquarters Dhanarua 6.4 km
Nearest railway station Hilsa 11 km
District headquarters Patna 31 km

Villages closest to Armar

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Armar village had a population of 1,217. That makes it the 60th largest of the 114 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,847 residents.

Armar village has 656 males and 561 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Armar has about 855 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 931.

Armar covers 120 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 10 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Armar falls under Dhanarua tehsil of Patna district in Bihar.

The nearest railway station to Armar is Hilsa, about 11 km away in a straight line. The 2011 census recorded it as available within 5 - 10 km distance.

The census records public bus service as Available within 5 - 10 km distance and private bus service as Available within 5 - 10 km distance for Armar.

Armar is about 31 km from Patna in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Armar is in Dhanarua tehsil of Patna district. Dhanarua is about 6.4 km away. Hilsa is about 11 km away. Patna is about 31 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Piprawan (under 2 km), Atapur (under 2 km) and Semhari Buzurg (under 2 km).

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

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