About Ara Village

Ara is a mid sized village in Bharatpur tehsil, in the district of Koriya, Chhattisgarh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 540, made up of 271 males and 269 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 993 females per 1000 males. The village covers 376.93 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 497778, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Ara Overview

Census 2011 figures for Ara village
Description	Value
State	Chhattisgarh
District	Koriya
Tehsil	Bharatpur
Pincode	497778
Area (hectares)	376.93 hectares
Population	540
Male Population	271
Female Population	269
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	993
Bus Service (public)	Available
Bus Service (private)	Available within village
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 10+ km distance

How Ara compares

By the 2011 count Ara is the 60th largest of the 171 villages in the tehsil, which puts it close to average, where the typical village holds 512 residents. Its 376.93 hectares work out to about 1.4 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, much in line with the tehsil average of 984.

Getting to Ara

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

Ara lies about 162 km from Koriya, and the nearest railway station is Kargi Road, about 61 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 Ara
Nearest town	Mungeli	27 km
Tehsil headquarters	Bharatpur	30 km
Nearest railway station	Kargi Road	61 km
District headquarters	Koriya	162 km

Villages closest to Ara

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Ara village had a population of 540. That makes it the 60th largest of the 171 villages in the tehsil, close to average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 512 residents.

Ara village has 271 males and 269 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Ara has about 993 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, much in line with the tehsil average of 984.

The pincode recorded for Ara is 497778. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Ara covers 376.93 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 1.4 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Ara falls under Bharatpur tehsil of Koriya district in Chhattisgarh.

The nearest railway station to Ara is Kargi Road, about 61 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 Ara.

Ara is about 162 km from Koriya in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Ara is in Bharatpur tehsil of Koriya district. Mungeli is about 27 km away. Bharatpur is about 30 km away. Kargi Road is about 61 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.