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About Arla Village

Arla is a small village in Lad Bharol tehsil, in the district of Mandi, Himachal Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 280, made up of 131 males and 149 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,137 females per 1000 males. The village covers 74.27 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 175032, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Arla Overview

Census 2011 figures for Arla village
Description Value
State Himachal Pradesh
District Mandi
Tehsil Lad Bharol
Pincode 175032
Area (hectares) 74.27 hectares
Population 280
Male Population 131
Female Population 149
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,137
Bus Service (public) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 5 - 10 km distance

How Arla compares

By the 2011 count Arla is the 28th largest of the 141 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well above average, where the typical village holds 180 residents. Its 74.27 hectares work out to about 3.8 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 1262.

Getting to Arla

Arla is a little way from the nearest bus route, and further still from the railway. The census records public bus service for Arla as Available within 5 - 10 km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within 5 - 10 km distance. For rail, the census notes the nearest railway station as Available within 5 - 10 km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Arla from other places

Arla lies about 40 km from Mandi, and the nearest railway station is Ahju, about 4.3 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 Arla
Nearest railway station Ahju 4.3 km
Tehsil headquarters Lad Bharol 7.9 km
District headquarters Mandi 40 km

Villages closest to Arla

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Lad Bharol 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 Arla

As per the Census of India 2011, Arla village had a population of 280. That makes it the 28th largest of the 141 villages in the tehsil, well above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 180 residents.

Arla village has 131 males and 149 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Arla has about 1137 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, though that is well below the tehsil average of 1262.

The pincode recorded for Arla is 175032. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Arla covers 74.27 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 3.8 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Arla falls under Lad Bharol tehsil of Mandi district in Himachal Pradesh.

The nearest railway station to Arla is Ahju, about 4.3 km away in a straight line. The 2011 census recorded it as available within 5 - 10 km distance.

The census records public bus service as Available within 5 - 10 km distance and private bus service as Available within 5 - 10 km distance for Arla.

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

Arla is in Lad Bharol tehsil of Mandi district. Ahju is about 4.3 km away. Lad Bharol is about 7.9 km away. Mandi is about 40 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Paniru (under 2 km), Kala Amb (1.6 km) and Jol (1.6 km).

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

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