 The death of Kishenji, the Maoist commander, on 24 November 2011, was the last major landmark.Arsha is located at .The Arsha CD block is bounded by the Joypur CD block on a part of the north, the Purulia I CD block on a part of the north and on the east, the Barabazar, Balarampur and Baghmundi CD blocks on the south, and the Jhalda II CD block on the west.