About Ara Village

Ara is a mid sized village in Burmu tehsil, in the district of Ranchi, Jharkhand. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 779, made up of 402 males and 377 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 938 females per 1000 males. The village covers 384 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 835214, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Ara Overview

Census 2011 figures for Ara village
Description	Value
State	Jharkhand
District	Ranchi
Tehsil	Burmu
Pincode	835214
Area (hectares)	384 hectares
Population	779
Male Population	402
Female Population	377
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	938
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 Ara compares

By the 2011 count Ara is the 44th largest of the 76 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 1,179 residents. Its 384 hectares work out to about 2.0 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, a little below the tehsil average of 976.

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 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 Ara from other places

Ara lies about 31 km from Ranchi, and the nearest railway station is Kole, about 12 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
Tehsil headquarters	Burmu	under 2 km
Nearest railway station	Kole	12 km
Nearest town	Churi	16 km
District headquarters	Ranchi	31 km

Villages closest to Ara

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Burmu 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 779. That makes it the 44th largest of the 76 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,179 residents.

Ara village has 402 males and 377 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Ara has about 938 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, a little below the tehsil average of 976.

The pincode recorded for Ara is 835214. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Ara covers 384 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 2.0 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Ara falls under Burmu tehsil of Ranchi district in Jharkhand.

The nearest railway station to Ara is Kole, about 12 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 Ara.

Ara is about 31 km from Ranchi in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Ara is in Burmu tehsil of Ranchi district. Burmu is about under 2 km away. Kole is about 12 km away. Churi is about 16 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.