About Arthua Village

Arthua is a large village in Rafiganj tehsil, in the district of Aurangabad, Bihar. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 3,169, made up of 1,577 males and 1,592 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,010 females per 1000 males. The village covers 372 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 824125, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Arthua Overview

Census 2011 figures for Arthua village
Description	Value
State	Bihar
District	Aurangabad
Tehsil	Rafiganj
Pincode	824125
Area (hectares)	372 hectares
Population	3,169
Male Population	1,577
Female Population	1,592
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	1,010
Bus Service (public)	Available within village
Bus Service (private)	Available within village
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 10+ km distance

How Arthua compares

By the 2011 count Arthua is the 12th largest of the 204 villages in the tehsil, which puts it more than twice the local average, where the typical village holds 1,326 residents. Its 372 hectares work out to about 8.5 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 925.

Getting to Arthua

Arthua is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Arthua as Available within village. Private bus service is recorded as Available within village. For rail, the census notes the nearest railway station as Available within 10+ km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Arthua from other places

Arthua lies about 31 km from Aurangabad, and the nearest railway station is Ismailpur, about 8.5 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 Arthua
Nearest railway station	Ismailpur	8.5 km
Tehsil headquarters	Rafiganj	9.3 km
District headquarters	Aurangabad	31 km

Villages closest to Arthua

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

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Common questions about Arthua

As per the Census of India 2011, Arthua village had a population of 3,169. That makes it the 12th largest of the 204 villages in the tehsil, more than twice the local average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,326 residents.

Arthua village has 1,577 males and 1,592 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Arthua has about 1010 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 925.

The pincode recorded for Arthua is 824125. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Arthua covers 372 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 8.5 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Arthua falls under Rafiganj tehsil of Aurangabad district in Bihar.

The nearest railway station to Arthua is Ismailpur, about 8.5 km away in a straight line. The 2011 census recorded it as available within 10+ km distance.

The census records public bus service as Available within village and private bus service as Available within village for Arthua.

Arthua is about 31 km from Aurangabad in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Arthua is in Rafiganj tehsil of Aurangabad district. Ismailpur is about 8.5 km away. Rafiganj is about 9.3 km away. Aurangabad is about 31 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.