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About Arot Village

Arot is a small village in Kumharsain tehsil, in the district of Shimla, Himachal Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 274, made up of 133 males and 141 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,060 females per 1000 males. The village covers 82 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 172027, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Arot Overview

Census 2011 figures for Arot village
Description Value
State Himachal Pradesh
District Shimla
Tehsil Kumharsain
Pincode 172027
Area (hectares) 82 hectares
Population 274
Male Population 133
Female Population 141
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,060
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Arot compares

By the 2011 count Arot is the 53rd largest of the 169 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little above average, where the typical village holds 248 residents. Its 82 hectares work out to about 3.3 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 1004.

Getting to Arot

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

Arot lies about 32 km from Shimla. 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 Arot
Tehsil headquarters Kumharsain 16 km
District headquarters Shimla 32 km

Villages closest to Arot

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Arot village had a population of 274. That makes it the 53rd largest of the 169 villages in the tehsil, a little above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 248 residents.

Arot village has 133 males and 141 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Arot has about 1060 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 1004.

The pincode recorded for Arot is 172027. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Arot covers 82 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 3.3 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Arot falls under Kumharsain tehsil of Shimla district in Himachal Pradesh.

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

The census records public bus service as Available within village and private bus service as Available within <5 km distance for Arot.

Arot is about 32 km from Shimla in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Arot is in Kumharsain tehsil of Shimla district. Kumharsain is about 16 km away. Shimla 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 Dawala (4.3 km), Jangal Dawala (4.3 km) and Jangal Saidpur (4.4 km).

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

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