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About Aranda Village

Aranda is one of the larger villages in Hasanpura tehsil, in the district of Siwan, Bihar. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 9,940, made up of 5,247 males and 4,693 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 894 females per 1000 males. The village covers 340 hectares hectares.

Aranda Overview

Census 2011 figures for Aranda village
Description Value
State Bihar
District Siwan
Tehsil Hasanpura
Area (hectares) 340 hectares
Population 9,940
Male Population 5,247
Female Population 4,693
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 894
Bus Service (public) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Aranda compares

By the 2011 count Aranda is among the largest villages in the tehsil, which puts it more than twice the local average, where the typical village holds 2,579 residents. Its 340 hectares work out to about 29 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area. On the sex ratio, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 1112.

Getting to Aranda

Aranda is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Aranda as Available within 5 - 10 km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within village. For rail, the census notes the nearest railway station as Available within 10+ km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Aranda from other places

Aranda lies about 121 km from Siwan, and the nearest railway station is Saheri, about 8.0 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 Aranda
Nearest railway station Saheri 8.0 km
Nearest town Zamānia 12 km
Tehsil headquarters Hasanpura 33 km
District headquarters Siwan 121 km

Villages closest to Aranda

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Aranda village had a population of 9,940. That makes it among the largest villages in the tehsil, more than twice the local average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 2,579 residents.

Aranda village has 5,247 males and 4,693 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Aranda has about 894 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 1112.

Aranda covers 340 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 29 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area.

Aranda falls under Hasanpura tehsil of Siwan district in Bihar.

The nearest railway station to Aranda is Saheri, about 8.0 km away in a straight line. The 2011 census recorded it as available within 10+ km distance.

The census records public bus service as Available within 5 - 10 km distance and private bus service as Available within village for Aranda.

Aranda is about 121 km from Siwan in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Aranda is in Hasanpura tehsil of Siwan district. Saheri is about 8.0 km away. Zamānia is about 12 km away. Hasanpura 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 Usri Khurd (under 2 km), Rafipur (6.3 km) and Puraina (8.5 km).

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

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