About Arar Village

Arar is a mid sized village in Chhatarpur tehsil, in the district of Palamu, Jharkhand. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,806, made up of 936 males and 870 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 929 females per 1000 males. The village covers 602 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 822113, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Arar Overview

Census 2011 figures for Arar village
Description	Value
State	Jharkhand
District	Palamu
Tehsil	Chhatarpur
Pincode	822113
Area (hectares)	602 hectares
Population	1,806
Male Population	936
Female Population	870
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	929
Bus Service (public)	Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Bus Service (private)	Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 10+ km distance

How Arar compares

By the 2011 count Arar is the 26th largest of the 127 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well above average, where the typical village holds 1,137 residents. Its 602 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, though that is a little above the tehsil average of 912.

Getting to Arar

Arar is a little way from the nearest bus route, and further still from the railway. The census records public bus service for Arar as Available within 5 - 10 km distance. 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 Arar from other places

Arar lies about 12 km from Palamu, and the nearest railway station is Bermo, about 5.6 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 Arar
Nearest town	Jāridih	4.9 km
Nearest railway station	Bermo	5.6 km
Tehsil headquarters	Chhatarpur	12 km
District headquarters	Palamu	12 km

Villages closest to Arar

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Arar village had a population of 1,806. That makes it the 26th largest of the 127 villages in the tehsil, well above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,137 residents.

Arar village has 936 males and 870 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Arar has about 929 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, though that is a little above the tehsil average of 912.

The pincode recorded for Arar is 822113. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Arar covers 602 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 3.0 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Arar falls under Chhatarpur tehsil of Palamu district in Jharkhand.

The nearest railway station to Arar is Bermo, about 5.6 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 - 10 km distance and private bus service as Available within 5 - 10 km distance for Arar.

Arar is about 12 km from Palamu in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Arar is in Chhatarpur tehsil of Palamu district. Jāridih is about 4.9 km away. Bermo is about 5.6 km away. Chhatarpur is about 12 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.