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Village snapshot
Quick panchayat-at-a-glance
Arru is a village in Dabra mandal, Gwalior district, Madhya Pradesh, with a population of 1,934 across 377 households and a literacy rate of 61.8%. The village has one hospital and is located at coordinates 25.907°N, 78.317°E with PIN code 475110.
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- LGD code
- 454141
- Pincode
- 475110
- Post office
- Dabra
- Population
- 1,934
- Households
- 377
- Literacy rate
- 61.8%
- Sex ratio
- 932 ♀/1000♂
- Workers
- 834
- Distance to district centre
- 13 km
- Distance to mandal centre
- 15 km
- Distance to Bhopal
- 308 km
- Distance to Delhi
- 320 km
- Nearest railway station
- Simariatal · 2 km
- Nearest hospital / PHC
- Pathak Hospital · 1 km
Census 2011 · in context
How Arru compares
By population, Arru ranks #23 of 93 villages in Dabra mandal.
Literacy rate
%
61.8%
+8.1% vs mandal average
- Arru
- 61.8%
- Dabra mandal
- 53.7%
- Gwalior district
- 66.8%
Sex ratio
♀ per 1000 ♂
932
+59 vs mandal average
- Arru
- 932
- Dabra mandal
- 873
Household size
people per home
5.1
−0.2 vs mandal average
- Arru
- 5.1
- Dabra mandal
- 5.3
Source: Census of India 2011 (village PCA; mandal and district aggregates).
Arru at a glance
Arru is a village of 1,934 people in 377 households (Census 2011) in Dabra tehsil, Gwalior district, Madhya Pradesh, the 23rd-largest of 93 villages in Dabra tehsil. Literacy is 62%, 8 points above the tehsil average of 54% and the sex ratio is 932 women per 1,000 men. It lies 13 km from the Gwalior district centre, 17 km from Shekhupur, the nearest town, 2 km from Simariatal railway station (straight-line distances). The pincode is 475110, served by Dabra post office; the LGD village code is 454141. The nearest hospital or health centre is Pathak Hospital, 1 km away. The village votes in Dabra assembly constituency, represented by MLA Suresh Raje. The population is estimated at 2,280 in 2026, up 18% since the 2011 Census.
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Amenities · Census 2011 village directory · Arru
- Treated tap water
- No
- Untreated tap water
- No
- Well water
- No
- Hand pump
- Yes
- Tube well / borewell
- No
- Electricity for homes
- Yes
- Electricity for farms
- Yes
- Power hours (summer)
- 12
- Power hours (winter)
- 14
- Primary school
- 2
- Middle school
- 1
- Secondary school
- 0
- Senior secondary
- 0
- Degree college
- 0
- Primary health centre
- 0
- Health sub-centre
- 0
- 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
- No
- Nearest statutory town
- DABRA
- Distance to nearest town (km)
- 3
- Distance to district HQ (km)
- 42
- Distance to sub-district HQ (km)
- 3
- All-weather road
- Yes
- Total area (ha)
- 471.26
- Irrigated area (ha)
- 131.95
- Forest area (ha)
- 0
Source: Census of India 2011, Village Directory. Facilities may have changed since.
Notice board · Arru
No notices this weekWater supply timings, gram sabha dates, camps and drives — residents post them here and they expire on their own.
Key facts — Arru
- LGD code
- 454141
- Pincode
- 475110
- Post office
- Dabra
- Population (Census 2011)
- 1,934
- Population (projected 2026)
- 2,280
- Households
- 377
- Sex ratio (per 1,000 males)
- 932
- Literacy rate
- 61.8%
- Coordinates
- 25.90704°N, 78.31724°E
- Lok Sabha constituency
- Gwalior
- Vidhan Sabha constituency
- Dabra
- Member of Parliament
- Bharat Singh Kushwah
- Member of Legislative Assembly
- Suresh Raje
- Block / Mandal
- Dabra
Getting there
How to reach Arru
Distance to cities · straight line
- Bhopal308 kmcapital
- Delhi320 km
- Mumbai943 km
- Hyderabad948 km
Nearest by kind · anywhere in the region
- Railway stationSimariatal2 km
- Hospital / PHCPathak Hospital1 km
- ATM / bankUCO Bank3 km
- Petrol pumpBharat petrolium31 km
- CollegeExcel IT College29 km
- Police stationDatia Police Lines32 km
Nearest to the village
- Health centre
- Pathak Hospital1.2 km
Places of worship · within 5 km
Temples & shrines near Arru
2 Temples mapped by OpenStreetMap contributors. Residents can add the village jatara and temple festival under Events.
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View all 60+ →Sources & freshness
- Population, literacy, households: Census 2011 (PCA)
- Village directory: Local Government Directory, record updated 2026-05-09
- Mandi prices: Agmarknet via data.gov.in, 2026-09-16
- Weather: OpenWeatherMap / Open-Meteo, live
- Places nearby: OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL)