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About Arath Village

Arath is a large village in Budgam tehsil, in the district of Badgam, Jammu and Kashmir. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 2,905, made up of 1,485 males and 1,420 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 956 females per 1000 males. The village covers 283.3 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 191111, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Arath Overview

Census 2011 figures for Arath village
Description Value
State Jammu and Kashmir
District Badgam
Tehsil Budgam
Pincode 191111
Area (hectares) 283.3 hectares
Population 2,905
Male Population 1,485
Female Population 1,420
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 956
Bus Service (public) Available within <5 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Arath compares

By the 2011 count Arath is the 6th largest of the 95 villages in the tehsil, which puts it more than twice the local average, where the typical village holds 1,169 residents. Its 283.3 hectares work out to about 10 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, a little above the tehsil average of 939.

Getting to Arath

Arath is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Arath as Available within <5 km distance. 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 Arath from other places

Arath lies about 9.9 km from Badgam, and the nearest railway station is Naid Gaam Railway Station, about 2.1 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 Arath
Nearest railway station Naid Gaam Railway Station 2.1 km
Nearest town Soyībug 4.5 km
Tehsil headquarters Budgam 9.9 km
District headquarters Badgam 9.9 km

Villages closest to Arath

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Arath village had a population of 2,905. That makes it the 6th largest of the 95 villages in the tehsil, more than twice the local average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,169 residents.

Arath village has 1,485 males and 1,420 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Arath has about 956 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, a little above the tehsil average of 939.

The pincode recorded for Arath is 191111. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Arath covers 283.3 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 10 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Arath falls under Budgam tehsil of Badgam district in Jammu and Kashmir.

The nearest railway station to Arath is Naid Gaam Railway Station, about 2.1 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 <5 km distance and private bus service as Available within village for Arath.

Arath is about 9.9 km from Badgam in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Arath is in Budgam tehsil of Badgam district. Naid Gaam Railway Station is about 2.1 km away. Soyībug is about 4.5 km away. Budgam is about 9.9 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Rakh Arath (under 2 km), Sarat Pora (under 2 km) and Chewa (under 2 km).

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

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