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About Arath Village

Arath is a small village in Jaisinghpur tehsil, in the district of Kangra, Himachal Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 153, made up of 73 males and 80 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,096 females per 1000 males. The village covers 35.47 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 176094, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Arath Overview

Census 2011 figures for Arath village
Description Value
State Himachal Pradesh
District Kangra
Tehsil Jaisinghpur
Pincode 176094
Area (hectares) 35.47 hectares
Population 153
Male Population 73
Female Population 80
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,096
Bus Service (public) Available within <5 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Arath compares

By the 2011 count Arath is the 138th largest of the 208 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well below average, where the typical village holds 285 residents. Its 35.47 hectares work out to about 4.3 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, though that is well below the tehsil average of 1217.

Getting to Arath

Arath is reached by bus from a few kilometres away, with rail a longer trip. The census records public bus service for Arath as Available within <5 km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within <5 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 Arath from other places

Arath lies about 19 km from Kangra, and the nearest railway station is Paror, about 1.7 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 Arath
Nearest railway station Paror 1.7 km
District headquarters Kangra 19 km
Nearest town Dharamsala 20 km
Tehsil headquarters Jaisinghpur 25 km

Villages closest to Arath

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Arath village had a population of 153. That makes it the 138th largest of the 208 villages in the tehsil, well below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 285 residents.

Arath village has 73 males and 80 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Arath has about 1096 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, though that is well below the tehsil average of 1217.

The pincode recorded for Arath is 176094. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Arath covers 35.47 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 4.3 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Arath falls under Jaisinghpur tehsil of Kangra district in Himachal Pradesh.

The nearest railway station to Arath is Paror, about 1.7 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 <5 km distance and private bus service as Available within <5 km distance for Arath.

Arath is about 19 km from Kangra in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Arath is in Jaisinghpur tehsil of Kangra district. Paror is about 1.7 km away. Kangra is about 19 km away. Dharamsala is about 20 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Maniar (2.0 km), Lahat Khas (2.2 km) and Garh (3.6 km).

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

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