About Arai Village

Arai is a small village in Sarath tehsil, in the district of Deoghar, Jharkhand. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 478, made up of 246 males and 232 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 943 females per 1000 males. The village covers 107 hectares hectares.

Arai Overview

Census 2011 figures for Arai village
Description	Value
State	Jharkhand
District	Deoghar
Tehsil	Sarath
Area (hectares)	107 hectares
Population	478
Male Population	246
Female Population	232
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	943
Bus Service (public)	Available within 10+ km distance
Bus Service (private)	Available within 10+ km distance
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 10+ km distance

How Arai compares

By the 2011 count Arai is the 122nd largest of the 326 villages in the tehsil, which puts it close to average, where the typical village holds 492 residents. Its 107 hectares work out to about 4.5 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 937.

Getting to Arai

Arai is fairly remote, with both bus and rail more than ten kilometres away. The census records public bus service for Arai as Available within 10+ km distance. 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 Arai from other places

Arai lies about 31 km from Deoghar, and the nearest railway station is Joramow Railway Station, about 5.3 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
Nearest railway station	Joramow Railway Station	5.3 km
Tehsil headquarters	Sarath	8.9 km
Nearest town	Madhupur	14 km
District headquarters	Deoghar	31 km

Villages closest to Arai

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Sarath 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 478. That makes it the 122nd largest of the 326 villages in the tehsil, close to average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 492 residents.

Arai village has 246 males and 232 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Arai has about 943 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, much in line with the tehsil average of 937.

Arai covers 107 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 4.5 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Arai falls under Sarath tehsil of Deoghar district in Jharkhand.

The nearest railway station to Arai is Joramow Railway Station, about 5.3 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 10+ km distance for Arai.

Arai is about 31 km from Deoghar in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Arai is in Sarath tehsil of Deoghar district. Joramow Railway Station is about 5.3 km away. Sarath is about 8.9 km away. Madhupur is about 14 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.