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About Ara Village

Ara is one of the larger villages in Mahishi tehsil, in the district of Saharsa, Bihar. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 8,025, made up of 4,132 males and 3,893 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 942 females per 1000 males. The village covers 718 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 852216, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Ara Overview

Census 2011 figures for Ara village
Description Value
State Bihar
District Saharsa
Tehsil Mahishi
Pincode 852216
Area (hectares) 718 hectares
Population 8,025
Male Population 4,132
Female Population 3,893
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 942
Bus Service (public) Available within <5 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within <5 km distance

How Ara compares

By the 2011 count Ara is the 6th largest of the 71 villages in the tehsil, which puts it more than twice the local average, where the typical village holds 2,876 residents. Its 718 hectares work out to about 11 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, though that is well above the tehsil average of 899.

Getting to Ara

Ara is well connected by rural standards, with buses in the village itself and a railway station close by. The census records public bus service for Ara as Available within <5 km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within village. 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 Ara from other places

Ara lies about 19 km from Saharsa, and the nearest railway station is Kusheshwar Asthan, about 12 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
Tehsil headquarters Mahishi 6.3 km
Nearest town Bangaon 10 km
Nearest railway station Kusheshwar Asthan 12 km
District headquarters Saharsa 19 km

Villages closest to Ara

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Mahishi 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 8,025. That makes it the 6th largest of the 71 villages in the tehsil, more than twice the local average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 2,876 residents.

Ara village has 4,132 males and 3,893 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Ara has about 942 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, though that is well above the tehsil average of 899.

The pincode recorded for Ara is 852216. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Ara covers 718 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 11 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Ara falls under Mahishi tehsil of Saharsa district in Bihar.

The nearest railway station to Ara is Kusheshwar Asthan, about 12 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 village for Ara.

Ara is about 19 km from Saharsa in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Ara is in Mahishi tehsil of Saharsa district. Mahishi is about 6.3 km away. Bangaon is about 10 km away. Kusheshwar Asthan is about 12 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Kanwa Arazi (under 2 km), Sarauni Khurd (under 2 km) and Karhara (1.7 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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