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About Arar Village

Arar is a mid sized village in Padma tehsil, in the district of Hazaribagh, Jharkhand. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,532, made up of 771 males and 761 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 987 females per 1000 males. The village covers 398.41 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 825411, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Arar Overview

Census 2011 figures for Arar village
Description Value
State Jharkhand
District Hazaribagh
Tehsil Padma
Pincode 825411
Area (hectares) 398.41 hectares
Population 1,532
Male Population 771
Female Population 761
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 987
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Arar compares

By the 2011 count Arar is the 14th largest of the 40 villages in the tehsil, which puts it close to average, where the typical village holds 1,400 residents. Its 398.41 hectares work out to about 3.8 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, a little above the tehsil average of 957.

Getting to Arar

Arar is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Arar as Available within village. 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 Arar from other places

Arar lies about 20 km from Hazaribagh. 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 Arar
Tehsil headquarters Padma 3.3 km
District headquarters Hazaribagh 20 km
Nearest town Hazāribāgh 20 km

Villages closest to Arar

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Arar village had a population of 1,532. That makes it the 14th largest of the 40 villages in the tehsil, close to average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,400 residents.

Arar village has 771 males and 761 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Arar has about 987 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, a little above the tehsil average of 957.

The pincode recorded for Arar is 825411. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Arar covers 398.41 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 3.8 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Arar falls under Padma tehsil of Hazaribagh district in Jharkhand.

The census record for Arar notes the nearest railway station as Available within 10+ km distance.

The census records public bus service as Available within village and private bus service as Available within <5 km distance for Arar.

Arar 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.

Arar is in Padma tehsil of Hazaribagh district. Padma is about 3.3 km away. Hazaribagh is about 20 km away. Hazāribāgh 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 Jihu (under 2 km), Kandadag (under 2 km) and Tilaidih (1.9 km).

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

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