About Arag Village

Arag is one of the larger villages in Miraj tehsil, in the district of Sangli, Maharashtra. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 15,631, made up of 8,003 males and 7,628 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 953 females per 1000 males. The village covers 5792 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 416401, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Arag Overview

Census 2011 figures for Arag village
Description	Value
State	Maharashtra
District	Sangli
Tehsil	Miraj
Pincode	416401
Area (hectares)	5792 hectares
Population	15,631
Male Population	8,003
Female Population	7,628
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	953
Bus Service (public)	Available within village
Bus Service (private)	Available within village
Nearest Railway Station	Available within village

How Arag compares

By the 2011 count Arag is among the largest villages in the tehsil, which puts it more than twice the local average, where the typical village holds 5,093 residents. Its 5792 hectares work out to about 2.7 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 941.

Getting to Arag

Arag is well connected by rural standards, with buses in the village itself and a railway station close by. The census records public bus service for Arag 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 village. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Arag from other places

Arag lies about 27 km from Sangli, and the nearest railway station is Arag, about 3.9 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 Arag
Nearest railway station	Arag	3.9 km
Tehsil headquarters	Miraj	17 km
Nearest town	Kudachi	19 km
District headquarters	Sangli	27 km

Villages closest to Arag

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Arag village had a population of 15,631. That makes it among the largest villages in the tehsil, more than twice the local average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 5,093 residents.

Arag village has 8,003 males and 7,628 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Arag has about 953 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 941.

The pincode recorded for Arag is 416401. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Arag covers 5792 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 2.7 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Arag falls under Miraj tehsil of Sangli district in Maharashtra.

The nearest railway station to Arag is Arag, about 3.9 km away in a straight line. The 2011 census recorded it as available within village.

The census records public bus service as Available within village and private bus service as Available within village for Arag.

Arag is about 27 km from Sangli in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Arag is in Miraj tehsil of Sangli district. Arag is about 3.9 km away. Miraj is about 17 km away. Kudachi is about 19 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.