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About Aragao Village

Aragao is a small village in Deori tehsil, in the district of Giridih, Jharkhand. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 163, made up of 90 males and 73 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 811 females per 1000 males. The village covers 332.76 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 815314, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Aragao Overview

Census 2011 figures for Aragao village
Description Value
State Jharkhand
District Giridih
Tehsil Deori
Pincode 815314
Area (hectares) 332.76 hectares
Population 163
Male Population 90
Female Population 73
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 811
Bus Service (public) Available within 10+ km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Aragao compares

By the 2011 count Aragao is the 214th largest of the 251 villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 693 residents. Its 332.76 hectares work out to about 0.5 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 941.

Getting to Aragao

Aragao is reached by bus from a few kilometres away, with rail a longer trip. The census records public bus service for Aragao as Available within 10+ km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within <5 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 Aragao from other places

Aragao lies about 131 km from Giridih, and the nearest railway station is Namkon, about 2.4 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 Aragao
Nearest railway station Namkon 2.4 km
Nearest town Ranchi 9.3 km
Tehsil headquarters Deori 22 km
District headquarters Giridih 131 km

Villages closest to Aragao

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Aragao village had a population of 163. That makes it the 214th largest of the 251 villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 693 residents.

Aragao village has 90 males and 73 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Aragao has about 811 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 941.

The pincode recorded for Aragao is 815314. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Aragao covers 332.76 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 0.5 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Aragao falls under Deori tehsil of Giridih district in Jharkhand.

The nearest railway station to Aragao is Namkon, about 2.4 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 <5 km distance for Aragao.

Aragao is about 131 km from Giridih in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Aragao is in Deori tehsil of Giridih district. Namkon is about 2.4 km away. Ranchi is about 9.3 km away. Deori is about 22 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Arwara (under 2 km), Bijhara (under 2 km) and Dhamanmara (under 2 km).

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

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