Geographic Location of Ara

The village Ara is located in Sitapur Tahsil of Surguja District in the State of Chhattisgarh in India. It is governed by Ara Gram Panchayat. It comes under Sitapur Community Development Block. The nearest town is Sitapur, which is about 14 kilometers away from Ara.

Travel and Communication for Ara

Private buses services are available for the village. There is a railway station more than 10 kms away from the village.

Postal Address:
Ara,
Surguja,
Chhattisgarh, India
PIN - 497114

Climate Change, Weather and Environment Reports / Data for Ara

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A brief summary of available data for Ara is given below:

Social Structure of Ara

As per available data from the year 2009, 2316 persons live in 517 house holds in the village Ara. There are 1144 female individuals and 1172 male individuals in the village. Females constitute 49.4% and males constitute 50.6% of the total population.

There are 78 scheduled castes persons of which 38 are females and 40 are males. Females constitute 48.72% and males constitute 51.28% of the scheduled castes population. Scheduled castes constitute 3.37% of the total population.

There are 1912 scheduled tribes persons of which 950 are females and 962 are males. Females constitute 49.69% and males constitute 50.31% of the scheduled tribes population. Scheduled tribes constitute 82.56% of the total population.

Population density of Ara is 214.47 persons per square kilometer.

Land and Natural Resources in Ara

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Total area of Ara is 1079.85 Hectares as per the data available for the year 2009.

Total sown/agricultural area is 665.94 ha. About 660.64 ha is un-irrigated area. About 5.3 ha is irrigated area. About 1.38 ha is irrigated by wells/tube wells. About 3.92 ha is irrigated by other sources of water.

About 30.01 ha is in non-agricultural use. About 286.56 ha is used permanent pastures and grazing lands. About 0.1 ha is under miscellaneous tree crops.

About 26.94 ha is lying as current fallow area. About 35.11 ha is culturable waste land. About 30.98 ha is lying as fallow land other than current fallows. About 3.78 ha is covered by barren and un-cultivable land.

Schools in Ara

There are no private or government pre-primary schools in the village. However, there is a government pre-primary school in Baneya, which is less than 5 kms away from Ara.

There are 4 government primary schools in the village Ara.

There is a government middle school in the village Ara.

There are no private or government secondary schools in the village. However, there is a private secondary school in Petla, which is 5-10 kms away from Ara.

There are no private or government senior secondary schools in the village. However, there is a private senior secondary school in Sitapara, which is more than 10 kms away from Ara.

Colleges in Ara

There are no private or government arts and science degree colleges in the village. However, there is a private arts and science degree college in Sitapur, which is more than 10 kms away from Ara.

There are no private or government engineering colleges in the village. However, there is a private engineering college in Bilaspur, which is more than 10 kms away from Ara.

There are no private or government medical colleges in the village. However, there is a private medical college in Raipur, which is more than 10 kms away from Ara.

There are no private or government management institutes in the village. However, there is a private management institute in Raipur, which is more than 10 kms away from Ara.

There are no private or government polytechnic institutes in the village. However, there is a private polytechnic institute in Ambikapur, which is more than 10 kms away from Ara.

Other Educational Facilities in Ara

There are no private or government vocational training school / ITIs in the village. However, there is a private vocational training school / ITI in Ambikapur, which is more than 10 kms away from Ara.

There are no non formal training centres in the village Ara or anywhere in the nearby villages.

There are no private or government differently abled schools in the village. However, there is a government differently abled school in Kunkuri, which is more than 10 kms away from Ara.

Healthcare Facilities in Ara

There is a community health centre more than 10 kms away from Ara.

There is a primary health centre more than 10 kms away from Ara.

There is a primary health sub-centre with 0 doctors and 1 paramedical staff in the village Ara.

There is a maternity and child welfare centre more than 10 kms away from Ara.

There is a TB clinic more than 10 kms away from Ara.

There is no allopathic hospital in the village Ara or anywhere in the nearby villages.

There is a alternative medicine hospital more than 10 kms away from Ara.

There is a dispensary more than 10 kms away from Ara.

There is a veterinary hospital less than 5 kms away from Ara.

There is a mobile health centre more than 10 kms away from Ara.

There is a family welfare centre more than 10 kms away from Ara.

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