# Aranya Village, Indore, Indore (Madhya Pradesh) – PIN Code, Facilities & Population

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Village · Indore, Indore 

# Aranya

Aranya is a village in Indore sub-district of Indore district, Madhya Pradesh. The 2011 Census counted **785 people in 138 households**, the 72nd largest of 118 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 71.9%, close to the sub-district's rural average of 70.5%.

- 785people (2011)
- 138households
- 71.9%literacy
- 924females per 1,000 males

## Aranya PIN code and other codes

Aranya falls in Indore sub-district, Indore district, Madhya Pradesh.

- Community development blockIndore
- Census village code476343

Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog).

## How far is Aranya from nearby towns?

- Indore (sub-district HQ)26 km by road
- Indore (district HQ)26 km by road
- Indore (nearest town)26 km by road

Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog).

## What facilities are there in Aranya?

8 services counted by the Census are inside Aranya; the rest show the distance to the nearest one.

### In the village

- ●Primary schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Middle schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Mobile phone coverageIn village
- ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village
- ●Anganwadi centreIn village
- ●ASHA health workerIn village
- ●Sports fieldIn village
- ●Polling stationIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Senior secondary schoolunder 5 km · Bawalya Khurd
- ○Degree college10+ km · Indore
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Indore
- ○Primary health centre10+ km
- ○Allopathic hospital5–10 km
- ○Dispensary5–10 km
- ○Post office10+ km
- ○Public bus service10+ km
- ○Railway station10+ km
- ○ATM10+ km
- ○Commercial bank5–10 km
- ○Ration (PDS) shopunder 5 km
- ○Mandi / regular market10+ km
- ○Public library10+ km

### Water and power

- Drinking waterhand pumps, tube wells / boreholes and tanks / ponds
- Electricity (2011)10 h summer · 8 h winter

Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog).

Surveyed for the 2011 Census; facilities may have changed.

## What is Aranya known for?

The main crops are **soyabean, wheat and chana**. About 76% of the 380 hectares of village land is sown, and 168 hectares are irrigated.

Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog).

## Homes and amenities in Aranya

Of every 100 households in Aranya in 2011, 98 had electricity, 27 a toilet at home and 16 cooked with LPG; 30 had a mobile phone, 33 a two-wheeler and 2 a car.

■ Aranya · ■ Indore rural average

Electricity for lighting ****98%**

**93%

Toilet within the home ****27%**

**49%

No toilet (open defecation) ****65%**

**50%

Tap water ****0%**

**17%

Drinking water within premises ****21%**

**24%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****16%**

**32%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****83%**

**65%

Use banking services ****30%**

**46%

Television ****44%**

**57%

Mobile phone ****30%**

**62%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**2%

Two-wheeler ****33%**

**40%

Car / jeep / van ****2%**

**6%

None of these assets ****26%**

**17%

Own their home ****93%**

**84%

Source: [Census of India 2011, Houselisting and Housing Census – households by amenities and assets (HH-14)](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog).

## What is the population of Aranya?

■ Aranya · ■ Indore rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****71.9%**

**70.5%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****924**

**938

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****987**

**883

Working population ****39.1%**

**43.2%

### Women and men

Literacy is 87.7% for men and 54.6% for women. 56% of men and 21% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 80 (26%) · **■** Farm labourers 109 (36%) · **■** Household industry 6 (2%) · **■** Other work 104 (34%) · **■** Marginal 8 (3%)

Source: [Census of India 2011, Primary Census Abstract (town, village and ward level), all districts](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog).

## Other villages of similar size in Indore

- Khatipiplya877 people
- Bisan Kheda869 people
- Sanawalya Khedi855 people
- Shakkar Khedi848 people
- Digwal765 people
- Khemana736 people
- Baroda Daulat724 people
- Rajdhara722 people

[All 126 villages in Indore](https://wherepedia.org/india/madhya-pradesh/indore/indore/villages/)

## Quick answers

- How far is Aranya from Indore?26 km by road
- What is the population of Aranya?785 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Aranya in?Indore district (Indore sub-district), Madhya Pradesh
- What is the literacy rate of Aranya?71.9% (Census 2011)