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About Ara Village

Ara is a small village in Ichak tehsil, in the district of Hazaribagh, Jharkhand. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 256, made up of 131 males and 125 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 954 females per 1000 males. The village covers 188.22 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 825402, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Ara Overview

Census 2011 figures for Ara village
Description Value
State Jharkhand
District Hazaribagh
Tehsil Ichak
Pincode 825402
Area (hectares) 188.22 hectares
Population 256
Male Population 131
Female Population 125
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 954
Bus Service (public) Available within <5 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within 10+ km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Ara compares

By the 2011 count Ara is the 70th largest of the 88 villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 1,282 residents. Its 188.22 hectares work out to about 1.4 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, much in line with the tehsil average of 951.

Getting to Ara

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

Ara lies about 20 km from Hazaribagh, and the nearest railway station is Padma, about 18 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 Ara
Tehsil headquarters Ichak 8.3 km
Nearest railway station Padma 18 km
District headquarters Hazaribagh 20 km
Nearest town Hazāribāgh 20 km

Villages closest to Ara

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Ara village had a population of 256. That makes it the 70th largest of the 88 villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,282 residents.

Ara village has 131 males and 125 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Ara has about 954 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 951.

The pincode recorded for Ara is 825402. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Ara covers 188.22 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 1.4 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Ara falls under Ichak tehsil of Hazaribagh district in Jharkhand.

The nearest railway station to Ara is Padma, about 18 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 10+ km distance for Ara.

Ara is about 20 km from Hazaribagh in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Ara is in Ichak tehsil of Hazaribagh district. Ichak is about 8.3 km away. Padma is about 18 km away. Hazaribagh is about 20 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Parasirajghat (under 2 km), Marpa (1.8 km) and Darha (2.0 km).

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

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