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About Arazi Pirganj Village

Arazi Pirganj is a small village in Purnia East tehsil, in the district of Purnia, Bihar. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 39, made up of 16 males and 23 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,438 females per 1000 males. The village covers 8 hectares hectares.

Arazi Pirganj Overview

Census 2011 figures for Arazi Pirganj village
Description Value
State Bihar
District Purnia
Tehsil Purnia East
Area (hectares) 8 hectares
Population 39
Male Population 16
Female Population 23
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,438
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 5 - 10 km distance

How Arazi Pirganj compares

By the 2011 count Arazi Pirganj is the 71st largest of the 74 villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 2,190 residents. Its 8 hectares work out to about 4.9 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 936.

Getting to Arazi Pirganj

Arazi Pirganj is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Arazi Pirganj as Available within village. Private bus service is recorded as Available within <5 km distance. 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 Arazi Pirganj from other places

Arazi Pirganj lies about 7.1 km from Purnia, and the nearest railway station is Ranipatra, about 3.9 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 Arazi Pirganj
Nearest railway station Ranipatra 3.9 km
Tehsil headquarters Purnia East 7.1 km
District headquarters Purnia 7.1 km

Villages closest to Arazi Pirganj

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Purnia East 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 Arazi Pirganj

As per the Census of India 2011, Arazi Pirganj village had a population of 39. That makes it the 71st largest of the 74 villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 2,190 residents.

Arazi Pirganj village has 16 males and 23 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Arazi Pirganj has about 1438 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 936.

Arazi Pirganj covers 8 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 4.9 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Arazi Pirganj falls under Purnia East tehsil of Purnia district in Bihar.

The nearest railway station to Arazi Pirganj is Ranipatra, about 3.9 km away in a straight line. The 2011 census recorded it as available within 5 - 10 km distance.

The census records public bus service as Available within village and private bus service as Available within <5 km distance for Arazi Pirganj.

Arazi Pirganj is about 7.1 km from Purnia in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Arazi Pirganj is in Purnia East tehsil of Purnia district. Ranipatra is about 3.9 km away. Purnia East is about 7.1 km away. Purnia is about 7.1 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Pirganj (under 2 km), Lalganj (1.6 km) and Kavaia (1.9 km).

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

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