About Arud Village

Arud is one of the larger villages in Pandhana tehsil, in the district of Khandwa, Madhya Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 6,322, made up of 3,263 males and 3,059 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 937 females per 1000 males. The village covers 1184.98 hectares hectares.

Arud Overview

Census 2011 figures for Arud village
Description	Value
State	Madhya Pradesh
District	Khandwa
Tehsil	Pandhana
Area (hectares)	1184.98 hectares
Population	6,322
Male Population	3,263
Female Population	3,059
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	937
Bus Service (public)	Available within village
Bus Service (private)	Available within village
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 5 - 10 km distance

How Arud compares

By the 2011 count Arud is among the largest villages in the tehsil, which puts it more than twice the local average, where the typical village holds 1,765 residents. Its 1184.98 hectares work out to about 5.3 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, much in line with the tehsil average of 939.

Getting to Arud

Arud is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Arud 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 5 - 10 km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Arud from other places

Arud lies about 24 km from Khandwa, and the nearest railway station is Dongargaon, about 12 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 Arud
Tehsil headquarters	Pandhana	8.7 km
Nearest railway station	Dongargaon	12 km
Nearest town	Nepānagar	24 km
District headquarters	Khandwa	24 km

Villages closest to Arud

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Arud village had a population of 6,322. That makes it among the largest villages in the tehsil, more than twice the local average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,765 residents.

Arud village has 3,263 males and 3,059 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Arud has about 937 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, much in line with the tehsil average of 939.

Arud covers 1184.98 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 5.3 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Arud falls under Pandhana tehsil of Khandwa district in Madhya Pradesh.

The nearest railway station to Arud is Dongargaon, about 12 km away in a straight line. The 2011 census recorded it as available within 5 - 10 km distance.

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

Arud is about 24 km from Khandwa in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Arud is in Pandhana tehsil of Khandwa district. Pandhana is about 8.7 km away. Dongargaon is about 12 km away. Nepānagar is about 24 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.