About Arra Village

Arra is a mid sized village in Simlapal tehsil, in the district of Bankura, West Bengal. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 979, made up of 509 males and 470 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 923 females per 1000 males. The village covers 123 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 722151, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Arra Overview

Census 2011 figures for Arra village
Description	Value
State	West Bengal
District	Bankura
Tehsil	Simlapal
Pincode	722151
Area (hectares)	123 hectares
Population	979
Male Population	509
Female Population	470
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	923
Bus Service (public)	Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Bus Service (private)	Available within village
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 10+ km distance

How Arra compares

By the 2011 count Arra is the 40th largest of the 185 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little above average, where the typical village holds 702 residents. Its 123 hectares work out to about 8.0 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, well below the tehsil average of 967.

Getting to Arra

Arra is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Arra 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 10+ km distance. The nearest villages by name are Amakunda, Ambakra, Andharia and Arjjunia. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

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.

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Common questions about Arra

As per the Census of India 2011, Arra village had a population of 979. That makes it the 40th largest of the 185 villages in the tehsil, a little above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 702 residents.

Arra village has 509 males and 470 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Arra has about 923 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, well below the tehsil average of 967.

The pincode recorded for Arra is 722151. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Arra covers 123 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 8.0 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Arra falls under Simlapal tehsil of Bankura district in West Bengal.

The census record for Arra notes the nearest railway station as Available within 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 Arra.

Arra is in Simlapal tehsil of Bankura district. The district and tehsil pages linked from here list the neighbouring villages, which is usually the quickest way to place it on a map.