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About Ari Village

Ari is a large village in Babai tehsil, in the district of Hoshangabad, Madhya Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 2,962, made up of 1,532 males and 1,430 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 933 females per 1000 males. The village covers 1119.13 hectares hectares.

Ari Overview

Census 2011 figures for Ari village
Description Value
State Madhya Pradesh
District Hoshangabad
Tehsil Babai
Area (hectares) 1119.13 hectares
Population 2,962
Male Population 1,532
Female Population 1,430
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 933
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within village

How Ari compares

By the 2011 count Ari is among the largest villages in the tehsil, which puts it more than twice the local average, where the typical village holds 1,121 residents. Its 1119.13 hectares work out to about 2.6 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, though that is a little above the tehsil average of 915.

Getting to Ari

Ari 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 Ari 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 village. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Ari from other places

Ari lies about 16 km from Hoshangabad, and the nearest railway station is Gurra, about 14 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 Ari
Tehsil headquarters Babai 8.5 km
Nearest railway station Gurra 14 km
District headquarters Hoshangabad 16 km
Nearest town Narmadapuram 16 km

Villages closest to Ari

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Ari village had a population of 2,962. That makes it among the largest villages in the tehsil, more than twice the local average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,121 residents.

Ari village has 1,532 males and 1,430 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Ari has about 933 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, though that is a little above the tehsil average of 915.

Ari covers 1119.13 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 2.6 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Ari falls under Babai tehsil of Hoshangabad district in Madhya Pradesh.

The nearest railway station to Ari is Gurra, about 14 km away in a straight line. The 2011 census recorded it as available within village.

The census records public bus service as Available within village and private bus service as Available within village for Ari.

Ari is about 16 km from Hoshangabad in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Ari is in Babai tehsil of Hoshangabad district. Babai is about 8.5 km away. Gurra is about 14 km away. Hoshangabad is about 16 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Dolariyakhurd (under 2 km), Baglon (3.1 km) and Bikori (3.5 km).

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

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