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About Arun Village

Arun is a small village in Rajgarhi tehsil, in the district of Uttarkashi, Uttarakhand. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 88, made up of 44 males and 44 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,000 females per 1000 males. The village covers 17.49 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 249141, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Arun Overview

Census 2011 figures for Arun village
Description Value
State Uttarakhand
District Uttarkashi
Tehsil Rajgarhi
Pincode 249141
Area (hectares) 17.49 hectares
Population 88
Male Population 44
Female Population 44
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,000
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 Arun compares

By the 2011 count Arun is the 161st largest of the 180 villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 353 residents. Its 17.49 hectares work out to about 5.0 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, a little above the tehsil average of 983.

Getting to Arun

Arun is reached by bus from a few kilometres away, with rail a longer trip. The census records public bus service for Arun 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 Arun from other places

Arun lies about 12 km from Uttarkashi, and the nearest railway station is Harrawala, about 64 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 Arun
District headquarters Uttarkashi 12 km
Nearest town Tehri 32 km
Tehsil headquarters Rajgarhi 34 km
Nearest railway station Harrawala 64 km

Villages closest to Arun

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Arun village had a population of 88. That makes it the 161st largest of the 180 villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 353 residents.

Arun village has 44 males and 44 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Arun has about 1000 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, a little above the tehsil average of 983.

The pincode recorded for Arun is 249141. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Arun covers 17.49 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 5.0 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Arun falls under Rajgarhi tehsil of Uttarkashi district in Uttarakhand.

The nearest railway station to Arun is Harrawala, about 64 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 Arun.

Arun is about 12 km from Uttarkashi in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Arun is in Rajgarhi tehsil of Uttarkashi district. Uttarkashi is about 12 km away. Tehri is about 32 km away. Rajgarhi is about 34 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Paletha (6.6 km), Sara (8.2 km) and Rastari (9.5 km).

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

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