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About Arla Village

Arla is a mid sized village in Krishangarh tehsil, in the district of Solan, Himachal Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 632, made up of 306 males and 326 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,065 females per 1000 males. The village covers 109 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 173206, 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 Solan
Tehsil Krishangarh
Pincode 173206
Area (hectares) 109 hectares
Population 632
Male Population 306
Female Population 326
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,065
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Arla compares

By the 2011 count Arla is among the largest villages in the tehsil, which puts it more than twice the local average, where the typical village holds 118 residents. Its 109 hectares work out to about 5.8 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, a little above the tehsil average of 1045.

Getting to Arla

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

Arla lies about 9.4 km from Solan, and the nearest railway station is Dharampur Himachal, about 1.9 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 Dharampur Himachal 1.9 km
District headquarters Solan 9.4 km
Tehsil headquarters Krishangarh 12 km

Villages closest to Arla

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Krishangarh 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 632. That makes it among the largest villages in the tehsil, more than twice the local average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 118 residents.

Arla village has 306 males and 326 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Arla has about 1065 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, a little above the tehsil average of 1045.

The pincode recorded for Arla is 173206. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Arla covers 109 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 5.8 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Arla falls under Krishangarh tehsil of Solan district in Himachal Pradesh.

The nearest railway station to Arla is Dharampur Himachal, about 1.9 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 village for Arla.

Arla is about 9.4 km from Solan in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Arla is in Krishangarh tehsil of Solan district. Dharampur Himachal is about 1.9 km away. Solan is about 9.4 km away. Krishangarh is about 12 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Matkanda (1.8 km), Majher (3.4 km) and Chauni Kamthanua (3.7 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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