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About Arjala Village

Arjala is a large village in Jaora tehsil, in the district of Ratlam, Madhya Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 2,342, made up of 1,201 males and 1,141 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 950 females per 1000 males. The village covers 782 hectares hectares.

Arjala Overview

Census 2011 figures for Arjala village
Description Value
State Madhya Pradesh
District Ratlam
Tehsil Jaora
Area (hectares) 782 hectares
Population 2,342
Male Population 1,201
Female Population 1,141
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 950
Bus Service (public) Available within <5 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Arjala compares

By the 2011 count Arjala is the 9th largest of the 144 villages in the tehsil, which puts it more than twice the local average, where the typical village holds 1,105 residents. Its 782 hectares work out to about 3.0 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 962.

Getting to Arjala

Arjala is reached by bus from a few kilometres away, with rail a longer trip. The census records public bus service for Arjala 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 10+ km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Arjala from other places

Arjala lies about 48 km from Ratlam, and the nearest railway station is Mundalaram, about 20 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 Arjala
Tehsil headquarters Jaora 19 km
Nearest railway station Mundalaram 20 km
District headquarters Ratlam 48 km

Villages closest to Arjala

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Arjala village had a population of 2,342. That makes it the 9th largest of the 144 villages in the tehsil, more than twice the local average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,105 residents.

Arjala village has 1,201 males and 1,141 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Arjala has about 950 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 962.

Arjala covers 782 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 3.0 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Arjala falls under Jaora tehsil of Ratlam district in Madhya Pradesh.

The nearest railway station to Arjala is Mundalaram, about 20 km away in a straight line. The 2011 census recorded it as available within 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 Arjala.

Arjala is about 48 km from Ratlam in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Arjala is in Jaora tehsil of Ratlam district. Jaora is about 19 km away. Mundalaram is about 20 km away. Ratlam is about 48 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Mindli (1.9 km), Nagpipalya (2.0 km) and Hatpiplya (3.3 km).

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

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