About Arahara Village

Arahara is a mid sized village in Kamdara tehsil, in the district of Gumla, Jharkhand. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,020, made up of 517 males and 503 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 973 females per 1000 males. The village covers 617 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 835227, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Arahara Overview

Census 2011 figures for Arahara village
Description	Value
State	Jharkhand
District	Gumla
Tehsil	Kamdara
Pincode	835227
Area (hectares)	617 hectares
Population	1,020
Male Population	517
Female Population	503
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	973
Bus Service (public)	Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Bus Service (private)	Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 10+ km distance

How Arahara compares

By the 2011 count Arahara is the 25th largest of the 73 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little above average, where the typical village holds 874 residents. Its 617 hectares work out to about 1.7 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, though that is a little below the tehsil average of 1004.

Getting to Arahara

Arahara is a little way from the nearest bus route, and further still from the railway. The census records public bus service for Arahara as Available within 5 - 10 km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within 5 - 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 Arahara from other places

Arahara lies about 42 km from Gumla, and the nearest railway station is Bakaspur, about 3.2 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 Arahara
Nearest railway station	Bakaspur	3.2 km
Tehsil headquarters	Kamdara	5.7 km
Nearest town	Khunti	37 km
District headquarters	Gumla	42 km

Villages closest to Arahara

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Arahara village had a population of 1,020. That makes it the 25th largest of the 73 villages in the tehsil, a little above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 874 residents.

Arahara village has 517 males and 503 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Arahara has about 973 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, though that is a little below the tehsil average of 1004.

The pincode recorded for Arahara is 835227. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Arahara covers 617 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 1.7 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Arahara falls under Kamdara tehsil of Gumla district in Jharkhand.

The nearest railway station to Arahara is Bakaspur, about 3.2 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 - 10 km distance and private bus service as Available within 5 - 10 km distance for Arahara.

Arahara is about 42 km from Gumla in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Arahara is in Kamdara tehsil of Gumla district. Bakaspur is about 3.2 km away. Kamdara is about 5.7 km away. Khunti is about 37 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.