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About Arda Village

Arda is a large village in Katghora tehsil, in the district of Korba, Chhattisgarh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 2,119, made up of 1,046 males and 1,073 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,026 females per 1000 males. The village covers 613.9 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 495450, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Arda Overview

Census 2011 figures for Arda village
Description Value
State Chhattisgarh
District Korba
Tehsil Katghora
Pincode 495450
Area (hectares) 613.9 hectares
Population 2,119
Male Population 1,046
Female Population 1,073
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,026
Bus Service (public) Available
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Arda compares

By the 2011 count Arda is among the largest villages in the tehsil, which puts it more than twice the local average, where the typical village holds 928 residents. Its 613.9 hectares work out to about 3.5 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, a little above the tehsil average of 991.

Getting to Arda

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

Arda lies about 23 km from Korba, and the nearest railway station is Gevra Road, 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 Arda
Nearest town Bhelai 14 km
Nearest railway station Gevra Road 19 km
District headquarters Korba 23 km
Tehsil headquarters Katghora 27 km

Villages closest to Arda

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Arda village had a population of 2,119. That makes it among the largest villages in the tehsil, more than twice the local average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 928 residents.

Arda village has 1,046 males and 1,073 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Arda has about 1026 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, a little above the tehsil average of 991.

The pincode recorded for Arda is 495450. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Arda covers 613.9 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 3.5 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Arda falls under Katghora tehsil of Korba district in Chhattisgarh.

The nearest railway station to Arda is Gevra Road, 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 Arda.

Arda is about 23 km from Korba in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Arda is in Katghora tehsil of Korba district. Bhelai is about 14 km away. Gevra Road is about 19 km away. Korba is about 23 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Chainpur (5.2 km), Katsira (8.0 km) and Jamnimuda (13 km).

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

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