About Arra Village

Arra is a small village in Burmu tehsil, in the district of Ranchi, Jharkhand. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 422, made up of 209 males and 213 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,019 females per 1000 males. The village covers 286 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 835205, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Arra Overview

Census 2011 figures for Arra village
Description	Value
State	Jharkhand
District	Ranchi
Tehsil	Burmu
Pincode	835205
Area (hectares)	286 hectares
Population	422
Male Population	209
Female Population	213
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	1,019
Bus Service (public)	Available within 10+ km distance
Bus Service (private)	Available within 10+ km distance
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 10+ km distance

How Arra compares

By the 2011 count Arra is the 64th largest of the 76 villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 1,179 residents. Its 286 hectares work out to about 1.5 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 976.

Getting to Arra

Arra is fairly remote, with both bus and rail more than ten kilometres away. The census records public bus service for Arra 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 10+ km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Arra from other places

Arra lies about 24 km from Ranchi, and the nearest railway station is Tangarbansali, about 15 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 Arra
Tehsil headquarters	Burmu	9.2 km
Nearest town	Rātu	11 km
Nearest railway station	Tangarbansali	15 km
District headquarters	Ranchi	24 km

Villages closest to Arra

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 Arra

As per the Census of India 2011, Arra village had a population of 422. That makes it the 64th largest of the 76 villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,179 residents.

Arra village has 209 males and 213 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Arra has about 1019 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 976.

The pincode recorded for Arra is 835205. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Arra covers 286 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 1.5 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Arra falls under Burmu tehsil of Ranchi district in Jharkhand.

The nearest railway station to Arra is Tangarbansali, about 15 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 10+ km distance for Arra.

Arra is about 24 km from Ranchi in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Arra is in Burmu tehsil of Ranchi district. Burmu is about 9.2 km away. Rātu is about 11 km away. Tangarbansali is about 15 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.