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About Arra Village

Arra is a mid sized village in Katamdag tehsil, in the district of Hazaribagh, Jharkhand. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,448, made up of 752 males and 696 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 926 females per 1000 males. The village covers 506.23 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 825301, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Arra Overview

Census 2011 figures for Arra village
Description Value
State Jharkhand
District Hazaribagh
Tehsil Katamdag
Pincode 825301
Area (hectares) 506.23 hectares
Population 1,448
Male Population 752
Female Population 696
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 926
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 Arra compares

By the 2011 count Arra is the 19th largest of the 46 villages in the tehsil, which puts it close to average, where the typical village holds 1,503 residents. Its 506.23 hectares work out to about 2.9 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, a little below the tehsil average of 962.

Getting to Arra

Arra is reached by bus from a few kilometres away, with rail a longer trip. The census records public bus service for Arra 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 Arra from other places

Arra lies about 12 km from Hazaribagh, and the nearest railway station is Kansar Nawadah, about 7.8 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 Arra
Nearest railway station Kansar Nawadah 7.8 km
Tehsil headquarters Katamdag 12 km
District headquarters Hazaribagh 12 km
Nearest town Hazāribāgh 12 km

Villages closest to Arra

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Arra village had a population of 1,448. That makes it the 19th largest of the 46 villages in the tehsil, close to average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,503 residents.

Arra village has 752 males and 696 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Arra has about 926 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, a little below the tehsil average of 962.

The pincode recorded for Arra is 825301. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Arra covers 506.23 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 2.9 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Arra falls under Katamdag tehsil of Hazaribagh district in Jharkhand.

The nearest railway station to Arra is Kansar Nawadah, about 7.8 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 Arra.

Arra is about 12 km from Hazaribagh in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Arra is in Katamdag tehsil of Hazaribagh district. Kansar Nawadah is about 7.8 km away. Katamdag is about 12 km away. Hazaribagh is about 12 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Kuba (2.1 km), Tilaiya (2.1 km) and Simariya (2.3 km).

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

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