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About Aranya Village

Aranya is a mid sized village in Nainwa tehsil, in the district of Bundi, Rajasthan. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 976, made up of 514 males and 462 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 899 females per 1000 males. The village covers 673 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 323801, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Aranya Overview

Census 2011 figures for Aranya village
Description Value
State Rajasthan
District Bundi
Tehsil Nainwa
Pincode 323801
Area (hectares) 673 hectares
Population 976
Male Population 514
Female Population 462
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 899
Bus Service (public) Available within <5 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Aranya compares

By the 2011 count Aranya is the 48th largest of the 179 villages in the tehsil, which puts it close to average, where the typical village holds 950 residents. Its 673 hectares work out to about 1.5 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, the shortfall of women against men is wide, much in line with the tehsil average of 910.

Getting to Aranya

Aranya is reached by bus from a few kilometres away, with rail a longer trip. The census records public bus service for Aranya as Available within <5 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 Aranya from other places

Aranya lies about 53 km from Bundi, and the nearest railway station is Indragarh Sumerganj Mandi, about 31 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 Aranya
Tehsil headquarters Nainwa 11 km
Nearest town Lākheri 30 km
Nearest railway station Indragarh Sumerganj Mandi 31 km
District headquarters Bundi 53 km

Villages closest to Aranya

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Aranya village had a population of 976. That makes it the 48th largest of the 179 villages in the tehsil, close to average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 950 residents.

Aranya village has 514 males and 462 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Aranya has about 899 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, much in line with the tehsil average of 910.

The pincode recorded for Aranya is 323801. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Aranya covers 673 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 1.5 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Aranya falls under Nainwa tehsil of Bundi district in Rajasthan.

The nearest railway station to Aranya is Indragarh Sumerganj Mandi, about 31 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 <5 km distance for Aranya.

Aranya is about 53 km from Bundi in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Aranya is in Nainwa tehsil of Bundi district. Nainwa is about 11 km away. Lākheri is about 30 km away. Indragarh Sumerganj Mandi 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 Gambheeri (1.8 km), Bambooli (2.7 km) and Sandeela (3.2 km).

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

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