About Arap Village

Arap is one of the larger villages in Bikram tehsil, in the district of Patna, Bihar. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 6,979, made up of 3,675 males and 3,304 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 899 females per 1000 males. The village covers 610 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 801104, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Arap Overview

Census 2011 figures for Arap village
Description	Value
State	Bihar
District	Patna
Tehsil	Bikram
Pincode	801104
Area (hectares)	610 hectares
Population	6,979
Male Population	3,675
Female Population	3,304
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	899
Bus Service (public)	Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Bus Service (private)	Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 10+ km distance

How Arap compares

By the 2011 count Arap is the 4th largest of the 63 villages in the tehsil, which puts it more than twice the local average, where the typical village holds 2,283 residents. Its 610 hectares work out to about 11 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, the shortfall of women against men is wide, a little below the tehsil average of 921.

Getting to Arap

Arap is a little way from the nearest bus route, and further still from the railway. The census records public bus service for Arap 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 10+ km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Arap from other places

Arap lies about 26 km from Patna, and the nearest railway station is Patel Halt, about 8.1 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 Arap
Tehsil headquarters	Bikram	6.1 km
Nearest railway station	Patel Halt	8.1 km
District headquarters	Patna	26 km

Villages closest to Arap

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Arap village had a population of 6,979. That makes it the 4th largest of the 63 villages in the tehsil, more than twice the local average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 2,283 residents.

Arap village has 3,675 males and 3,304 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Arap has about 899 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, a little below the tehsil average of 921.

The pincode recorded for Arap is 801104. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Arap covers 610 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 11 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Arap falls under Bikram tehsil of Patna district in Bihar.

The nearest railway station to Arap is Patel Halt, about 8.1 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 - 10 km distance for Arap.

Arap is about 26 km from Patna in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Arap is in Bikram tehsil of Patna district. Bikram is about 6.1 km away. Patel Halt is about 8.1 km away. Patna is about 26 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.