About Ara Kalan Village

Ara Kalan is one of the larger villages in Handia tehsil, in the district of Allahabad, Uttar Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 5,804, made up of 2,987 males and 2,817 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 943 females per 1000 males. The village covers 990.62 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 221508, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Ara Kalan Overview

Census 2011 figures for Ara Kalan village
Description	Value
State	Uttar Pradesh
District	Allahabad
Tehsil	Handia
Pincode	221508
Area (hectares)	990.62 hectares
Population	5,804
Male Population	2,987
Female Population	2,817
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	943
Bus Service (public)	Available within village
Bus Service (private)	Available within 10+ km distance
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 5 - 10 km distance

How Ara Kalan compares

By the 2011 count Ara Kalan is among the largest villages in the tehsil, which puts it more than twice the local average, where the typical village holds 1,517 residents. Its 990.62 hectares work out to about 5.9 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, a little below the tehsil average of 967.

Getting to Ara Kalan

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

Ara Kalan lies about 31 km from Allahabad, and the nearest railway station is Saidabad, about 10 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 Ara Kalan
Nearest railway station	Saidabad	10 km
Nearest town	Phulpur	11 km
Tehsil headquarters	Handia	12 km
District headquarters	Allahabad	31 km

Villages closest to Ara Kalan

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Ara Kalan village had a population of 5,804. That makes it among the largest villages in the tehsil, more than twice the local average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,517 residents.

Ara Kalan village has 2,987 males and 2,817 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Ara Kalan has about 943 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, a little below the tehsil average of 967.

The pincode recorded for Ara Kalan is 221508. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Ara Kalan covers 990.62 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 5.9 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Ara Kalan falls under Handia tehsil of Allahabad district in Uttar Pradesh.

The nearest railway station to Ara Kalan is Saidabad, about 10 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 village and private bus service as Available within 10+ km distance for Ara Kalan.

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

Ara Kalan is in Handia tehsil of Allahabad district. Saidabad is about 10 km away. Phulpur is about 11 km away. Handia is about 12 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.