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About Arahasa Village

Arahasa is a mid sized village in Goilkera tehsil, in the district of Pashchimi Singhbhum, Jharkhand. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,196, made up of 603 males and 593 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 983 females per 1000 males. The village covers 496 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 833103, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Arahasa Overview

Census 2011 figures for Arahasa village
Description Value
State Jharkhand
District Pashchimi Singhbhum
Tehsil Goilkera
Pincode 833103
Area (hectares) 496 hectares
Population 1,196
Male Population 603
Female Population 593
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 983
Bus Service (public) Available within 10+ km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 5 - 10 km distance

How Arahasa compares

By the 2011 count Arahasa is the 17th largest of the 106 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well above average, where the typical village holds 698 residents. Its 496 hectares work out to about 2.4 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 a little below the tehsil average of 1008.

Getting to Arahasa

Arahasa is a little way from the nearest bus route, and further still from the railway. The census records public bus service for Arahasa 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 5 - 10 km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Arahasa from other places

Arahasa lies about 23 km from Pashchimi Singhbhum, and the nearest railway station is Goilkera, about 7.5 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 Arahasa
Nearest railway station Goilkera 7.5 km
District headquarters Pashchimi Singhbhum 23 km
Nearest town Chakradharpur 29 km

Villages closest to Arahasa

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Arahasa village had a population of 1,196. That makes it the 17th largest of the 106 villages in the tehsil, well above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 698 residents.

Arahasa village has 603 males and 593 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Arahasa has about 983 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, though that is a little below the tehsil average of 1008.

The pincode recorded for Arahasa is 833103. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Arahasa covers 496 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 2.4 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Arahasa falls under Goilkera tehsil of Pashchimi Singhbhum district in Jharkhand.

The nearest railway station to Arahasa is Goilkera, about 7.5 km away in a straight line. The 2011 census recorded it as available within 5 - 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 Arahasa.

Arahasa is about 23 km from Pashchimi Singhbhum in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Arahasa is in Goilkera tehsil of Pashchimi Singhbhum district. Goilkera is about 7.5 km away. Pashchimi Singhbhum is about 23 km away. Chakradharpur is about 29 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Orenga (2.1 km), Kurkutiya (2.2 km) and Bila (2.3 km).

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

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