Ara, Balumath, Latehar, Jharkhand, India

Content updated on November 25, 2024.

Geographic Location of Ara


The village Ara is located in Balumath C.D.Block of Latehar District in the State of Jharkhand in India. It is governed by Gamishpur Gram Panchayat. It comes under Balumath Community Development Block. The nearest town is Latehar, which is about 75 kilometers away from Ara.

Travel and Communication for Ara


There is a railway station more than 10 kms away from the village.

Postal Address:
Ara,
Latehar,
Jharkhand, India
PIN - 822126

Climate Change, Weather and Environment Reports / Data for Ara


Climate, Environment and Weather data, climate change reports etc. for Ara is available as professional paid service. You may contact us for further details and sample data.

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

CategoryResolutionPeriod
Precipitation - hHalf Hourly / 0.1 deg (11 kms) grid2001 - 2024
Precipitation - lDaily / 0.25 deg (28 kms) grid1901 - 2024
Temperature - hMonthly / 0.5 deg (55 kms) grid1901 - 2023
Temperature - lDaily / 1 deg (111 kms) grid1951 - 2024

Social Structure of Ara


As per available data from the year 2009, 2205 persons live in 413 house holds in the village Ara. There are 1092 female individuals and 1113 male individuals in the village. Females constitute 49.52% and males constitute 50.48% of the total population.

There are 1006 scheduled castes persons of which 505 are females and 501 are males. Females constitute 50.2% and males constitute 49.8% of the scheduled castes population. Scheduled castes constitute 45.62% of the total population.

There are 212 scheduled tribes persons of which 105 are females and 107 are males. Females constitute 49.53% and males constitute 50.47% of the scheduled tribes population. Scheduled tribes constitute 9.61% of the total population.

Population density of Ara is 422.49 persons per square kilometer.

Land and Natural Resources in Ara


Maps, reports and datasets of Ara on topography, land use land cover(LULC), watershed / hydrological parameters etc. are available as a professional paid service. Please contact us for further details.

Total area of Ara is 521.91 Hectares as per the data available for the year 2009.

Total sown/agricultural area is 112.35 ha. About 365.31 ha is un-irrigated area. About 25.08 ha is irrigated area. About 10.2 ha is irrigated by wells/tube wells. About 14.88 ha is irrigated by tanks/lakes.

About 37.49 ha is in non-agricultural use.

About 56.3 ha is lying as current fallow area. About 9.58 ha is culturable waste land. About 196.66 ha is lying as fallow land other than current fallows. About 19.3 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 Latehar, which is more than 10 kms away from Ara.

There is a government primary school 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 Balumath, which is more than 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 Latehar, 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 Ranchi, which is more than 10 kms away from Ara.

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

There are no private or government non formal training centres in the village. However, there is a government non formal training centre in Latehar, which is more than 10 kms away from Ara.

There are no private or government differently abled schools in the village. However, there is a private differently abled school in Ranchi, 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 less than 5 kms away from Ara.

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

There is a TB clinic 5-10 kms away from Ara.

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

There is a alternative medicine hospital 5-10 kms away from Ara.

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

There is a veterinary hospital more than 10 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.

*Note: Most of the above information provided as per data compiled from the year 2009.

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