About Arat Village

Arat is a small village in Renuka tehsil, in the district of Sirmaur, Himachal Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 322, made up of 159 males and 163 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,025 females per 1000 males. The village covers 552 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 173023, 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	Sirmaur
Tehsil	Renuka
Pincode	173023
Area (hectares)	552 hectares
Population	322
Male Population	159
Female Population	163
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	1,025
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 56th largest of the 74 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well below average, where the typical village holds 640 residents. Its 552 hectares work out to about 0.6 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 957.

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 7.8 km from Sirmaur, and the nearest railway station is Salogra, about 42 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	Renuka	7.8 km
District headquarters	Sirmaur	7.8 km
Nearest town	Nāhan	27 km
Nearest railway station	Salogra	42 km

Villages closest to Arat

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Renuka 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 322. That makes it the 56th largest of the 74 villages in the tehsil, well below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 640 residents.

Arat village has 159 males and 163 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Arat has about 1025 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 957.

The pincode recorded for Arat is 173023. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Arat covers 552 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 0.6 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Arat falls under Renuka tehsil of Sirmaur district in Himachal Pradesh.

The nearest railway station to Arat is Salogra, about 42 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 7.8 km from Sirmaur in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Arat is in Renuka tehsil of Sirmaur district. Renuka is about 7.8 km away. Sirmaur is about 7.8 km away. Nāhan is about 27 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.