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About Ara Village

Ara is a village in Namkum tehsil, in the district of Ranchi, Jharkhand.

Ara Overview

Census 2011 figures for Ara village
Description Value
State Jharkhand
District Ranchi
Tehsil Namkum

How far is Ara from other places

Ara lies about 9.3 km from Ranchi, and the nearest railway station is Namkon, about 2.4 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 Namkon 2.4 km
Tehsil headquarters Namkum 3.8 km
District headquarters Ranchi 9.3 km

Villages closest to Ara

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

Ara falls under Namkum tehsil of Ranchi district in Jharkhand.

The nearest railway station to Ara is Namkon, about 2.4 km away in a straight line.

Ara is about 9.3 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 Namkum tehsil of Ranchi district. Namkon is about 2.4 km away. Namkum is about 3.8 km away. Ranchi is about 9.3 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Baram (under 2 km), Jorar (1.9 km) and Mahilong (2.6 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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