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About Arada Village

Arada is a large village in Dahi tehsil, in the district of Dhar, Madhya Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 3,317, made up of 1,655 males and 1,662 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,004 females per 1000 males. The village covers 1198.37 hectares hectares.

Arada Overview

Census 2011 figures for Arada village
Description Value
State Madhya Pradesh
District Dhar
Tehsil Dahi
Area (hectares) 1198.37 hectares
Population 3,317
Male Population 1,655
Female Population 1,662
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,004
Bus Service (public) Available within 10+ km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available

How Arada compares

By the 2011 count Arada is the 5th largest of the 61 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well above average, where the typical village holds 1,733 residents. Its 1198.37 hectares work out to about 2.8 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, much in line with the tehsil average of 993.

Getting to Arada

Arada is well connected by rural standards, with buses in the village itself and a railway station close by. The census records public bus service for Arada as Available within 10+ km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within village. For rail, the census notes the nearest railway station as Available. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Arada from other places

Arada lies about 88 km from Dhar, and the nearest railway station is Khandala, about 19 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 Arada
Tehsil headquarters Dahi 11 km
Nearest railway station Khandala 19 km
Nearest town Kukshi 22 km
District headquarters Dhar 88 km

Villages closest to Arada

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Arada village had a population of 3,317. That makes it the 5th largest of the 61 villages in the tehsil, well above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,733 residents.

Arada village has 1,655 males and 1,662 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Arada has about 1004 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, much in line with the tehsil average of 993.

Arada covers 1198.37 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 2.8 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Arada falls under Dahi tehsil of Dhar district in Madhya Pradesh.

The nearest railway station to Arada is Khandala, about 19 km away in a straight line. The 2011 census recorded it as available.

The census records public bus service as Available within 10+ km distance and private bus service as Available within village for Arada.

Arada is about 88 km from Dhar in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Arada is in Dahi tehsil of Dhar district. Dahi is about 11 km away. Khandala is about 19 km away. Kukshi is about 22 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Palwat (2.2 km), Kharwat (2.3 km) and Nalwaniya (2.9 km).

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

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