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About Arsh Village

Arsh is a small village in Ghansali tehsil, in the district of Tehri Garhwal, Uttarakhand. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 310, made up of 129 males and 181 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,403 females per 1000 males. The village covers 36.79 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 249155, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Arsh Overview

Census 2011 figures for Arsh village
Description Value
State Uttarakhand
District Tehri Garhwal
Tehsil Ghansali
Pincode 249155
Area (hectares) 36.79 hectares
Population 310
Male Population 129
Female Population 181
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,403
Bus Service (public) Available within <5 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Arsh compares

By the 2011 count Arsh is the 153rd largest of the 277 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 420 residents. Its 36.79 hectares work out to about 8.4 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 1240.

Getting to Arsh

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

Arsh lies about 47 km from Tehri Garhwal, and the nearest railway station is Kotdwara, about 27 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 Arsh
Tehsil headquarters Ghansali 4.8 km
Nearest town Pauri 26 km
Nearest railway station Kotdwara 27 km
District headquarters Tehri Garhwal 47 km

Villages closest to Arsh

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Arsh village had a population of 310. That makes it the 153rd largest of the 277 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 420 residents.

Arsh village has 129 males and 181 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Arsh has about 1403 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 1240.

The pincode recorded for Arsh is 249155. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Arsh covers 36.79 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 8.4 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Arsh falls under Ghansali tehsil of Tehri Garhwal district in Uttarakhand.

The nearest railway station to Arsh is Kotdwara, about 27 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 <5 km distance for Arsh.

Arsh is about 47 km from Tehri Garhwal in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Arsh is in Ghansali tehsil of Tehri Garhwal district. Ghansali is about 4.8 km away. Pauri is about 26 km away. Kotdwara is about 27 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Thapla (under 2 km), Nail (1.5 km) and Nailgaveli (1.5 km).

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

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