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About Arada Village

Arada is a small village in Mahakalapada tehsil, in the district of Kendrapara, Odisha. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 431, made up of 208 males and 223 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,072 females per 1000 males. The village covers 152 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 754224, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Arada Overview

Census 2011 figures for Arada village
Description Value
State Odisha
District Kendrapara
Tehsil Mahakalapada
Pincode 754224
Area (hectares) 152 hectares
Population 431
Male Population 208
Female Population 223
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,072
Bus Service (public) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Arada compares

By the 2011 count Arada is the 94th largest of the 130 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well below average, where the typical village holds 953 residents. Its 152 hectares work out to about 2.8 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 983.

Getting to Arada

Arada is reached by bus from a few kilometres away, with rail a longer trip. The census records public bus service for Arada as Available within 5 - 10 km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within <5 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 Arada from other places

Arada lies about 16 km from Kendrapara, and the nearest railway station is Marshaghai Road, about 13 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 Arada
Nearest town Patāmundai 6.1 km
Nearest railway station Marshaghai Road 13 km
Tehsil headquarters Mahakalapada 16 km
District headquarters Kendrapara 16 km

Villages closest to Arada

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Arada village had a population of 431. That makes it the 94th largest of the 130 villages in the tehsil, well below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 953 residents.

Arada village has 208 males and 223 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Arada has about 1072 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 983.

The pincode recorded for Arada is 754224. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Arada covers 152 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 2.8 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Arada falls under Mahakalapada tehsil of Kendrapara district in Odisha.

The nearest railway station to Arada is Marshaghai Road, about 13 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 5 - 10 km distance and private bus service as Available within <5 km distance for Arada.

Arada is about 16 km from Kendrapara in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Arada is in Mahakalapada tehsil of Kendrapara district. Patāmundai is about 6.1 km away. Marshaghai Road is about 13 km away. Mahakalapada is about 16 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Niyamatpur (6.5 km), Maha Kala Para (11 km) and Amirabad (15 km).

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

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