About Arahara Village

Arahara is a mid sized village in Barkagaon tehsil, in the district of Hazaribagh, Jharkhand. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,776, made up of 904 males and 872 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 965 females per 1000 males. The village covers 809 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 825311, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Arahara Overview

Census 2011 figures for Arahara village
Description	Value
State	Jharkhand
District	Hazaribagh
Tehsil	Barkagaon
Pincode	825311
Area (hectares)	809 hectares
Population	1,776
Male Population	904
Female Population	872
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	965
Bus Service (public)	Available within 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 29th largest of the 82 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little above average, where the typical village holds 1,608 residents. Its 809 hectares work out to about 2.2 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, much in line with the tehsil average of 970.

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 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 18 km from Hazaribagh, and the nearest railway station is Bes, about 10 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
Tehsil headquarters	Barkagaon	3.9 km
Nearest railway station	Bes	10 km
District headquarters	Hazaribagh	18 km
Nearest town	Hazāribāgh	18 km

Villages closest to Arahara

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Barkagaon 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 1,776. That makes it the 29th largest of the 82 villages in the tehsil, a little above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,608 residents.

Arahara village has 904 males and 872 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Arahara has about 965 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, much in line with the tehsil average of 970.

The pincode recorded for Arahara is 825311. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Arahara covers 809 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 2.2 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Arahara falls under Barkagaon tehsil of Hazaribagh district in Jharkhand.

The nearest railway station to Arahara is Bes, about 10 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 - 10 km distance for Arahara.

Arahara is about 18 km from Hazaribagh in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Arahara is in Barkagaon tehsil of Hazaribagh district. Barkagaon is about 3.9 km away. Bes is about 10 km away. Hazaribagh is about 18 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.