About Arai Village

Arai is a large village in Karchhana tehsil, in the district of Allahabad, Uttar Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 4,648, made up of 2,363 males and 2,285 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 967 females per 1000 males. The village covers 757.09 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 212301, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Arai Overview

Census 2011 figures for Arai village
Description	Value
State	Uttar Pradesh
District	Allahabad
Tehsil	Karchhana
Pincode	212301
Area (hectares)	757.09 hectares
Population	4,648
Male Population	2,363
Female Population	2,285
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	967
Bus Service (public)	Available within 10+ km distance
Bus Service (private)	Available within 10+ km distance
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 10+ km distance

How Arai compares

By the 2011 count Arai is the 21st largest of the 303 villages in the tehsil, which puts it more than twice the local average, where the typical village holds 1,879 residents. Its 757.09 hectares work out to about 6.1 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, well above the tehsil average of 912.

Getting to Arai

Arai is fairly remote, with both bus and rail more than ten kilometres away. The census records public bus service for Arai as Available within 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 Arai from other places

Arai lies about 35 km from Allahabad, and the nearest railway station is Meja Road, about 8.5 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
Nearest railway station	Meja Road	8.5 km
Tehsil headquarters	Karchhana	35 km
District headquarters	Allahabad	35 km
Nearest town	Prayagraj	35 km

Villages closest to Arai

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Karchhana 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 4,648. That makes it the 21st largest of the 303 villages in the tehsil, more than twice the local average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,879 residents.

Arai village has 2,363 males and 2,285 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Arai has about 967 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, well above the tehsil average of 912.

The pincode recorded for Arai is 212301. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Arai covers 757.09 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 6.1 people per hectare, moderately settled.

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

The nearest railway station to Arai is Meja Road, about 8.5 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 10+ km distance and private bus service as Available within 10+ km distance for Arai.

Arai is about 35 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 Karchhana tehsil of Allahabad district. Meja Road is about 8.5 km away. Karchhana is about 35 km away. Allahabad is about 35 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.