About Aru Village

Aru is a mid sized village in Medininagar tehsil, in the district of Palamu, Jharkhand. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 629, made up of 319 males and 310 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 972 females per 1000 males. The village covers 87.54 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 822132, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Aru Overview

Census 2011 figures for Aru village
Description	Value
State	Jharkhand
District	Palamu
Tehsil	Medininagar
Pincode	822132
Area (hectares)	87.54 hectares
Population	629
Male Population	319
Female Population	310
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	972
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 Aru compares

By the 2011 count Aru is the 32nd largest of the 51 villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 1,594 residents. Its 87.54 hectares work out to about 7.2 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, a little above the tehsil average of 933.

Getting to Aru

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

Aru lies about 16 km from Palamu, and the nearest railway station is Tupkadih, about 7.8 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 Aru
Nearest town	Phusro	7.6 km
Nearest railway station	Tupkadih	7.8 km
Tehsil headquarters	Medininagar	16 km
District headquarters	Palamu	16 km

Villages closest to Aru

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Aru village had a population of 629. That makes it the 32nd largest of the 51 villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,594 residents.

Aru village has 319 males and 310 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Aru has about 972 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, a little above the tehsil average of 933.

The pincode recorded for Aru is 822132. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Aru covers 87.54 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 7.2 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Aru falls under Medininagar tehsil of Palamu district in Jharkhand.

The nearest railway station to Aru is Tupkadih, about 7.8 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 Aru.

Aru is about 16 km from Palamu in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Aru is in Medininagar tehsil of Palamu district. Phusro is about 7.6 km away. Tupkadih is about 7.8 km away. Medininagar is about 16 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.