About Ara Village

Ara is a small village in Ormanjhi tehsil, in the district of Ranchi, Jharkhand. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 427, made up of 225 males and 202 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 898 females per 1000 males. The village covers 60 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 835219, 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	Ormanjhi
Pincode	835219
Area (hectares)	60 hectares
Population	427
Male Population	225
Female Population	202
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	898
Bus Service (public)	Available within 10+ km distance
Bus Service (private)	Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 10+ km distance

How Ara compares

By the 2011 count Ara is the 64th largest of the 86 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well below average, where the typical village holds 1,033 residents. Its 60 hectares work out to about 7.1 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 960.

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 5 - 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 24 km from Ranchi, and the nearest railway station is Jhanjhitoli Halt, about 3.0 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 Ara
Nearest railway station	Jhanjhitoli Halt	3.0 km
Tehsil headquarters	Ormanjhi	6.1 km
Nearest town	Rāmgarh	14 km
District headquarters	Ranchi	24 km

Villages closest to Ara

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Ormanjhi 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 427. That makes it the 64th largest of the 86 villages in the tehsil, well below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,033 residents.

Ara village has 225 males and 202 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Ara has about 898 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 960.

The pincode recorded for Ara is 835219. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Ara covers 60 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 7.1 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Ara falls under Ormanjhi tehsil of Ranchi district in Jharkhand.

The nearest railway station to Ara is Jhanjhitoli Halt, about 3.0 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 5 - 10 km distance for Ara.

Ara 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.

Ara is in Ormanjhi tehsil of Ranchi district. Jhanjhitoli Halt is about 3.0 km away. Ormanjhi is about 6.1 km away. Rāmgarh is about 14 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.