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Arada

अरड़ा
Dahi mandal
Pincode 454331
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Sarpanch · Gram Panchayat
Melsingh
Contact: 91****6125
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LGD code
475543
Pincode
454331
Post office
Kukshi
Population
3,317
Households
558
Literacy rate
33.8%
Sex ratio
1004 ♀/1000♂
Workers
1,595
Distance to district centre
142 km
Distance to mandal centre
62 km
Distance to Bhopal
317 km
Distance to Mumbai
388 km
Nearest railway station
Alirajpur · 18 km
Nearest hospital / PHC
Government Hospital · 15 km
Census 2011 · in context

How Arada compares

By population, Arada ranks #5 of 61 villages in Dahi mandal.

Literacy rate
%
33.8%
−2.6% vs mandal average
Arada
33.8%
Dahi mandal
36.4%
Dhar district
49.3%
Sex ratio
♀ per 1000 ♂
1,004
+19 vs mandal average
Arada
1,004
Dahi mandal
985
Household size
people per home
5.9
+0.7 vs mandal average
Arada
5.9
Dahi mandal
5.2

Source: Census of India 2011 (village PCA; mandal and district aggregates).

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Arada at a glance

Arada is a village of 3,317 people in 558 households (Census 2011) in Dahi tehsil, Dhar district, Madhya Pradesh, the 5th-largest of 61 villages in Dahi tehsil. Literacy is 34%, 3 points below the tehsil average of 36% and the sex ratio is 1,004 women per 1,000 men. It lies 142 km from the Dhar district centre, 58 km from Garbada, the nearest town, 18 km from Alirajpur railway station (straight-line distances). The pincode is 454331, served by Kukshi post office; the LGD village code is 475543. The nearest hospital or health centre is Government Hospital, 15 km away. The sarpanch is Melsingh. The population is estimated at 3,911 in 2026, up 18% since the 2011 Census.

Gram panchayat: Arada

Nearby villages compared

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villagePopulationLiteracyDistance
Arada · this village3,31734%
Palwat · Pati2,74916%2.2 km N
Nalwanya · Dahi3,05428%2.4 km S
Morasa · Alirajpur2,32926%4.1 km N
Panhal · Dahi1,65420%5 km SW
Khatami · Dahi1,64629%5.3 km SE
Bhordiya · Sondawa1,43520%5.9 km W

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Amenities · Census 2011 village directory · Arada

Treated tap water
No
Untreated tap water
No
Well water
No
Hand pump
Yes
Tube well / borewell
Yes
Electricity for homes
Yes
Electricity for farms
Yes
Power hours (summer)
2
Power hours (winter)
3
Primary school
5
Middle school
1
Secondary school
1
Senior secondary
1
Degree college
0
Primary health centre
0
Health sub-centre
1
Community health centre
0
Dispensary
0
Veterinary hospital
0
Post office
No
Sub post office
No
Commercial bank
No
Cooperative bank
No
ATM
No
Public bus service
No
Private bus service
Yes
Railway station
No
Pucca (paved) road
Yes
Anganwadi centre
Yes
ASHA worker
Yes
Fair-price shop
Yes
Mandi / regular market
No
Weekly haat
Yes
Nearest statutory town
DAHI
Distance to nearest town (km)
14
Distance to district HQ (km)
135
Distance to sub-district HQ (km)
14
All-weather road
No
Total area (ha)
1,198.37
Irrigated area (ha)
83.48
Forest area (ha)
202.9

Source: Census of India 2011, Village Directory. Facilities may have changed since.

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Key facts — Arada

LGD code
475543
Pincode
454331
Post office
Kukshi
Population (Census 2011)
3,317
Population (projected 2026)
3,911
Households
558
Sex ratio (per 1,000 males)
1004
Literacy rate
33.8%
Coordinates
22.20263°N, 74.54115°E
Lok Sabha constituency
Dhar
Vidhan Sabha constituency
Manawar
Member of Parliament
Savitri Thakur
Sarpanch / Gram Pradhan
Melsingh
Block / Mandal
Dahi
Getting there

How to reach Arada

Mandal centre
Dahi · ≈ 62 km
≈ 2 h 7 min by car · 2 h 31 min by bike
Directions
District centre
Dhar · ≈ 142 km
≈ 4 h 51 min by car · 5 h 46 min by bike
Directions
Nearest town · 22,691 people
Garbada · ≈ 58 km
≈ 2 h by car · 2 h 22 min by bike
Directions
Distance to cities · straight line
  • Bhopal317 kmcapital
  • Mumbai388 km
  • Hyderabad676 km
  • Delhi762 km
Nearest by kind · anywhere in the region
  • Railway stationAlirajpur18 km
  • Hospital / PHCGovernment Hospital15 km
  • CollegeGovt College57 km
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Sources & freshness
  • Population, literacy, households: Census 2011 (PCA)
  • Village directory: Local Government Directory, record updated 2026-05-09
  • Sarpanch: state panchayat-raj records, 2026-05-14
  • Mandi prices: Agmarknet via data.gov.in, 2026-09-09
  • Weather: OpenWeatherMap / Open-Meteo, live
  • Places nearby: OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL)
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