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About Aranga Village

Aranga is a mid sized village in Banapur tehsil, in the district of Khordha, Odisha. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,008, made up of 537 males and 471 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 877 females per 1000 males. The village covers 1037 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 752035, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Aranga Overview

Census 2011 figures for Aranga village
Description Value
State Odisha
District Khordha
Tehsil Banapur
Pincode 752035
Area (hectares) 1037 hectares
Population 1,008
Male Population 537
Female Population 471
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 877
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within 10+ km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Aranga compares

By the 2011 count Aranga is the 28th largest of the 158 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well above average, where the typical village holds 575 residents. Its 1037 hectares work out to about 1.0 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 1005.

Getting to Aranga

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

Aranga lies about 64 km from Khordha, and the nearest railway station is Mahipur, about 14 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 Aranga
Nearest railway station Mahipur 14 km
Tehsil headquarters Banapur 34 km
Nearest town Polasara 45 km
District headquarters Khordha 64 km

Villages closest to Aranga

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Aranga village had a population of 1,008. That makes it the 28th largest of the 158 villages in the tehsil, well above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 575 residents.

Aranga village has 537 males and 471 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Aranga has about 877 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 1005.

The pincode recorded for Aranga is 752035. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Aranga covers 1037 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 1.0 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Aranga falls under Banapur tehsil of Khordha district in Odisha.

The nearest railway station to Aranga is Mahipur, about 14 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 10+ km distance for Aranga.

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

Aranga is in Banapur tehsil of Khordha district. Mahipur is about 14 km away. Banapur is about 34 km away. Polasara is about 45 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Gangadharapur (3.0 km), Samapur (3.0 km) and Mahulia (3.6 km).

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

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