About Arai Village

Arai is a large village in Handia tehsil, in the district of Allahabad, Uttar Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 2,546, made up of 1,227 males and 1,319 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,075 females per 1000 males. The village covers 154.76 hectares hectares.

Arai Overview

Census 2011 figures for Arai village
Description	Value
State	Uttar Pradesh
District	Allahabad
Tehsil	Handia
Area (hectares)	154.76 hectares
Population	2,546
Male Population	1,227
Female Population	1,319
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	1,075
Bus Service (public)	Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Bus Service (private)	Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 5 - 10 km distance

How Arai compares

By the 2011 count Arai is the 96th largest of the 600 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well above average, where the typical village holds 1,517 residents. Its 154.76 hectares work out to about 16 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 967.

Getting to Arai

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

Arai lies about 39 km from Allahabad, and the nearest railway station is Handia Khas, about 4.9 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 Arai
Tehsil headquarters	Handia	4.8 km
Nearest railway station	Handia Khas	4.9 km
Nearest town	Phulpur	23 km
District headquarters	Allahabad	39 km

Villages closest to Arai

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 Arai

As per the Census of India 2011, Arai village had a population of 2,546. That makes it the 96th largest of the 600 villages in the tehsil, well above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,517 residents.

Arai village has 1,227 males and 1,319 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Arai has about 1075 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 967.

Arai covers 154.76 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 16 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area.

Arai falls under Handia tehsil of Allahabad district in Uttar Pradesh.

The nearest railway station to Arai is Handia Khas, about 4.9 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 5 - 10 km distance and private bus service as Available within 5 - 10 km distance for Arai.

Arai is about 39 km from Allahabad in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Arai is in Handia tehsil of Allahabad district. Handia is about 4.8 km away. Handia Khas is about 4.9 km away. Phulpur is about 23 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.