Purulia district forms the lowest step of the Chota Nagpur Plateau.

The focus is on education - the university, the sainik school, the Ramakrishna Mission Vidyapith at Bongabari, the upcoming medical college at Hatuara, et al.[1][2][3][4][5][6][7][8] Note: The map alongside presents some of the notable locations in the subdivision.

According to the 2011 Census of India, Arsha had a total population of 5,958 of which 3,057 (51%) were males and 2,901 (49%) were females.

The total number of literate persons in Arsha was 2,725 (55.49% of the population over 6 years).

Affiliated with the Sidho Kanho Birsha University, it offers honours courses in Bengali, Santali, English, history, education, geography, mathematics, and general courses in arts and science.