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About Aran Village

Aran is one of the larger villages in Madha tehsil, in the district of Solapur, Maharashtra. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 5,746, made up of 2,934 males and 2,812 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 958 females per 1000 males. The village covers 2698 hectares hectares.

Aran Overview

Census 2011 figures for Aran village
Description Value
State Maharashtra
District Solapur
Tehsil Madha
Area (hectares) 2698 hectares
Population 5,746
Male Population 2,934
Female Population 2,812
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 958
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Aran compares

By the 2011 count Aran is the 10th largest of the 112 villages in the tehsil, which puts it more than twice the local average, where the typical village holds 2,664 residents. Its 2698 hectares work out to about 2.1 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, well above the tehsil average of 904.

Getting to Aran

Aran is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Aran 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 Aran from other places

Aran lies about 64 km from Solapur, and the nearest railway station is Modlimb, about 4.4 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 Aran
Nearest railway station Modlimb 4.4 km
Nearest town Kurduvādi 19 km
Tehsil headquarters Madha 20 km
District headquarters Solapur 64 km

Villages closest to Aran

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Aran village had a population of 5,746. That makes it the 10th largest of the 112 villages in the tehsil, more than twice the local average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 2,664 residents.

Aran village has 2,934 males and 2,812 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Aran has about 958 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, well above the tehsil average of 904.

Aran covers 2698 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 2.1 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Aran falls under Madha tehsil of Solapur district in Maharashtra.

The nearest railway station to Aran is Modlimb, about 4.4 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 Aran.

Aran is about 64 km from Solapur in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Aran is in Madha tehsil of Solapur district. Modlimb is about 4.4 km away. Kurduvādi is about 19 km away. Madha is about 20 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Solankarwadi (3.6 km), Jadhavwadi (4.1 km) and Modnimb (4.2 km).

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

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