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About Aral Village

Aral is a mid sized village in Silli tehsil, in the district of Ranchi, Jharkhand. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 568, made up of 291 males and 277 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 952 females per 1000 males. The village covers 741 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 835102, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Aral Overview

Census 2011 figures for Aral village
Description Value
State Jharkhand
District Ranchi
Tehsil Silli
Pincode 835102
Area (hectares) 741 hectares
Population 568
Male Population 291
Female Population 277
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 952
Bus Service (public) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within 10+ km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Aral compares

By the 2011 count Aral is the 60th largest of the 93 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well below average, where the typical village holds 1,068 residents. Its 741 hectares work out to about 0.8 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, much in line with the tehsil average of 963.

Getting to Aral

Aral is a little way from the nearest bus route, and further still from the railway. The census records public bus service for Aral as Available within 5 - 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 Aral from other places

Aral lies about 29 km from Ranchi, and the nearest railway station is Tokisud, about 9.1 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 Aral
Nearest railway station Tokisud 9.1 km
Nearest town Patrātu 9.3 km
Tehsil headquarters Silli 29 km
District headquarters Ranchi 29 km

Villages closest to Aral

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Aral village had a population of 568. That makes it the 60th largest of the 93 villages in the tehsil, well below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,068 residents.

Aral village has 291 males and 277 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Aral has about 952 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, much in line with the tehsil average of 963.

The pincode recorded for Aral is 835102. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Aral covers 741 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 0.8 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Aral falls under Silli tehsil of Ranchi district in Jharkhand.

The nearest railway station to Aral is Tokisud, about 9.1 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 - 10 km distance and private bus service as Available within 10+ km distance for Aral.

Aral is about 29 km from Ranchi in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Aral is in Silli tehsil of Ranchi district. Tokisud is about 9.1 km away. Patrātu is about 9.3 km away. Silli is about 29 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Ghaghra (11 km), Nimua (12 km) and Maisudih (15 km).

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

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