About Arpa Village

Arpa is a large village in Hilsa tehsil, in the district of Nalanda, Bihar. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 3,082, made up of 1,611 males and 1,471 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 913 females per 1000 males. The village covers 321 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 801302, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Arpa Overview

Census 2011 figures for Arpa village
Description	Value
State	Bihar
District	Nalanda
Tehsil	Hilsa
Pincode	801302
Area (hectares)	321 hectares
Population	3,082
Male Population	1,611
Female Population	1,471
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	913
Bus Service (public)	Available within village
Bus Service (private)	Available within village
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 5 - 10 km distance

How Arpa compares

By the 2011 count Arpa is the 20th largest of the 56 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little above average, where the typical village holds 2,589 residents. Its 321 hectares work out to about 9.6 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, much in line with the tehsil average of 914.

Getting to Arpa

Arpa is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Arpa 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 5 - 10 km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Arpa from other places

Arpa lies about 11 km from Nalanda. 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 Arpa
Tehsil headquarters	Hilsa	7.0 km
District headquarters	Nalanda	11 km

Villages closest to Arpa

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Arpa village had a population of 3,082. That makes it the 20th largest of the 56 villages in the tehsil, a little above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 2,589 residents.

Arpa village has 1,611 males and 1,471 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Arpa has about 913 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, much in line with the tehsil average of 914.

The pincode recorded for Arpa is 801302. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Arpa covers 321 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 9.6 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Arpa falls under Hilsa tehsil of Nalanda district in Bihar.

The census record for Arpa notes the nearest railway station as Available within 5 - 10 km distance.

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

Arpa is about 11 km from Nalanda in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Arpa is in Hilsa tehsil of Nalanda district. Hilsa is about 7.0 km away. Nalanda is about 11 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.