About Ara Village

Ara is a large village in Sagwara tehsil, in the district of Dungarpur, Rajasthan. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 3,624, made up of 1,745 males and 1,879 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,077 females per 1000 males. The village covers 902.15 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 314025, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Ara Overview

Census 2011 figures for Ara village
Description	Value
State	Rajasthan
District	Dungarpur
Tehsil	Sagwara
Pincode	314025
Area (hectares)	902.15 hectares
Population	3,624
Male Population	1,745
Female Population	1,879
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	1,077
Bus Service (public)	Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Bus Service (private)	Available within village
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 10+ km distance

How Ara compares

By the 2011 count Ara is among the largest villages in the tehsil, which puts it more than twice the local average, where the typical village holds 1,275 residents. Its 902.15 hectares work out to about 4.0 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 1034.

Getting to Ara

Ara is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Ara as Available within 5 - 10 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 Ara from other places

Ara lies about 40 km from Dungarpur. 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 Ara
Tehsil headquarters	Sagwara	3.9 km
Nearest town	Sāgwāra	3.9 km
District headquarters	Dungarpur	40 km

Villages closest to Ara

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

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Common questions about Ara

As per the Census of India 2011, Ara village had a population of 3,624. That makes it among the largest villages in the tehsil, more than twice the local average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,275 residents.

Ara village has 1,745 males and 1,879 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Ara has about 1077 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 1034.

The pincode recorded for Ara is 314025. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Ara covers 902.15 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 4.0 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Ara falls under Sagwara tehsil of Dungarpur district in Rajasthan.

The census record for Ara notes the nearest railway station 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 village for Ara.

Ara is about 40 km from Dungarpur in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Ara is in Sagwara tehsil of Dungarpur district. Sagwara is about 3.9 km away. Sāgwāra is about 3.9 km away. Dungarpur is about 40 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.