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About Arand Village

Arand is a large village in Rajim tehsil, in the district of Raipur, Chhattisgarh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 2,406, made up of 1,205 males and 1,201 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 997 females per 1000 males. The village covers 489.56 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 493992, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Arand Overview

Census 2011 figures for Arand village
Description Value
State Chhattisgarh
District Raipur
Tehsil Rajim
Pincode 493992
Area (hectares) 489.56 hectares
Population 2,406
Male Population 1,205
Female Population 1,201
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 997
Bus Service (public) Available
Bus Service (private) Available within 10+ km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Arand compares

By the 2011 count Arand is the 15th largest of the 96 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well above average, where the typical village holds 1,471 residents. Its 489.56 hectares work out to about 4.9 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, much in line with the tehsil average of 1007.

Getting to Arand

Arand is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Arand as Available. Private bus service is recorded as Available within 10+ km distance. For rail, the census notes the nearest railway station as Available within 10+ km distance. The nearest villages by name are Bakli, Bamhandehi, Bangawan and Barbhatha. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

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 Arand

As per the Census of India 2011, Arand village had a population of 2,406. That makes it the 15th largest of the 96 villages in the tehsil, well above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,471 residents.

Arand village has 1,205 males and 1,201 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Arand has about 997 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 1007.

The pincode recorded for Arand is 493992. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Arand covers 489.56 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 4.9 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Arand falls under Rajim tehsil of Raipur district in Chhattisgarh.

The census record for Arand notes the nearest railway station as Available within 10+ km distance.

The census records public bus service as Available and private bus service as Available within 10+ km distance for Arand.

Arand is in Rajim tehsil of Raipur district. The district and tehsil pages linked from here list the neighbouring villages, which is usually the quickest way to place it on a map.

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

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