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About Arol Village

Arol is a mid sized village in Maheshpur tehsil, in the district of Pakur, Jharkhand. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,430, made up of 727 males and 703 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 967 females per 1000 males. The village covers 321 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 814111, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Arol Overview

Census 2011 figures for Arol village
Description Value
State Jharkhand
District Pakur
Tehsil Maheshpur
Pincode 814111
Area (hectares) 321 hectares
Population 1,430
Male Population 727
Female Population 703
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 967
Bus Service (public) Available within <5 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Arol compares

By the 2011 count Arol is the 31st largest of the 305 villages in the tehsil, which puts it more than twice the local average, where the typical village holds 656 residents. Its 321 hectares work out to about 4.5 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, though that is well below the tehsil average of 1012.

Getting to Arol

Arol is reached by bus from a few kilometres away, with rail a longer trip. The census records public bus service for Arol as Available within <5 km distance. 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 Arol from other places

Arol lies about 26 km from Pakur, and the nearest railway station is Murarai, about 18 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 Arol
Tehsil headquarters Maheshpur 8.5 km
Nearest railway station Murarai 18 km
Nearest town Nalhāti 22 km
District headquarters Pakur 26 km

Villages closest to Arol

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Arol village had a population of 1,430. That makes it the 31st largest of the 305 villages in the tehsil, more than twice the local average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 656 residents.

Arol village has 727 males and 703 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Arol has about 967 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, though that is well below the tehsil average of 1012.

The pincode recorded for Arol is 814111. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Arol covers 321 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 4.5 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Arol falls under Maheshpur tehsil of Pakur district in Jharkhand.

The nearest railway station to Arol is Murarai, about 18 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 <5 km distance and private bus service as Available within <5 km distance for Arol.

Arol is about 26 km from Pakur in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Arol is in Maheshpur tehsil of Pakur district. Maheshpur is about 8.5 km away. Murarai is about 18 km away. Nalhāti is about 22 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Radhaballabhpur (under 2 km), Barkiari (1.5 km) and Bamanpokhar (1.6 km).

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

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