About Arna Village

Arna is one of the larger villages in Mashrakh tehsil, in the district of Saran, Bihar. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 7,242, made up of 3,761 males and 3,481 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 926 females per 1000 males. The village covers 417 hectares hectares.

Arna Overview

Census 2011 figures for Arna village
Description	Value
State	Bihar
District	Saran
Tehsil	Mashrakh
Area (hectares)	417 hectares
Population	7,242
Male Population	3,761
Female Population	3,481
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	926
Bus Service (public)	Available within village
Bus Service (private)	Available within village
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 5 - 10 km distance

How Arna compares

By the 2011 count Arna is the 4th largest of the 65 villages in the tehsil, which puts it more than twice the local average, where the typical village holds 2,844 residents. Its 417 hectares work out to about 17 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, well below the tehsil average of 999.

Getting to Arna

Arna is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Arna as Available within village. Private bus service is recorded as Available within village. 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 Arna from other places

Arna lies about 19 km from Saran, and the nearest railway station is Rajapatti, about 4.0 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 Arna
Nearest railway station	Rajapatti	4.0 km
Tehsil headquarters	Mashrakh	19 km
District headquarters	Saran	19 km
Nearest town	Sāhibganj	22 km

Villages closest to Arna

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Arna village had a population of 7,242. That makes it the 4th largest of the 65 villages in the tehsil, more than twice the local average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 2,844 residents.

Arna village has 3,761 males and 3,481 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Arna has about 926 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, well below the tehsil average of 999.

Arna covers 417 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 17 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area.

Arna falls under Mashrakh tehsil of Saran district in Bihar.

The nearest railway station to Arna is Rajapatti, about 4.0 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 village and private bus service as Available within village for Arna.

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

Arna is in Mashrakh tehsil of Saran district. Rajapatti is about 4.0 km away. Mashrakh is about 19 km away. Saran is about 19 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.