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About Arru Village

Arru is a mid sized village in Dabra tehsil, in the district of Gwalior, Madhya Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,934, made up of 1,001 males and 933 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 932 females per 1000 males. The village covers 471.26 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 475112, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Arru Overview

Census 2011 figures for Arru village
Description Value
State Madhya Pradesh
District Gwalior
Tehsil Dabra
Pincode 475112
Area (hectares) 471.26 hectares
Population 1,934
Male Population 1,001
Female Population 933
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 932
Bus Service (public) Available within <5 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within <5 km distance

How Arru compares

By the 2011 count Arru is the 27th largest of the 148 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well above average, where the typical village holds 1,214 residents. Its 471.26 hectares work out to about 4.1 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, though that is well above the tehsil average of 864.

Getting to Arru

Arru 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 Arru as Available within <5 km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within village. For rail, the census notes the nearest railway station as Available within <5 km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Arru from other places

Arru lies about 39 km from Gwalior, and the nearest railway station is Simariatal, about 2.1 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 Arru
Nearest railway station Simariatal 2.1 km
Tehsil headquarters Dabra 2.8 km
District headquarters Gwalior 39 km

Villages closest to Arru

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Arru village had a population of 1,934. That makes it the 27th largest of the 148 villages in the tehsil, well above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,214 residents.

Arru village has 1,001 males and 933 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Arru has about 932 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, though that is well above the tehsil average of 864.

The pincode recorded for Arru is 475112. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Arru covers 471.26 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 4.1 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Arru falls under Dabra tehsil of Gwalior district in Madhya Pradesh.

The nearest railway station to Arru is Simariatal, about 2.1 km away in a straight line. The 2011 census recorded it as available within <5 km distance.

The census records public bus service as Available within <5 km distance and private bus service as Available within village for Arru.

Arru is about 39 km from Gwalior in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Arru is in Dabra tehsil of Gwalior district. Simariatal is about 2.1 km away. Dabra is about 2.8 km away. Gwalior is about 39 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Ramgarh (2.2 km), Dabra (2.8 km) and Simiriya Tal (2.9 km).

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

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