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About Arahasa Village

Arahasa is a small village in Gobindpur tehsil, in the district of Saraikela Kharsawan, Jharkhand. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 331, made up of 153 males and 178 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,163 females per 1000 males. The village covers 145 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 831002, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Arahasa Overview

Census 2011 figures for Arahasa village
Description Value
State Jharkhand
District Saraikela Kharsawan
Tehsil Gobindpur
Pincode 831002
Area (hectares) 145 hectares
Population 331
Male Population 153
Female Population 178
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,163
Bus Service (public) Available within <5 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Arahasa compares

By the 2011 count Arahasa is the 177th largest of the 236 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well below average, where the typical village holds 563 residents. Its 145 hectares work out to about 2.3 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 1020.

Getting to Arahasa

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

Arahasa lies about 27 km from Saraikela Kharsawan, and the nearest railway station is Chaibasa, about 11 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 Arahasa
Nearest railway station Chaibasa 11 km
Nearest town Chāībāsa 13 km
Tehsil headquarters Gobindpur 17 km
District headquarters Saraikela Kharsawan 27 km

Villages closest to Arahasa

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Arahasa village had a population of 331. That makes it the 177th largest of the 236 villages in the tehsil, well below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 563 residents.

Arahasa village has 153 males and 178 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Arahasa has about 1163 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 1020.

The pincode recorded for Arahasa is 831002. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Arahasa covers 145 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 2.3 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Arahasa falls under Gobindpur tehsil of Saraikela Kharsawan district in Jharkhand.

The nearest railway station to Arahasa is Chaibasa, about 11 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 <5 km distance for Arahasa.

Arahasa is about 27 km from Saraikela Kharsawan in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Arahasa is in Gobindpur tehsil of Saraikela Kharsawan district. Chaibasa is about 11 km away. Chāībāsa is about 13 km away. Gobindpur is about 17 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Kamarbasa (under 2 km), Chailma (under 2 km) and Uparsira (1.6 km).

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

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