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About Arai Village

Arai is a small village in Garhi tehsil, in the district of Banswara, Rajasthan. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 8, made up of 5 males and 3 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 600 females per 1000 males. The village covers 84.83 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 327034, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Arai Overview

Census 2011 figures for Arai village
Description Value
State Rajasthan
District Banswara
Tehsil Garhi
Pincode 327034
Area (hectares) 84.83 hectares
Population 8
Male Population 5
Female Population 3
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 600
Bus Service (public) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 5 - 10 km distance

How Arai compares

By the 2011 count Arai is among the smallest villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 1,381 residents. Its 84.83 hectares work out to about 0.1 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 981.

Getting to Arai

Arai is reached by bus from a few kilometres away, with rail a longer trip. The census records public bus service for Arai 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 5 - 10 km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Arai from other places

Arai lies about 31 km from Banswara, and the nearest railway station is Rentiya, about 52 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 Arai
Nearest town Jhālod 27 km
District headquarters Banswara 31 km
Tehsil headquarters Garhi 31 km
Nearest railway station Rentiya 52 km

Villages closest to Arai

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Arai village had a population of 8. That makes it among the smallest villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,381 residents.

Arai village has 5 males and 3 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Arai has about 600 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 981.

The pincode recorded for Arai is 327034. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Arai covers 84.83 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 0.1 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Arai falls under Garhi tehsil of Banswara district in Rajasthan.

The nearest railway station to Arai is Rentiya, about 52 km away in a straight line. The 2011 census recorded it as available within 5 - 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 Arai.

Arai is about 31 km from Banswara in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Arai is in Garhi tehsil of Banswara district. Jhālod is about 27 km away. Banswara is about 31 km away. Garhi is about 31 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Kalali Khunta (2.7 km), Todi Chhoti (4.0 km) and Harmatiya (5.0 km).

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

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