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About Arda Village

Arda is a mid sized village in Rudhauli tehsil, in the district of Basti, Uttar Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,478, made up of 725 males and 753 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,039 females per 1000 males. The village covers 210.93 hectares hectares.

Arda Overview

Census 2011 figures for Arda village
Description Value
State Uttar Pradesh
District Basti
Tehsil Rudhauli
Area (hectares) 210.93 hectares
Population 1,478
Male Population 725
Female Population 753
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,039
Bus Service (public) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Arda compares

By the 2011 count Arda is the 26th largest of the 256 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well above average, where the typical village holds 804 residents. Its 210.93 hectares work out to about 7.0 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, a little above the tehsil average of 1017.

Getting to Arda

Arda is a little way from the nearest bus route, and further still from the railway. The census records public bus service for Arda 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 10+ km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Arda from other places

Arda lies about 28 km from Basti, and the nearest railway station is Govindnagar, about 21 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 Arda
Tehsil headquarters Rudhauli 3.7 km
Nearest railway station Govindnagar 21 km
Nearest town Bānsi 22 km
District headquarters Basti 28 km

Villages closest to Arda

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Arda village had a population of 1,478. That makes it the 26th largest of the 256 villages in the tehsil, well above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 804 residents.

Arda village has 725 males and 753 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Arda has about 1039 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, a little above the tehsil average of 1017.

Arda covers 210.93 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 7.0 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Arda falls under Rudhauli tehsil of Basti district in Uttar Pradesh.

The nearest railway station to Arda is Govindnagar, about 21 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 5 - 10 km distance for Arda.

Arda is about 28 km from Basti in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Arda is in Rudhauli tehsil of Basti district. Rudhauli is about 3.7 km away. Govindnagar is about 21 km away. Bānsi is about 22 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Pachari Kurd (under 2 km), Kuchurwa (under 2 km) and Madho Pur (1.6 km).

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

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