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About Arrana Village

Arrana is a mid sized village in Khair tehsil, in the district of Aligarh, Uttar Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,592, made up of 856 males and 736 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 860 females per 1000 males. The village covers 239.37 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 202138, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Arrana Overview

Census 2011 figures for Arrana village
Description Value
State Uttar Pradesh
District Aligarh
Tehsil Khair
Pincode 202138
Area (hectares) 239.37 hectares
Population 1,592
Male Population 856
Female Population 736
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 860
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available

How Arrana compares

By the 2011 count Arrana is the 93rd largest of the 172 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 2,150 residents. Its 239.37 hectares work out to about 6.7 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, the shortfall of women against men is wide, a little below the tehsil average of 877.

Getting to Arrana

Arrana is well connected by rural standards, with buses in the village itself and a railway station close by. The census records public bus service for Arrana as Available within village. Private bus service is recorded as Available within village. For rail, the census notes the nearest railway station as Available. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Arrana from other places

Arrana lies about 19 km from Aligarh, and the nearest railway station is Kulwa, about 13 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 Arrana
Tehsil headquarters Khair 4.5 km
Nearest railway station Kulwa 13 km
District headquarters Aligarh 19 km

Villages closest to Arrana

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Arrana village had a population of 1,592. That makes it the 93rd largest of the 172 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 2,150 residents.

Arrana village has 856 males and 736 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Arrana has about 860 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, a little below the tehsil average of 877.

The pincode recorded for Arrana is 202138. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Arrana covers 239.37 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 6.7 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Arrana falls under Khair tehsil of Aligarh district in Uttar Pradesh.

The nearest railway station to Arrana is Kulwa, about 13 km away in a straight line. The 2011 census recorded it as available.

The census records public bus service as Available within village and private bus service as Available within village for Arrana.

Arrana is about 19 km from Aligarh in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Arrana is in Khair tehsil of Aligarh district. Khair is about 4.5 km away. Kulwa is about 13 km away. Aligarh is about 19 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Bajhera (under 2 km), Naya Bans (under 2 km) and Palaviran (under 2 km).

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

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