About Arahanga Village

Arahanga is a mid sized village in Tamar I tehsil, in the district of Ranchi, Jharkhand. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,411, made up of 710 males and 701 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 987 females per 1000 males. The village covers 1119 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 835225, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Arahanga Overview

Census 2011 figures for Arahanga village
Description	Value
State	Jharkhand
District	Ranchi
Tehsil	Tamar I
Pincode	835225
Area (hectares)	1119 hectares
Population	1,411
Male Population	710
Female Population	701
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	987
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 Arahanga compares

By the 2011 count Arahanga is the 25th largest of the 121 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little above average, where the typical village holds 1,069 residents. Its 1119 hectares work out to about 1.3 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 987.

Getting to Arahanga

Arahanga is fairly remote, with both bus and rail more than ten kilometres away. The census records public bus service for Arahanga 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 Arahanga from other places

Arahanga lies about 74 km from Ranchi, and the nearest railway station is Mahali Marup, about 16 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 Arahanga
Nearest railway station	Mahali Marup	16 km
Tehsil headquarters	Tamar I	20 km
Nearest town	Bhetia	33 km
District headquarters	Ranchi	74 km

Villages closest to Arahanga

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Arahanga village had a population of 1,411. That makes it the 25th largest of the 121 villages in the tehsil, a little above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,069 residents.

Arahanga village has 710 males and 701 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Arahanga has about 987 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 987.

The pincode recorded for Arahanga is 835225. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Arahanga covers 1119 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 1.3 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Arahanga falls under Tamar I tehsil of Ranchi district in Jharkhand.

The nearest railway station to Arahanga is Mahali Marup, about 16 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 Arahanga.

Arahanga is about 74 km from Ranchi in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Arahanga is in Tamar I tehsil of Ranchi district. Mahali Marup is about 16 km away. Tamar I is about 20 km away. Bhetia is about 33 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.