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About Arai Village

Arai is a large village in Jalalpur tehsil, in the district of Ambedkar Nagar, Uttar Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 3,573, made up of 1,816 males and 1,757 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 968 females per 1000 males. The village covers 402.56 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 224139, 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 Ambedkar Nagar
Tehsil Jalalpur
Pincode 224139
Area (hectares) 402.56 hectares
Population 3,573
Male Population 1,816
Female Population 1,757
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 968
Bus Service (public) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Arai compares

By the 2011 count Arai is the 28th largest of the 300 villages in the tehsil, which puts it more than twice the local average, where the typical village holds 1,670 residents. Its 402.56 hectares work out to about 8.9 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, though that is a little below the tehsil average of 990.

Getting to Arai

Arai is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Arai as Available within 5 - 10 km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within village. 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 15 km from Ambedkar Nagar, and the nearest railway station is Malipur railway station, about 15 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 Jalalpur 4.7 km
Nearest town Jalālpur 4.7 km
District headquarters Ambedkar Nagar 15 km
Nearest railway station Malipur railway station 15 km

Villages closest to Arai

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Arai village had a population of 3,573. That makes it the 28th largest of the 300 villages in the tehsil, more than twice the local average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,670 residents.

Arai village has 1,816 males and 1,757 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Arai has about 968 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, though that is a little below the tehsil average of 990.

The pincode recorded for Arai is 224139. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Arai covers 402.56 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 8.9 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Arai falls under Jalalpur tehsil of Ambedkar Nagar district in Uttar Pradesh.

The nearest railway station to Arai is Malipur railway station, about 15 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 village for Arai.

Arai is about 15 km from Ambedkar Nagar in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Arai is in Jalalpur tehsil of Ambedkar Nagar district. Jalalpur is about 4.7 km away. Jalālpur is about 4.7 km away. Ambedkar Nagar is about 15 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Saraiya Numberdari (under 2 km), Kaitha (under 2 km) and Labhapar (under 2 km).

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

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