About Arav Village

Arav is a mid sized village in Karwar tehsil, in the district of Uttara Kannada, Karnataka. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 761, made up of 390 males and 371 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 951 females per 1000 males. The village covers 406.77 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 581360, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Arav Overview

Census 2011 figures for Arav village
Description	Value
State	Karnataka
District	Uttara Kannada
Tehsil	Karwar
Pincode	581360
Area (hectares)	406.77 hectares
Population	761
Male Population	390
Female Population	371
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	951
Bus Service (public)	Available within village
Bus Service (private)	Available within village
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 10+ km distance

How Arav compares

By the 2011 count Arav is the 23rd largest of the 49 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well below average, where the typical village holds 1,489 residents. Its 406.77 hectares work out to about 1.9 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, though that is well below the tehsil average of 1019.

Getting to Arav

Arav is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Arav as Available within village. Private bus service is recorded as Available within village. 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 Arav from other places

Arav lies about 51 km from Uttara Kannada, and the nearest railway station is Asnoti, about 1.6 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 Arav
Nearest railway station	Asnoti	1.6 km
Tehsil headquarters	Karwar	8.5 km
District headquarters	Uttara Kannada	51 km

Villages closest to Arav

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Arav village had a population of 761. That makes it the 23rd largest of the 49 villages in the tehsil, well below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,489 residents.

Arav village has 390 males and 371 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Arav has about 951 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, though that is well below the tehsil average of 1019.

The pincode recorded for Arav is 581360. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Arav covers 406.77 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 1.9 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Arav falls under Karwar tehsil of Uttara Kannada district in Karnataka.

The nearest railway station to Arav is Asnoti, about 1.6 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 village and private bus service as Available within village for Arav.

Arav is about 51 km from Uttara Kannada in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Arav is in Karwar tehsil of Uttara Kannada district. Asnoti is about 1.6 km away. Karwar is about 8.5 km away. Uttara Kannada is about 51 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.