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About Arota Village

Arota is a small village in Devprayag tehsil, in the district of Tehri Garhwal, Uttarakhand. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 331, made up of 146 males and 185 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,267 females per 1000 males. The village covers 115.6 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 249122, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Arota Overview

Census 2011 figures for Arota village
Description Value
State Uttarakhand
District Tehri Garhwal
Tehsil Devprayag
Pincode 249122
Area (hectares) 115.6 hectares
Population 331
Male Population 146
Female Population 185
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,267
Bus Service (public) Available within <5 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within 10+ km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Arota compares

By the 2011 count Arota is the 83rd largest of the 341 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little above average, where the typical village holds 246 residents. Its 115.6 hectares work out to about 2.9 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, a little above the tehsil average of 1228.

Getting to Arota

Arota is reached by bus from a few kilometres away, with rail a longer trip. The census records public bus service for Arota as Available within <5 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 Arota from other places

Arota lies about 20 km from Tehri Garhwal, and the nearest railway station is Rishikesh, about 40 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 Arota
Nearest town Srīnagar 15 km
Tehsil headquarters Devprayag 20 km
District headquarters Tehri Garhwal 20 km
Nearest railway station Rishikesh 40 km

Villages closest to Arota

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Arota village had a population of 331. That makes it the 83rd largest of the 341 villages in the tehsil, a little above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 246 residents.

Arota village has 146 males and 185 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Arota has about 1267 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, a little above the tehsil average of 1228.

The pincode recorded for Arota is 249122. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Arota covers 115.6 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 2.9 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Arota falls under Devprayag tehsil of Tehri Garhwal district in Uttarakhand.

The nearest railway station to Arota is Rishikesh, about 40 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 km distance and private bus service as Available within 10+ km distance for Arota.

Arota is about 20 km from Tehri Garhwal in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Arota is in Devprayag tehsil of Tehri Garhwal district. Srīnagar is about 15 km away. Devprayag is about 20 km away. Tehri Garhwal is about 20 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Tyargoan (under 2 km), Pabela (under 2 km) and Rasoli (under 2 km).

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

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