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About Ahrai Village

Ahrai is a small village in Domchanch tehsil, in the district of Kodarma, Jharkhand. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 205, made up of 106 males and 99 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 934 females per 1000 males. The village covers 68 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 825407, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Ahrai Overview

Census 2011 figures for Ahrai village
Description Value
State Jharkhand
District Kodarma
Tehsil Domchanch
Pincode 825407
Area (hectares) 68 hectares
Population 205
Male Population 106
Female Population 99
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 934
Bus Service (public) Available within 10+ km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within 10+ km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Ahrai compares

By the 2011 count Ahrai is the 75th largest of the 97 villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 1,075 residents. Its 68 hectares work out to about 3.0 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 970.

Getting to Ahrai

Ahrai is fairly remote, with both bus and rail more than ten kilometres away. The census records public bus service for Ahrai as Available within 10+ 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 Ahrai from other places

Ahrai lies about 9.7 km from Domchanch, and the nearest railway station is Maheshpur, 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 Ahrai
Tehsil headquarters Domchanch 9.7 km
Nearest railway station Maheshpur 10 km
Nearest town Kodarma 19 km

Villages closest to Ahrai

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Ahrai village had a population of 205. That makes it the 75th largest of the 97 villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,075 residents.

Ahrai village has 106 males and 99 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Ahrai has about 934 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, a little below the tehsil average of 970.

The pincode recorded for Ahrai is 825407. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Ahrai covers 68 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 3.0 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Ahrai falls under Domchanch tehsil of Kodarma district in Jharkhand.

The nearest railway station to Ahrai is Maheshpur, 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 10+ km distance for Ahrai.

Ahrai is about 9.7 km from Domchanch in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Ahrai is in Domchanch tehsil of Kodarma district. Domchanch is about 9.7 km away. Maheshpur is about 10 km away. Kodarma is about 19 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Karmikund (2.6 km), Bangakhawar Alis Bangakhalar (2.8 km) and Lachhmipur (5.3 km).

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

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