Ara, Kalsi, Dehradun, Uttarakhand, India

Content updated on December 23, 2024.

Geographic Location of Ara


The village Ara is located in Kalsi Tahsil of Dehradun District in the State of Uttarakhand in India. It is governed by Ara Gram Panchayat. It comes under Kalsi Community Development Block. The nearest town is Vikasnagar, which is about 54 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,
Dehradun,
Uttarakhand, India
PIN - 248196

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, 659 persons live in 69 house holds in the village Ara. There are 248 female individuals and 411 male individuals in the village. Females constitute 37.63% and males constitute 62.37% of the total population.

There are 111 scheduled castes persons of which 53 are females and 58 are males. Females constitute 47.75% and males constitute 52.25% of the scheduled castes population. Scheduled castes constitute 16.84% of the total population.

There are 329 scheduled tribes persons of which 159 are females and 170 are males. Females constitute 48.33% and males constitute 51.67% of the scheduled tribes population. Scheduled tribes constitute 49.92% of the total population.

Population density of Ara is 207.84 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 317.07 Hectares as per the data available for the year 2009.

Total sown/agricultural area is 54.66 ha. About 52.6 ha is un-irrigated area. About 2.06 ha is irrigated area. About 2.06 ha is irrigated by other sources of water.

About 10.82 ha is in non-agricultural use.

About 241.68 ha is culturable waste land. About 0.84 ha is lying as fallow land other than current fallows.

Schools in Ara


There are no private or government pre-primary schools in the village. However, there is a government pre-primary school in Sahiya, which is more than 10 kms away from Ara.

There is a government primary school in the village Ara.

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

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

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

There are no private or government management institutes in the village. However, there is a government management institute in Dehradun, 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 Sahiya, 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 Kalsi, 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 private non formal training centre in Dehradun, 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 Dehradun, 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 more than 10 kms away from 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 a allopathic hospital more than 10 kms away from Ara.

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 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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