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About Areya Village

Areya is a mid sized village in Basia tehsil, in the district of Gumla, Jharkhand. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,126, made up of 560 males and 566 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,011 females per 1000 males. The village covers 957 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 835229, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Areya Overview

Census 2011 figures for Areya village
Description Value
State Jharkhand
District Gumla
Tehsil Basia
Pincode 835229
Area (hectares) 957 hectares
Population 1,126
Male Population 560
Female Population 566
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,011
Bus Service (public) Available within <5 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Areya compares

By the 2011 count Areya is the 24th largest of the 87 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little above average, where the typical village holds 925 residents. Its 957 hectares work out to about 1.2 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, a little above the tehsil average of 989.

Getting to Areya

Areya is reached by bus from a few kilometres away, with rail a longer trip. The census records public bus service for Areya as Available within <5 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 Areya from other places

Areya lies about 36 km from Gumla, and the nearest railway station is Kurkura, about 13 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 Areya
Tehsil headquarters Basia 6.1 km
Nearest railway station Kurkura 13 km
District headquarters Gumla 36 km
Nearest town Gumlā 36 km

Villages closest to Areya

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Areya village had a population of 1,126. That makes it the 24th largest of the 87 villages in the tehsil, a little above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 925 residents.

Areya village has 560 males and 566 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Areya has about 1011 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, a little above the tehsil average of 989.

The pincode recorded for Areya is 835229. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Areya covers 957 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 1.2 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Areya falls under Basia tehsil of Gumla district in Jharkhand.

The nearest railway station to Areya is Kurkura, about 13 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 <5 km distance for Areya.

Areya is about 36 km from Gumla in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Areya is in Basia tehsil of Gumla district. Basia is about 6.1 km away. Kurkura is about 13 km away. Gumla is about 36 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Saraidih (under 2 km), Kurdega (2.4 km) and Launga (2.5 km).

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

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