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About Arsala Village

Arsala is a large village in Jhumpura tehsil, in the district of Kendujhar, Odisha. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 3,203, made up of 1,637 males and 1,566 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 957 females per 1000 males. The village covers 687 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 758031, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Arsala Overview

Census 2011 figures for Arsala village
Description Value
State Odisha
District Kendujhar
Tehsil Jhumpura
Pincode 758031
Area (hectares) 687 hectares
Population 3,203
Male Population 1,637
Female Population 1,566
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 957
Bus Service (public) Available within <5 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Arsala compares

By the 2011 count Arsala is the largest village in the tehsil by population, which puts it more than twice the local average, where the typical village holds 771 residents. Its 687 hectares work out to about 4.7 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, though that is well below the tehsil average of 1000.

Getting to Arsala

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

Arsala lies about 24 km from Kendujhar, and the nearest railway station is Porjanpur, about 8.3 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 Arsala
Tehsil headquarters Jhumpura 2.0 km
Nearest railway station Porjanpur 8.3 km
District headquarters Kendujhar 24 km
Nearest town Keonjhargarh 24 km

Villages closest to Arsala

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Arsala village had a population of 3,203. That makes it the largest village in the tehsil by population, more than twice the local average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 771 residents.

Arsala village has 1,637 males and 1,566 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Arsala has about 957 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, though that is well below the tehsil average of 1000.

The pincode recorded for Arsala is 758031. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Arsala covers 687 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 4.7 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Arsala falls under Jhumpura tehsil of Kendujhar district in Odisha.

The nearest railway station to Arsala is Porjanpur, about 8.3 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 km distance and private bus service as Available within village for Arsala.

Arsala is about 24 km from Kendujhar in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Arsala is in Jhumpura tehsil of Kendujhar district. Jhumpura is about 2.0 km away. Porjanpur is about 8.3 km away. Kendujhar is about 24 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Bhaluka (1.5 km), Sundhimurusuan (1.7 km) and Jhumpura (2.0 km).

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

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