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About Aranya Village

Aranya is a small village in Pipalda tehsil, in the district of Kota, Rajasthan. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 334, made up of 174 males and 160 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 920 females per 1000 males. The village covers 176.83 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 325214, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Aranya Overview

Census 2011 figures for Aranya village
Description Value
State Rajasthan
District Kota
Tehsil Pipalda
Pincode 325214
Area (hectares) 176.83 hectares
Population 334
Male Population 174
Female Population 160
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 920
Bus Service (public) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within 10+ km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Aranya compares

By the 2011 count Aranya is the 129th largest of the 163 villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 1,086 residents. Its 176.83 hectares work out to about 1.9 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, much in line with the tehsil average of 920.

Getting to Aranya

Aranya is a little way from the nearest bus route, and further still from the railway. The census records public bus service for Aranya as Available within 5 - 10 km distance. 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 Aranya from other places

Aranya lies about 72 km from Kota, and the nearest railway station is Sheopur Kalan, about 33 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
Nearest town Māngrol 12 km
Tehsil headquarters Pipalda 14 km
Nearest railway station Sheopur Kalan 33 km
District headquarters Kota 72 km

Villages closest to Aranya

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Pipalda 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 334. That makes it the 129th largest of the 163 villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,086 residents.

Aranya village has 174 males and 160 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Aranya has about 920 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, much in line with the tehsil average of 920.

The pincode recorded for Aranya is 325214. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Aranya covers 176.83 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 1.9 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Aranya falls under Pipalda tehsil of Kota district in Rajasthan.

The nearest railway station to Aranya is Sheopur Kalan, about 33 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 - 10 km distance and private bus service as Available within 10+ km distance for Aranya.

Aranya is about 72 km from Kota in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Aranya is in Pipalda tehsil of Kota district. Māngrol is about 12 km away. Pipalda is about 14 km away. Sheopur Kalan is about 33 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Dheedhora (under 2 km), Vijai Pura (1.6 km) and Matoli (2.0 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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