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About Arara Village

Arara is a large village in Adapur tehsil, in the district of Purba Champaran, Bihar. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 2,534, made up of 1,336 males and 1,198 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 897 females per 1000 males. The village covers 112.8 hectares hectares.

Arara Overview

Census 2011 figures for Arara village
Description Value
State Bihar
District Purba Champaran
Tehsil Adapur
Area (hectares) 112.8 hectares
Population 2,534
Male Population 1,336
Female Population 1,198
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 897
Bus Service (public) Available within <5 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within <5 km distance

How Arara compares

By the 2011 count Arara is the 37th largest of the 59 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 3,406 residents. Its 112.8 hectares work out to about 22 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area. On the sex ratio, the shortfall of women against men is wide, much in line with the tehsil average of 883.

Getting to Arara

The census records public bus service for Arara as Available within <5 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 <5 km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Arara from other places

Arara lies about 33 km from Purba Champaran, and the nearest railway station is Adapur, about 1.8 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 Arara
Nearest railway station Adapur 1.8 km
Nearest town Raxaul 9.8 km
District headquarters Purba Champaran 33 km

Villages closest to Arara

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Arara village had a population of 2,534. That makes it the 37th largest of the 59 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 3,406 residents.

Arara village has 1,336 males and 1,198 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Arara has about 897 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, much in line with the tehsil average of 883.

Arara covers 112.8 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 22 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area.

Arara falls under Adapur tehsil of Purba Champaran district in Bihar.

The nearest railway station to Arara is Adapur, about 1.8 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 <5 km distance for Arara.

Arara is about 33 km from Purba Champaran in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Arara is in Adapur tehsil of Purba Champaran district. Adapur is about 1.8 km away. Raxaul is about 9.8 km away. Purba Champaran is about 33 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Belwa (under 2 km), Bhaluahiya (under 2 km) and Kachurbari (1.5 km).

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

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