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About Aropur Village

Aropur is a mid sized village in Wazirganj tehsil, in the district of Gaya, Bihar. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 812, made up of 405 males and 407 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,005 females per 1000 males. The village covers 193 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 805131, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Aropur Overview

Census 2011 figures for Aropur village
Description Value
State Bihar
District Gaya
Tehsil Wazirganj
Pincode 805131
Area (hectares) 193 hectares
Population 812
Male Population 405
Female Population 407
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,005
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 Aropur compares

By the 2011 count Aropur is the 89th largest of the 136 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well below average, where the typical village holds 1,607 residents. Its 193 hectares work out to about 4.2 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 952.

Getting to Aropur

Aropur is a little way from the nearest bus route, and further still from the railway. The census records public bus service for Aropur 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 Aropur from other places

Aropur lies about 16 km from Gaya, and the nearest railway station is Tankuppa, about 3.0 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 Aropur
Nearest railway station Tankuppa 3.0 km
Tehsil headquarters Wazirganj 13 km
Nearest town Bodh Gaya 16 km
District headquarters Gaya 16 km

Villages closest to Aropur

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Aropur village had a population of 812. That makes it the 89th largest of the 136 villages in the tehsil, well below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,607 residents.

Aropur village has 405 males and 407 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Aropur has about 1005 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 952.

The pincode recorded for Aropur is 805131. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Aropur covers 193 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 4.2 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Aropur falls under Wazirganj tehsil of Gaya district in Bihar.

The nearest railway station to Aropur is Tankuppa, about 3.0 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 Aropur.

Aropur is about 16 km from Gaya in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Aropur is in Wazirganj tehsil of Gaya district. Tankuppa is about 3.0 km away. Wazirganj is about 13 km away. Bodh Gaya is about 16 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Eru (3.3 km), Bahera (3.3 km) and Bazidpur (3.5 km).

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

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