About Ara Village

Ara is a small village in Panki tehsil, in the district of Palamu, Jharkhand. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 469, made up of 223 males and 246 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,103 females per 1000 males. The village covers 403 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 822122, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Ara Overview

Census 2011 figures for Ara village
Description	Value
State	Jharkhand
District	Palamu
Tehsil	Panki
Pincode	822122
Area (hectares)	403 hectares
Population	469
Male Population	223
Female Population	246
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	1,103
Bus Service (public)	Available within 10+ km distance
Bus Service (private)	Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 10+ km distance

How Ara compares

By the 2011 count Ara is the 105th largest of the 178 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well below average, where the typical village holds 857 residents. Its 403 hectares work out to about 1.2 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 953.

Getting to Ara

Ara is a little way from the nearest bus route, and further still from the railway. The census records public bus service for Ara as Available within 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 Ara from other places

Ara lies about 27 km from Palamu, and the nearest railway station is Dumri Bihar, about 13 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
Nearest railway station	Dumri Bihar	13 km
Nearest town	Gumia	14 km
Tehsil headquarters	Panki	27 km
District headquarters	Palamu	27 km

Villages closest to Ara

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Panki 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 469. That makes it the 105th largest of the 178 villages in the tehsil, well below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 857 residents.

Ara village has 223 males and 246 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Ara has about 1103 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 953.

The pincode recorded for Ara is 822122. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Ara covers 403 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 1.2 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Ara falls under Panki tehsil of Palamu district in Jharkhand.

The nearest railway station to Ara is Dumri Bihar, about 13 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 5 - 10 km distance for Ara.

Ara is about 27 km from Palamu in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Ara is in Panki tehsil of Palamu district. Dumri Bihar is about 13 km away. Gumia is about 14 km away. Panki is about 27 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.