About Ara Village

Ara is a small village in Manika tehsil, in the district of Latehar, Jharkhand. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 255, made up of 132 males and 123 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 932 females per 1000 males. The village covers 18 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	Manika
Pincode	822126
Area (hectares)	18 hectares
Population	255
Male Population	132
Female Population	123
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	932
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 71st largest of the 82 villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 1,074 residents. Its 18 hectares work out to about 14 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, well below the tehsil average of 973.

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 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 Ara
Tehsil headquarters	Manika	33 km
Nearest town	Chatrā	36 km
District headquarters	Latehar	39 km
Nearest railway station	Bendi	39 km

Villages closest to Ara

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Manika 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 255. That makes it the 71st largest of the 82 villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,074 residents.

Ara village has 132 males and 123 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Ara has about 932 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, well below the tehsil average of 973.

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

Ara covers 18 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 14 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Ara falls under Manika tehsil of Latehar district in Jharkhand.

The nearest railway station to Ara 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 10+ km distance and private bus service as Available within 10+ km distance for Ara.

Ara 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.

Ara is in Manika tehsil of Latehar district. Manika is about 33 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.