About Are Village

Are is a mid sized village in Guhagar tehsil, in the district of Ratnagiri, Maharashtra. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,761, made up of 796 males and 965 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,212 females per 1000 males. The village covers 1055 hectares hectares.

Are Overview

Census 2011 figures for Are village
Description	Value
State	Maharashtra
District	Ratnagiri
Tehsil	Guhagar
Area (hectares)	1055 hectares
Population	1,761
Male Population	796
Female Population	965
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	1,212
Bus Service (public)	Available within village
Bus Service (private)	Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 10+ km distance

How Are compares

By the 2011 count Are is the 19th largest of the 121 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well above average, where the typical village holds 1,005 residents. Its 1055 hectares work out to about 1.7 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, though that is well below the tehsil average of 1367.

Getting to Are

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

Are lies about 32 km from Ratnagiri, and the nearest railway station is Ukshi, about 29 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 Are
Tehsil headquarters	Guhagar	25 km
Nearest railway station	Ukshi	29 km
District headquarters	Ratnagiri	32 km

Villages closest to Are

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

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Common questions about Are

As per the Census of India 2011, Are village had a population of 1,761. That makes it the 19th largest of the 121 villages in the tehsil, well above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,005 residents.

Are village has 796 males and 965 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Are has about 1212 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, though that is well below the tehsil average of 1367.

Are covers 1055 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 1.7 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Are falls under Guhagar tehsil of Ratnagiri district in Maharashtra.

The nearest railway station to Are is Ukshi, about 29 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 5 - 10 km distance for Are.

Are is about 32 km from Ratnagiri in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Are is in Guhagar tehsil of Ratnagiri district. Guhagar is about 25 km away. Ukshi is about 29 km away. Ratnagiri is about 32 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.