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About Arahans Village

Arahans is a small village in Mahuadanr tehsil, in the district of Latehar, Jharkhand. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 473, made up of 241 males and 232 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 963 females per 1000 males. The village covers 714 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 822126, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Arahans Overview

Census 2011 figures for Arahans village
Description Value
State Jharkhand
District Latehar
Tehsil Mahuadanr
Pincode 822126
Area (hectares) 714 hectares
Population 473
Male Population 241
Female Population 232
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 963
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Arahans compares

By the 2011 count Arahans is the 67th largest of the 101 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 740 residents. Its 714 hectares work out to about 0.7 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, though that is a little below the tehsil average of 985.

Getting to Arahans

Arahans is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Arahans as Available within village. Private bus service is recorded as Available within 5 - 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 Arahans from other places

Arahans lies about 39 km from Latehar, and the nearest railway station is Bendi, about 39 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 Arahans
Tehsil headquarters Mahuadanr 18 km
Nearest town Chatrā 36 km
District headquarters Latehar 39 km
Nearest railway station Bendi 39 km

Villages closest to Arahans

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Arahans village had a population of 473. That makes it the 67th largest of the 101 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 740 residents.

Arahans village has 241 males and 232 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Arahans has about 963 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, though that is a little below the tehsil average of 985.

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

Arahans covers 714 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 0.7 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Arahans falls under Mahuadanr tehsil of Latehar district in Jharkhand.

The nearest railway station to Arahans is Bendi, about 39 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 village and private bus service as Available within 5 - 10 km distance for Arahans.

Arahans is about 39 km from Latehar in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Arahans is in Mahuadanr tehsil of Latehar district. Mahuadanr is about 18 km away. Chatrā is about 36 km away. Latehar is about 39 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Jamdih Alias Haramagara (under 2 km), Bhenrital Alias Sarnadih (2.4 km) and Gathgaon (7.3 km).

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

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