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About Arnai Village

Arnai is a large village in Kaprada tehsil, in the district of Valsad, Gujarat. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 2,716, made up of 1,377 males and 1,339 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 972 females per 1000 males. The village covers 855.65 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 396065, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Arnai Overview

Census 2011 figures for Arnai village
Description Value
State Gujarat
District Valsad
Tehsil Kaprada
Pincode 396065
Area (hectares) 855.65 hectares
Population 2,716
Male Population 1,377
Female Population 1,339
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 972
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within 10+ km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Arnai compares

By the 2011 count Arnai is the 31st largest of the 128 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little above average, where the typical village holds 2,023 residents. Its 855.65 hectares work out to about 3.2 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 996.

Getting to Arnai

Arnai is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Arnai as Available within village. 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. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Arnai from other places

Arnai lies about 40 km from Valsad, and the nearest railway station is Bhilad, about 5.6 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 Arnai
Nearest railway station Bhilad 5.6 km
Nearest town Silvassa 7.5 km
Tehsil headquarters Kaprada 32 km
District headquarters Valsad 40 km

Villages closest to Arnai

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Arnai village had a population of 2,716. That makes it the 31st largest of the 128 villages in the tehsil, a little above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 2,023 residents.

Arnai village has 1,377 males and 1,339 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Arnai has about 972 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 996.

The pincode recorded for Arnai is 396065. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Arnai covers 855.65 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 3.2 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Arnai falls under Kaprada tehsil of Valsad district in Gujarat.

The nearest railway station to Arnai is Bhilad, about 5.6 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 within village and private bus service as Available within 10+ km distance for Arnai.

Arnai is about 40 km from Valsad in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Arnai is in Kaprada tehsil of Valsad district. Bhilad is about 5.6 km away. Silvassa is about 7.5 km away. Kaprada is about 32 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Meghval (7.3 km), Teri Chikhli (11 km) and Aslona (12 km).

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

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