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About Arra Village

Arra is a mid sized village in Nayagram tehsil, in the district of Paschim Medinipur, West Bengal. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 684, made up of 349 males and 335 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 960 females per 1000 males. The village covers 172.01 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 721125, 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 Paschim Medinipur
Tehsil Nayagram
Pincode 721125
Area (hectares) 172.01 hectares
Population 684
Male Population 349
Female Population 335
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 960
Bus Service (public) Available within <5 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within village

How Arra compares

By the 2011 count Arra is the 58th largest of the 278 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little above average, where the typical village holds 492 residents. Its 172.01 hectares work out to about 4.0 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, though that is a little below the tehsil average of 995.

Getting to Arra

The census records public bus service for Arra as Available within <5 km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within 5 - 10 km distance. For rail, the census notes the nearest railway station as Available within village. The nearest villages by name are Amjam, Amla Dangri, Amla Kora and Andhari Sol. 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.

Common questions about Arra

As per the Census of India 2011, Arra village had a population of 684. That makes it the 58th largest of the 278 villages in the tehsil, a little above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 492 residents.

Arra village has 349 males and 335 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Arra has about 960 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, though that is a little below the tehsil average of 995.

The pincode recorded for Arra is 721125. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Arra covers 172.01 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 4.0 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Arra falls under Nayagram tehsil of Paschim Medinipur district in West Bengal.

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

The census records public bus service as Available within <5 km distance and private bus service as Available within 5 - 10 km distance for Arra.

Arra is in Nayagram tehsil of Paschim Medinipur 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.

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

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