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About Arapur Village

Arapur is a small village in Gangapur tehsil, in the district of Aurangabad, Bihar. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 64, made up of 35 males and 29 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 829 females per 1000 males. The village covers 385.97 hectares hectares.

Arapur Overview

Census 2011 figures for Arapur village
Description Value
State Bihar
District Aurangabad
Tehsil Gangapur
Area (hectares) 385.97 hectares
Population 64
Male Population 35
Female Population 29
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 829
Bus Service (public) Available within <5 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within <5 km distance

How Arapur compares

By the 2011 count Arapur is among the smallest villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 1,228 residents. Its 385.97 hectares work out to about 0.2 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 929.

Getting to Arapur

The census records public bus service for Arapur as Available within <5 km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within <5 km distance. For rail, the census notes the nearest railway station as Available within <5 km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Arapur from other places

Arapur lies about 92 km from Aurangabad, and the nearest railway station is Bhabua Road, about 6.7 km away. The figures below are straight-line distances from the village to each place. A road journey is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again.

Distances from Arapur
Nearest railway station Bhabua Road 6.7 km
Nearest town Bhabhua 21 km
Tehsil headquarters Gangapur 24 km
District headquarters Aurangabad 92 km

Villages closest to Arapur

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Gangapur tehsil.

Source: Census of India 2011, the most recent completed census. Figures have not been revised since collection. Read more on our about the data page.

Common questions about Arapur

As per the Census of India 2011, Arapur village had a population of 64. That makes it among the smallest villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,228 residents.

Arapur village has 35 males and 29 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Arapur has about 829 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 929.

Arapur covers 385.97 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 0.2 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Arapur falls under Gangapur tehsil of Aurangabad district in Bihar.

The nearest railway station to Arapur is Bhabua Road, about 6.7 km away in a straight line. The 2011 census recorded it as available within <5 km distance.

The census records public bus service as Available within <5 km distance and private bus service as Available within <5 km distance for Arapur.

Arapur is about 92 km from Aurangabad in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Arapur is in Gangapur tehsil of Aurangabad district. Bhabua Road is about 6.7 km away. Bhabhua is about 21 km away. Gangapur is about 24 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Khadak Narala (under 2 km), Turkabad Kharadi (under 2 km) and Manjarpur (8.0 km).

No. It is the count from the Census of India 2011, the most recent completed census. The population of Arapur today is likely to be higher.

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