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About Arda Village

Arda is a mid sized village in Sironcha tehsil, in the district of Gadchiroli, Maharashtra. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 671, made up of 300 males and 371 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,237 females per 1000 males. The village covers 576.49 hectares hectares.

Arda Overview

Census 2011 figures for Arda village
Description Value
State Maharashtra
District Gadchiroli
Tehsil Sironcha
Area (hectares) 576.49 hectares
Population 671
Male Population 300
Female Population 371
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,237
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within 10+ km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Arda compares

By the 2011 count Arda is the 31st largest of the 114 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little above average, where the typical village holds 591 residents. Its 576.49 hectares work out to about 1.2 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 1015.

Getting to Arda

Arda is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Arda as Available within village. Private bus service is recorded as Available within 10+ 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 Arda from other places

Arda lies about 154 km from Gadchiroli, and the nearest railway station is Ravindrakhani, about 56 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 Arda
Tehsil headquarters Sironcha 6.1 km
Nearest town Chinnūr 20 km
Nearest railway station Ravindrakhani 56 km
District headquarters Gadchiroli 154 km

Villages closest to Arda

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Arda village had a population of 671. That makes it the 31st largest of the 114 villages in the tehsil, a little above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 591 residents.

Arda village has 300 males and 371 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Arda has about 1237 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 1015.

Arda covers 576.49 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 1.2 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Arda falls under Sironcha tehsil of Gadchiroli district in Maharashtra.

The nearest railway station to Arda is Ravindrakhani, about 56 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 10+ km distance for Arda.

Arda is about 154 km from Gadchiroli in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Arda is in Sironcha tehsil of Gadchiroli district. Sironcha is about 6.1 km away. Chinnūr is about 20 km away. Ravindrakhani is about 56 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Rajanna Palli (under 2 km), Mrudukrishnapur (1.6 km) and Janampalli W L (2.0 km).

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

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