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About Arasaha Village

Arasaha is a small village in Patratu tehsil, in the district of Ramgarh, Jharkhand. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 461, made up of 247 males and 214 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 866 females per 1000 males. The village covers 211.71 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 829105, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Arasaha Overview

Census 2011 figures for Arasaha village
Description Value
State Jharkhand
District Ramgarh
Tehsil Patratu
Pincode 829105
Area (hectares) 211.71 hectares
Population 461
Male Population 247
Female Population 214
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 866
Bus Service (public) Available within 10+ km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within 10+ km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 5 - 10 km distance

How Arasaha compares

By the 2011 count Arasaha is the 59th largest of the 67 villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 1,385 residents. Its 211.71 hectares work out to about 2.2 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 956.

Getting to Arasaha

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

How far is Arasaha from other places

Arasaha lies about 20 km from Ramgarh, and the nearest railway station is Shanki, about 6.0 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 Arasaha
Nearest railway station Shanki 6.0 km
Nearest town Saunda 7.2 km
Tehsil headquarters Patratu 7.5 km
District headquarters Ramgarh 20 km

Villages closest to Arasaha

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Arasaha village had a population of 461. That makes it the 59th largest of the 67 villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,385 residents.

Arasaha village has 247 males and 214 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Arasaha has about 866 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 956.

The pincode recorded for Arasaha is 829105. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Arasaha covers 211.71 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 2.2 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Arasaha falls under Patratu tehsil of Ramgarh district in Jharkhand.

The nearest railway station to Arasaha is Shanki, about 6.0 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 10+ km distance for Arasaha.

Arasaha is about 20 km from Ramgarh in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Arasaha is in Patratu tehsil of Ramgarh district. Shanki is about 6.0 km away. Saunda is about 7.2 km away. Patratu is about 7.5 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Barghutua (under 2 km), Jarad (1.5 km) and Bicha (1.5 km).

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

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