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About Arave Village

Arave is a large village in Sindkhede tehsil, in the district of Dhule, Maharashtra. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 2,288, made up of 1,154 males and 1,134 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 983 females per 1000 males. The village covers 2153 hectares hectares.

Arave Overview

Census 2011 figures for Arave village
Description Value
State Maharashtra
District Dhule
Tehsil Sindkhede
Area (hectares) 2153 hectares
Population 2,288
Male Population 1,154
Female Population 1,134
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 983
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Arave compares

By the 2011 count Arave is the 34th largest of the 140 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little above average, where the typical village holds 1,946 residents. Its 2153 hectares work out to about 1.1 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, well above the tehsil average of 943.

Getting to Arave

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

How far is Arave from other places

Arave lies about 31 km from Dhule, and the nearest railway station is Sonshelu, about 13 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 Arave
Nearest railway station Sonshelu 13 km
Nearest town Dondaicha 21 km
Tehsil headquarters Sindkhede 31 km
District headquarters Dhule 31 km

Villages closest to Arave

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Arave village had a population of 2,288. That makes it the 34th largest of the 140 villages in the tehsil, a little above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,946 residents.

Arave village has 1,154 males and 1,134 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Arave has about 983 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, well above the tehsil average of 943.

Arave covers 2153 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 1.1 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Arave falls under Sindkhede tehsil of Dhule district in Maharashtra.

The nearest railway station to Arave is Sonshelu, about 13 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 village and private bus service as Available within village for Arave.

Arave is about 31 km from Dhule in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Arave is in Sindkhede tehsil of Dhule district. Sonshelu is about 13 km away. Dondaicha is about 21 km away. Sindkhede is about 31 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Amarale (under 2 km), Jakhane (3.6 km) and Tamthre (4.2 km).

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

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