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About Ara Village

Ara is a mid sized village in Chanho tehsil, in the district of Ranchi, Jharkhand. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 510, made up of 266 males and 244 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 917 females per 1000 males. The village covers 433.37 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 Chanho
Pincode 835214
Area (hectares) 433.37 hectares
Population 510
Male Population 266
Female Population 244
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 917
Bus Service (public) Available within <5 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within 10+ km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Ara compares

By the 2011 count Ara is the 57th largest of the 67 villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 1,605 residents. Its 433.37 hectares work out to about 1.2 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, well below the tehsil average of 987.

Getting to Ara

Ara is reached by bus from a few kilometres away, with rail a longer trip. The census records public bus service for Ara as Available within <5 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 Ara from other places

Ara lies about 68 km from Ranchi, and the nearest railway station is Kurkura, 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
Nearest railway station Kurkura 12 km
Tehsil headquarters Chanho 25 km
Nearest town Khunti 40 km
District headquarters Ranchi 68 km

Villages closest to Ara

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Ara village had a population of 510. That makes it the 57th largest of the 67 villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,605 residents.

Ara village has 266 males and 244 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Ara has about 917 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, well below the tehsil average of 987.

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

Ara covers 433.37 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 1.2 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Ara falls under Chanho tehsil of Ranchi district in Jharkhand.

The nearest railway station to Ara is Kurkura, about 12 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 km distance and private bus service as Available within 10+ km distance for Ara.

Ara is about 68 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 Chanho tehsil of Ranchi district. Kurkura is about 12 km away. Chanho is about 25 km away. Khunti is about 40 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Tala (7.6 km), Pakaria (12 km) and Chama (15 km).

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

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