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About Arsi Village

Arsi is a mid sized village in Dhamdha tehsil, in the district of Durg, Chhattisgarh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,244, made up of 618 males and 626 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,013 females per 1000 males. The village covers 708.11 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 491001, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Arsi Overview

Census 2011 figures for Arsi village
Description Value
State Chhattisgarh
District Durg
Tehsil Dhamdha
Pincode 491001
Area (hectares) 708.11 hectares
Population 1,244
Male Population 618
Female Population 626
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,013
Bus Service (public) Available
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Arsi compares

By the 2011 count Arsi is the 69th largest of the 150 villages in the tehsil, which puts it close to average, where the typical village holds 1,271 residents. Its 708.11 hectares work out to about 1.8 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, much in line with the tehsil average of 1004.

Getting to Arsi

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

Arsi lies about 21 km from Durg, and the nearest railway station is Rasmara, about 19 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 Arsi
Tehsil headquarters Dhamdha 12 km
Nearest railway station Rasmara 19 km
Nearest town Ahīwāra 20 km
District headquarters Durg 21 km

Villages closest to Arsi

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Arsi village had a population of 1,244. That makes it the 69th largest of the 150 villages in the tehsil, close to average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,271 residents.

Arsi village has 618 males and 626 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Arsi has about 1013 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, much in line with the tehsil average of 1004.

The pincode recorded for Arsi is 491001. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Arsi covers 708.11 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 1.8 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Arsi falls under Dhamdha tehsil of Durg district in Chhattisgarh.

The nearest railway station to Arsi is Rasmara, about 19 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 and private bus service as Available within village for Arsi.

Arsi is about 21 km from Durg in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Arsi is in Dhamdha tehsil of Durg district. Dhamdha is about 12 km away. Rasmara is about 19 km away. Ahīwāra is about 20 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Dodki (2.3 km), Sukhri Kalan (2.8 km) and Sukhri Khurd (3.0 km).

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

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