About Ara Village

Ara is a large village in Balumath tehsil, in the district of Latehar, Jharkhand. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 2,205, made up of 1,113 males and 1,092 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 981 females per 1000 males. The village covers 521.91 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 822126, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Ara Overview

Census 2011 figures for Ara village
Description	Value
State	Jharkhand
District	Latehar
Tehsil	Balumath
Pincode	822126
Area (hectares)	521.91 hectares
Population	2,205
Male Population	1,113
Female Population	1,092
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	981
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 Ara compares

By the 2011 count Ara is the 10th largest of the 66 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well above average, where the typical village holds 1,349 residents. Its 521.91 hectares work out to about 4.2 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 979.

Getting to Ara

Ara is fairly remote, with both bus and rail more than ten kilometres away. The census records public bus service for Ara 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 Ara from other places

Ara lies about 46 km from Latehar, and the nearest railway station is Phulbasia, about 4.2 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
Nearest railway station	Phulbasia	4.2 km
Tehsil headquarters	Balumath	15 km
Nearest town	Churi	22 km
District headquarters	Latehar	46 km

Villages closest to Ara

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Ara village had a population of 2,205. That makes it the 10th largest of the 66 villages in the tehsil, well above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,349 residents.

Ara village has 1,113 males and 1,092 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Ara has about 981 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 979.

The pincode recorded for Ara is 822126. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Ara covers 521.91 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 4.2 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Ara falls under Balumath tehsil of Latehar district in Jharkhand.

The nearest railway station to Ara is Phulbasia, about 4.2 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 Ara.

Ara is about 46 km from Latehar in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Ara is in Balumath tehsil of Latehar district. Phulbasia is about 4.2 km away. Balumath is about 15 km away. Churi is about 22 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.