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About Aranya Village

Aranya is a mid sized village in Malhargarh tehsil, in the district of Mandsaur, Madhya Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 798, made up of 400 males and 398 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 995 females per 1000 males. The village covers 375.34 hectares hectares.

Aranya Overview

Census 2011 figures for Aranya village
Description Value
State Madhya Pradesh
District Mandsaur
Tehsil Malhargarh
Area (hectares) 375.34 hectares
Population 798
Male Population 400
Female Population 398
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 995
Bus Service (public) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within 5 - 10 km distance

How Aranya compares

By the 2011 count Aranya is the 76th largest of the 155 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 1,006 residents. Its 375.34 hectares work out to about 2.1 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, much in line with the tehsil average of 985.

Getting to Aranya

Aranya is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Aranya as Available within 5 - 10 km distance. 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 Aranya from other places

Aranya lies about 27 km from Mandsaur. 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 Aranya
Tehsil headquarters Malhargarh 3.7 km
Nearest town Manāsa 23 km
District headquarters Mandsaur 27 km

Villages closest to Aranya

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Aranya village had a population of 798. That makes it the 76th largest of the 155 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,006 residents.

Aranya village has 400 males and 398 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Aranya has about 995 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, much in line with the tehsil average of 985.

Aranya covers 375.34 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 2.1 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Aranya falls under Malhargarh tehsil of Mandsaur district in Madhya Pradesh.

The census record for Aranya notes the nearest railway station as Available within 5 - 10 km distance.

The census records public bus service as Available within 5 - 10 km distance and private bus service as Available within village for Aranya.

Aranya is about 27 km from Mandsaur in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Aranya is in Malhargarh tehsil of Mandsaur district. Malhargarh is about 3.7 km away. Manāsa is about 23 km away. Mandsaur is about 27 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Lasudiya (2.0 km), Chandwasa (2.1 km) and Paheda (2.2 km).

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

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