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About Arai Khap Village

Arai Khap is a mid sized village in Obra tehsil, in the district of Aurangabad, Bihar. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,069, made up of 555 males and 514 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 926 females per 1000 males. The village covers 88 hectares hectares.

Arai Khap Overview

Census 2011 figures for Arai Khap village
Description Value
State Bihar
District Aurangabad
Tehsil Obra
Area (hectares) 88 hectares
Population 1,069
Male Population 555
Female Population 514
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 926
Bus Service (public) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within village

How Arai Khap compares

By the 2011 count Arai Khap is the 62nd largest of the 140 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 1,489 residents. Its 88 hectares work out to about 12 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, much in line with the tehsil average of 928.

Getting to Arai Khap

Arai Khap is a little way from the nearest bus route, and further still from the railway. The census records public bus service for Arai Khap as Available within 5 - 10 km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within 5 - 10 km distance. For rail, the census notes the nearest railway station as Available within village. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Arai Khap from other places

Arai Khap lies about 23 km from Aurangabad, and the nearest railway station is Phesar, about 12 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 Arai Khap
Tehsil headquarters Obra 9.3 km
Nearest town Daudnagar 11 km
Nearest railway station Phesar 12 km
District headquarters Aurangabad 23 km

Villages closest to Arai Khap

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Obra 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 Arai Khap

As per the Census of India 2011, Arai Khap village had a population of 1,069. That makes it the 62nd largest of the 140 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,489 residents.

Arai Khap village has 555 males and 514 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Arai Khap has about 926 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, much in line with the tehsil average of 928.

Arai Khap covers 88 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 12 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Arai Khap falls under Obra tehsil of Aurangabad district in Bihar.

The nearest railway station to Arai Khap is Phesar, about 12 km away in a straight line. The 2011 census recorded it as available within village.

The census records public bus service as Available within 5 - 10 km distance and private bus service as Available within 5 - 10 km distance for Arai Khap.

Arai Khap is about 23 km from Aurangabad in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Arai Khap is in Obra tehsil of Aurangabad district. Obra is about 9.3 km away. Daudnagar is about 11 km away. Phesar is about 12 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Holichak (under 2 km), Nahro Dehri (under 2 km) and Bar Pisani (under 2 km).

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

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