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About Arthu Village

Arthu is a mid sized village in Dinara tehsil, in the district of Rohtas, Bihar. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,583, made up of 815 males and 768 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 942 females per 1000 males. The village covers 195 hectares hectares.

Arthu Overview

Census 2011 figures for Arthu village
Description Value
State Bihar
District Rohtas
Tehsil Dinara
Area (hectares) 195 hectares
Population 1,583
Male Population 815
Female Population 768
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 942
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 Arthu compares

By the 2011 count Arthu is the 47th largest of the 173 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little above average, where the typical village holds 1,259 residents. Its 195 hectares work out to about 8.1 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, much in line with the tehsil average of 938.

Getting to Arthu

Arthu is reached by bus from a few kilometres away, with rail a longer trip. The census records public bus service for Arthu 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 Arthu from other places

Arthu lies about 81 km from Rohtas, and the nearest railway station is Shaheed Baba Parav Halt, about 18 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 Arthu
Tehsil headquarters Dinara 13 km
Nearest town Bikramganj 17 km
Nearest railway station Shaheed Baba Parav Halt 18 km
District headquarters Rohtas 81 km

Villages closest to Arthu

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Arthu village had a population of 1,583. That makes it the 47th largest of the 173 villages in the tehsil, a little above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,259 residents.

Arthu village has 815 males and 768 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Arthu has about 942 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, much in line with the tehsil average of 938.

Arthu covers 195 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 8.1 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Arthu falls under Dinara tehsil of Rohtas district in Bihar.

The nearest railway station to Arthu is Shaheed Baba Parav Halt, about 18 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 Arthu.

Arthu is about 81 km from Rohtas in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Arthu is in Dinara tehsil of Rohtas district. Dinara is about 13 km away. Bikramganj is about 17 km away. Shaheed Baba Parav Halt is about 18 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Manoharpur (under 2 km), Basedeo Dehri (under 2 km) and Bhainsra (under 2 km).

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

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