About Arat Village

Arat is a small village in Udaipur tehsil, in the district of Lahul and Spiti, Himachal Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 72, made up of 36 males and 36 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,000 females per 1000 males. The village covers 50.51 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 175142, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Arat Overview

Census 2011 figures for Arat village
Description	Value
State	Himachal Pradesh
District	Lahul and Spiti
Tehsil	Udaipur
Pincode	175142
Area (hectares)	50.51 hectares
Population	72
Male Population	36
Female Population	36
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	1,000
Bus Service (public)	Available within village
Bus Service (private)	Available within 10+ km distance
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 10+ km distance

How Arat compares

By the 2011 count Arat is the 30th largest of the 66 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well below average, where the typical village holds 135 residents. Its 50.51 hectares work out to about 1.4 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, much in line with the tehsil average of 1008.

Getting to Arat

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

Arat lies about 43 km from Lahul and Spiti, and the nearest railway station is Chamunda Marg, about 74 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 Arat
Tehsil headquarters	Udaipur	3.5 km
District headquarters	Lahul and Spiti	43 km
Nearest town	Chamba	53 km
Nearest railway station	Chamunda Marg	74 km

Villages closest to Arat

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Arat village had a population of 72. That makes it the 30th largest of the 66 villages in the tehsil, well below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 135 residents.

Arat village has 36 males and 36 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Arat has about 1000 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, much in line with the tehsil average of 1008.

The pincode recorded for Arat is 175142. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Arat covers 50.51 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.

Arat falls under Udaipur tehsil of Lahul and Spiti district in Himachal Pradesh.

The nearest railway station to Arat is Chamunda Marg, about 74 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 Arat.

Arat is about 43 km from Lahul and Spiti in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Arat is in Udaipur tehsil of Lahul and Spiti district. Udaipur is about 3.5 km away. Lahul and Spiti is about 43 km away. Chamba is about 53 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.