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About Arhit Village

Arhit is a mid sized village in Modanganj tehsil, in the district of Jehanabad, Bihar. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,206, made up of 616 males and 590 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 958 females per 1000 males. The village covers 76 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 804414, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Arhit Overview

Census 2011 figures for Arhit village
Description Value
State Bihar
District Jehanabad
Tehsil Modanganj
Pincode 804414
Area (hectares) 76 hectares
Population 1,206
Male Population 616
Female Population 590
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 958
Bus Service (public) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Arhit compares

By the 2011 count Arhit is the 28th largest of the 52 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 1,687 residents. Its 76 hectares work out to about 16 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, much in line with the tehsil average of 945.

Getting to Arhit

Arhit is reached by bus from a few kilometres away, with rail a longer trip. The census records public bus service for Arhit as Available within 5 - 10 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 10+ km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Arhit from other places

Arhit lies about 19 km from Jehanabad, and the nearest railway station is Ekangarsarai, about 7.8 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 Arhit
Nearest railway station Ekangarsarai 7.8 km
Nearest town Hilsa 13 km
Tehsil headquarters Modanganj 19 km
District headquarters Jehanabad 19 km

Villages closest to Arhit

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Arhit village had a population of 1,206. That makes it the 28th largest of the 52 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,687 residents.

Arhit village has 616 males and 590 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Arhit has about 958 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, much in line with the tehsil average of 945.

The pincode recorded for Arhit is 804414. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Arhit covers 76 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 16 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area.

Arhit falls under Modanganj tehsil of Jehanabad district in Bihar.

The nearest railway station to Arhit is Ekangarsarai, about 7.8 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 5 - 10 km distance and private bus service as Available within <5 km distance for Arhit.

Arhit is about 19 km from Jehanabad in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Arhit is in Modanganj tehsil of Jehanabad district. Ekangarsarai is about 7.8 km away. Hilsa is about 13 km away. Modanganj is about 19 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Barchhi Bigha (under 2 km), Bhimalpur (under 2 km) and Banchhilli (under 2 km).

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

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