About Arekel Village

Arekel is a large village in Basna tehsil, in the district of Mahasamund, Chhattisgarh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 2,546, made up of 1,277 males and 1,269 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 994 females per 1000 males. The village covers 483.36 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 493554, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Arekel Overview

Census 2011 figures for Arekel village
Description	Value
State	Chhattisgarh
District	Mahasamund
Tehsil	Basna
Pincode	493554
Area (hectares)	483.36 hectares
Population	2,546
Male Population	1,277
Female Population	1,269
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	994
Bus Service (public)	Available
Bus Service (private)	Available within village
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 10+ km distance

How Arekel compares

By the 2011 count Arekel is among the largest villages in the tehsil, which puts it more than twice the local average, where the typical village holds 767 residents. Its 483.36 hectares work out to about 5.3 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, though that is a little below the tehsil average of 1016.

Getting to Arekel

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

Arekel lies about 76 km from Mahasamund, and the nearest railway station is Komakhan railway station, about 49 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 Arekel
Tehsil headquarters	Basna	2.0 km
Nearest town	Saraipali	21 km
Nearest railway station	Komakhan railway station	49 km
District headquarters	Mahasamund	76 km

Villages closest to Arekel

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Arekel village had a population of 2,546. That makes it among the largest villages in the tehsil, more than twice the local average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 767 residents.

Arekel village has 1,277 males and 1,269 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Arekel has about 994 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, though that is a little below the tehsil average of 1016.

The pincode recorded for Arekel is 493554. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Arekel covers 483.36 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 5.3 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Arekel falls under Basna tehsil of Mahasamund district in Chhattisgarh.

The nearest railway station to Arekel is Komakhan railway station, about 49 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 Arekel.

Arekel is about 76 km from Mahasamund in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Arekel is in Basna tehsil of Mahasamund district. Basna is about 2.0 km away. Saraipali is about 21 km away. Komakhan railway station is about 49 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.