About Aran Village

Aran is a large village in Satar Kataiya tehsil, in the district of Saharsa, Bihar. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 3,769, made up of 1,918 males and 1,851 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 965 females per 1000 males. The village covers 283.7 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 852124, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Aran Overview

Census 2011 figures for Aran village
Description	Value
State	Bihar
District	Saharsa
Tehsil	Satar Kataiya
Pincode	852124
Area (hectares)	283.7 hectares
Population	3,769
Male Population	1,918
Female Population	1,851
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	965
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 Aran compares

By the 2011 count Aran is the 17th largest of the 37 villages in the tehsil, which puts it close to average, where the typical village holds 4,083 residents. Its 283.7 hectares work out to about 13 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, well above the tehsil average of 907.

Getting to Aran

Aran is a little way from the nearest bus route, and further still from the railway. The census records public bus service for Aran 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 Aran from other places

Aran lies about 6.3 km from Saharsa, and the nearest railway station is Karukhirharnagar Halt, about 4.5 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 Aran
Tehsil headquarters	Satar Kataiya	4.3 km
Nearest railway station	Karukhirharnagar Halt	4.5 km
District headquarters	Saharsa	6.3 km

Villages closest to Aran

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Satar Kataiya 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.

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Common questions about Aran

As per the Census of India 2011, Aran village had a population of 3,769. That makes it the 17th largest of the 37 villages in the tehsil, close to average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 4,083 residents.

Aran village has 1,918 males and 1,851 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Aran has about 965 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, well above the tehsil average of 907.

The pincode recorded for Aran is 852124. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Aran covers 283.7 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 13 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Aran falls under Satar Kataiya tehsil of Saharsa district in Bihar.

The nearest railway station to Aran is Karukhirharnagar Halt, about 4.5 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 Aran.

Aran is about 6.3 km from Saharsa in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Aran is in Satar Kataiya tehsil of Saharsa district. Satar Kataiya is about 4.3 km away. Karukhirharnagar Halt is about 4.5 km away. Saharsa is about 6.3 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.