About Arakanda Village

Arakanda is a small village in Tarhasi tehsil, in the district of Palamu, Jharkhand. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 144, made up of 72 males and 72 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,000 females per 1000 males. The village covers 34.37 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 822118, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Arakanda Overview

Census 2011 figures for Arakanda village
Description	Value
State	Jharkhand
District	Palamu
Tehsil	Tarhasi
Pincode	822118
Area (hectares)	34.37 hectares
Population	144
Male Population	72
Female Population	72
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	1,000
Bus Service (public)	Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Bus Service (private)	Available within 10+ km distance
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 10+ km distance

How Arakanda compares

By the 2011 count Arakanda is the 80th largest of the 95 villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 853 residents. Its 34.37 hectares work out to about 4.2 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 948.

Getting to Arakanda

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

Arakanda lies about 134 km from Palamu, and the nearest railway station is Chetar, about 2.1 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 Arakanda
Nearest railway station	Chetar	2.1 km
Tehsil headquarters	Tarhasi	7.8 km
Nearest town	Lātehār	16 km
District headquarters	Palamu	134 km

Villages closest to Arakanda

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Arakanda village had a population of 144. That makes it the 80th largest of the 95 villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 853 residents.

Arakanda village has 72 males and 72 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Arakanda has about 1000 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 948.

The pincode recorded for Arakanda is 822118. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Arakanda covers 34.37 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 4.2 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Arakanda falls under Tarhasi tehsil of Palamu district in Jharkhand.

The nearest railway station to Arakanda is Chetar, about 2.1 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 10+ km distance for Arakanda.

Arakanda is about 134 km from Palamu in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Arakanda is in Tarhasi tehsil of Palamu district. Chetar is about 2.1 km away. Tarhasi is about 7.8 km away. Lātehār is about 16 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.