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About Ara Village

Ara is a mid sized village in Dagarua tehsil, in the district of Purnia, Bihar. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 766, made up of 392 males and 374 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 954 females per 1000 males. The village covers 21 hectares hectares.

Ara Overview

Census 2011 figures for Ara village
Description Value
State Bihar
District Purnia
Tehsil Dagarua
Area (hectares) 21 hectares
Population 766
Male Population 392
Female Population 374
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 954
Bus Service (public) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 5 - 10 km distance

How Ara compares

By the 2011 count Ara is the 77th largest of the 129 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well below average, where the typical village holds 1,613 residents. Its 21 hectares work out to about 36 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, though that is a little below the tehsil average of 988.

Getting to Ara

Ara is reached by bus from a few kilometres away, with rail a longer trip. The census records public bus service for Ara as Available within 5 - 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 5 - 10 km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Ara from other places

Ara lies about 172 km from Purnia, and the nearest railway station is Ujiyarpur, about 4.9 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 Ara
Nearest railway station Ujiyarpur 4.9 km
Nearest town Dalsingh Sarai 12 km
Tehsil headquarters Dagarua 24 km
District headquarters Purnia 172 km

Villages closest to Ara

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Ara village had a population of 766. That makes it the 77th largest of the 129 villages in the tehsil, well below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,613 residents.

Ara village has 392 males and 374 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Ara has about 954 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, though that is a little below the tehsil average of 988.

Ara covers 21 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 36 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area.

Ara falls under Dagarua tehsil of Purnia district in Bihar.

The nearest railway station to Ara is Ujiyarpur, about 4.9 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 km distance for Ara.

Ara is about 172 km from Purnia in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Ara is in Dagarua tehsil of Purnia district. Ujiyarpur is about 4.9 km away. Dalsingh Sarai is about 12 km away. Dagarua is about 24 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Babhani (9.7 km), Kachna (12 km) and Minapur (13 km).

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

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