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About Ariyar Village

Ariyar is one of the larger villages in Mariahu tehsil, in the district of Jaunpur, Uttar Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 5,431, made up of 2,664 males and 2,767 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,039 females per 1000 males. The village covers 461.3 hectares hectares.

Ariyar Overview

Census 2011 figures for Ariyar village
Description Value
State Uttar Pradesh
District Jaunpur
Tehsil Mariahu
Area (hectares) 461.3 hectares
Population 5,431
Male Population 2,664
Female Population 2,767
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,039
Bus Service (public) Available within 10+ km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within 5 - 10 km distance

How Ariyar compares

By the 2011 count Ariyar is among the largest villages in the tehsil, which puts it more than twice the local average, where the typical village holds 1,188 residents. Its 461.3 hectares work out to about 12 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, though that is well below the tehsil average of 1086.

Getting to Ariyar

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

Ariyar lies about 31 km from Jaunpur, and the nearest railway station is Suriawan, 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 Ariyar
Nearest railway station Suriawan 10 km
Tehsil headquarters Mariahu 14 km
Nearest town Mariāhu 14 km
District headquarters Jaunpur 31 km

Villages closest to Ariyar

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Ariyar village had a population of 5,431. That makes it among the largest villages in the tehsil, more than twice the local average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,188 residents.

Ariyar village has 2,664 males and 2,767 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Ariyar has about 1039 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, though that is well below the tehsil average of 1086.

Ariyar covers 461.3 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 12 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Ariyar falls under Mariahu tehsil of Jaunpur district in Uttar Pradesh.

The nearest railway station to Ariyar is Suriawan, 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 10+ km distance and private bus service as Available within village for Ariyar.

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

Ariyar is in Mariahu tehsil of Jaunpur district. Suriawan is about 10 km away. Mariahu is about 14 km away. Mariāhu is about 14 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Phatuhi Kala (under 2 km), Chak Pariyat (under 2 km) and Pariyat (under 2 km).

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

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