About Arai Village

Arai is one of the larger villages in Mandi tehsil, in the district of Punch, Jammu and Kashmir. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 6,434, made up of 3,347 males and 3,087 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 922 females per 1000 males. The village covers 1563 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 185101, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Arai Overview

Census 2011 figures for Arai village
Description	Value
State	Jammu and Kashmir
District	Punch
Tehsil	Mandi
Pincode	185101
Area (hectares)	1563 hectares
Population	6,434
Male Population	3,347
Female Population	3,087
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	922
Bus Service (public)	Available within 10+ km distance
Bus Service (private)	Available within village
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 10+ km distance

How Arai compares

By the 2011 count Arai is among the largest villages in the tehsil, which puts it more than twice the local average, where the typical village holds 2,107 residents. Its 1563 hectares work out to about 4.1 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, much in line with the tehsil average of 913.

Getting to Arai

Arai is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Arai as Available within 10+ 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 Arai from other places

Arai lies about 17 km from Punch, and the nearest railway station is Naid Gaam Railway Station, about 47 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 Arai
Tehsil headquarters	Mandi	2.1 km
District headquarters	Punch	17 km
Nearest town	Pūnch	17 km
Nearest railway station	Naid Gaam Railway Station	47 km

Villages closest to Arai

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Arai village had a population of 6,434. That makes it among the largest villages in the tehsil, more than twice the local average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 2,107 residents.

Arai village has 3,347 males and 3,087 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Arai has about 922 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, much in line with the tehsil average of 913.

The pincode recorded for Arai is 185101. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Arai covers 1563 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 4.1 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Arai falls under Mandi tehsil of Punch district in Jammu and Kashmir.

The nearest railway station to Arai is Naid Gaam Railway Station, about 47 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 10+ km distance and private bus service as Available within village for Arai.

Arai is about 17 km from Punch in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Arai is in Mandi tehsil of Punch district. Mandi is about 2.1 km away. Punch is about 17 km away. Pūnch is about 17 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.