About Arak Village

Arak is a mid sized village in Mangrulpir tehsil, in the district of Washim, Maharashtra. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,490, made up of 770 males and 720 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 935 females per 1000 males. The village covers 516.22 hectares hectares.

Arak Overview

Census 2011 figures for Arak village
Description	Value
State	Maharashtra
District	Washim
Tehsil	Mangrulpir
Area (hectares)	516.22 hectares
Population	1,490
Male Population	770
Female Population	720
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	935
Bus Service (public)	Available within village
Bus Service (private)	Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 10+ km distance

How Arak compares

By the 2011 count Arak is the 32nd largest of the 117 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little above average, where the typical village holds 1,210 residents. Its 516.22 hectares work out to about 2.9 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, much in line with the tehsil average of 938.

Getting to Arak

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

Arak lies about 26 km from Washim, and the nearest railway station is Jaulka, about 21 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 Arak
Tehsil headquarters	Mangrulpir	7.0 km
Nearest town	Mangrūl Pīr	7.0 km
Nearest railway station	Jaulka	21 km
District headquarters	Washim	26 km

Villages closest to Arak

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Arak village had a population of 1,490. That makes it the 32nd largest of the 117 villages in the tehsil, a little above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,210 residents.

Arak village has 770 males and 720 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Arak has about 935 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, much in line with the tehsil average of 938.

Arak covers 516.22 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 2.9 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Arak falls under Mangrulpir tehsil of Washim district in Maharashtra.

The nearest railway station to Arak is Jaulka, about 21 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 Arak.

Arak is about 26 km from Washim in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Arak is in Mangrulpir tehsil of Washim district. Mangrulpir is about 7.0 km away. Mangrūl Pīr is about 7.0 km away. Jaulka is about 21 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.