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About Arua Village

Arua is a mid sized village in Joura tehsil, in the district of Morena, Madhya Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 601, made up of 333 males and 268 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 805 females per 1000 males. The village covers 177 hectares hectares.

Arua Overview

Census 2011 figures for Arua village
Description Value
State Madhya Pradesh
District Morena
Tehsil Joura
Area (hectares) 177 hectares
Population 601
Male Population 333
Female Population 268
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 805
Bus Service (public) Available within <5 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 5 - 10 km distance

How Arua compares

By the 2011 count Arua is the 176th largest of the 229 villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 1,731 residents. Its 177 hectares work out to about 3.4 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, the shortfall of women against men is wide, much in line with the tehsil average of 819.

Getting to Arua

Arua is reached by bus from a few kilometres away, with rail a longer trip. The census records public bus service for Arua as Available within <5 km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within <5 km distance. 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 Arua from other places

Arua lies about 26 km from Morena, and the nearest railway station is Jora Alapur, about 6.5 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 Arua
Nearest railway station Jora Alapur 6.5 km
Tehsil headquarters Joura 7.1 km
Nearest town Jora 7.1 km
District headquarters Morena 26 km

Villages closest to Arua

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Arua village had a population of 601. That makes it the 176th largest of the 229 villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,731 residents.

Arua village has 333 males and 268 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Arua has about 805 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, much in line with the tehsil average of 819.

Arua covers 177 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 3.4 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Arua falls under Joura tehsil of Morena district in Madhya Pradesh.

The nearest railway station to Arua is Jora Alapur, about 6.5 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 <5 km distance and private bus service as Available within <5 km distance for Arua.

Arua is about 26 km from Morena in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Arua is in Joura tehsil of Morena district. Jora Alapur is about 6.5 km away. Joura is about 7.1 km away. Jora is about 7.1 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Runipur (under 2 km), Baghora Kalan (under 2 km) and Baghora Khurd (1.6 km).

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

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