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About Arand Village

Arand is a large village in Shahganj tehsil, in the district of Jaunpur, Uttar Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 4,550, made up of 2,182 males and 2,368 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,085 females per 1000 males. The village covers 455.6 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 222213, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Arand Overview

Census 2011 figures for Arand village
Description Value
State Uttar Pradesh
District Jaunpur
Tehsil Shahganj
Pincode 222213
Area (hectares) 455.6 hectares
Population 4,550
Male Population 2,182
Female Population 2,368
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,085
Bus Service (public) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within 5 - 10 km distance

How Arand compares

By the 2011 count Arand is among the largest villages in the tehsil, which puts it more than twice the local average, where the typical village holds 1,400 residents. Its 455.6 hectares work out to about 10.0 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 1012.

Getting to Arand

Arand is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Arand 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 5 - 10 km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Arand from other places

Arand lies about 27 km from Jaunpur, and the nearest railway station is Kheta Sarai, about 4.6 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 Arand
Nearest railway station Kheta Sarai 4.6 km
Tehsil headquarters Shahganj 6.5 km
Nearest town Shāhganj 6.5 km
District headquarters Jaunpur 27 km

Villages closest to Arand

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Arand village had a population of 4,550. That makes it among the largest villages in the tehsil, more than twice the local average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,400 residents.

Arand village has 2,182 males and 2,368 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Arand has about 1085 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 1012.

The pincode recorded for Arand is 222213. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Arand covers 455.6 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 10.0 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Arand falls under Shahganj tehsil of Jaunpur district in Uttar Pradesh.

The nearest railway station to Arand is Kheta Sarai, about 4.6 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 village for Arand.

Arand is about 27 km from Jaunpur in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Arand is in Shahganj tehsil of Jaunpur district. Kheta Sarai is about 4.6 km away. Shahganj is about 6.5 km away. Shāhganj is about 6.5 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Rafipur (under 2 km), Khwajapur (1.7 km) and Hajipur (1.7 km).

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

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