About Arkar Village

Arkar is a large village in Gurur tehsil, in the district of Durg, Chhattisgarh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 3,373, made up of 1,680 males and 1,693 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,008 females per 1000 males. The village covers 918.71 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 491222, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Arkar Overview

Census 2011 figures for Arkar village
Description	Value
State	Chhattisgarh
District	Durg
Tehsil	Gurur
Pincode	491222
Area (hectares)	918.71 hectares
Population	3,373
Male Population	1,680
Female Population	1,693
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	1,008
Bus Service (public)	Available
Bus Service (private)	Available within village
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 10+ km distance

How Arkar compares

By the 2011 count Arkar is among the largest villages in the tehsil, which puts it more than twice the local average, where the typical village holds 1,152 residents. Its 918.71 hectares work out to about 3.7 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, much in line with the tehsil average of 1022.

Getting to Arkar

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

Arkar lies about 43 km from Durg, and the nearest railway station is Sankra, about 17 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 Arkar
Nearest railway station	Sankra	17 km
Nearest town	Dhamtari	18 km
Tehsil headquarters	Gurur	20 km
District headquarters	Durg	43 km

Villages closest to Arkar

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Arkar village had a population of 3,373. That makes it among the largest villages in the tehsil, more than twice the local average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,152 residents.

Arkar village has 1,680 males and 1,693 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Arkar has about 1008 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, much in line with the tehsil average of 1022.

The pincode recorded for Arkar is 491222. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Arkar covers 918.71 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 3.7 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Arkar falls under Gurur tehsil of Durg district in Chhattisgarh.

The nearest railway station to Arkar is Sankra, about 17 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 Arkar.

Arkar is about 43 km from Durg in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Arkar is in Gurur tehsil of Durg district. Sankra is about 17 km away. Dhamtari is about 18 km away. Gurur is about 20 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.