About Arakpur Village

Arakpur is a large village in Andar tehsil, in the district of Siwan, Bihar. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 3,669, made up of 1,821 males and 1,848 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,015 females per 1000 males. The village covers 357.05 hectares hectares.

Arakpur Overview

Census 2011 figures for Arakpur village
Description	Value
State	Bihar
District	Siwan
Tehsil	Andar
Area (hectares)	357.05 hectares
Population	3,669
Male Population	1,821
Female Population	1,848
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	1,015
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 Arakpur compares

By the 2011 count Arakpur is the 9th largest of the 61 villages in the tehsil, which puts it more than twice the local average, where the typical village holds 1,804 residents. Its 357.05 hectares work out to about 10 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, much in line with the tehsil average of 1022.

Getting to Arakpur

Arakpur is a little way from the nearest bus route, and further still from the railway. The census records public bus service for Arakpur 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 Arakpur from other places

Arakpur lies about 19 km from Siwan, and the nearest railway station is Karchhue, about 11 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 Arakpur
Tehsil headquarters	Andar	10 km
Nearest railway station	Karchhue	11 km
Nearest town	Mairwa	12 km
District headquarters	Siwan	19 km

Villages closest to Arakpur

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Arakpur village had a population of 3,669. That makes it the 9th largest of the 61 villages in the tehsil, more than twice the local average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,804 residents.

Arakpur village has 1,821 males and 1,848 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Arakpur has about 1015 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, much in line with the tehsil average of 1022.

Arakpur covers 357.05 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 10 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Arakpur falls under Andar tehsil of Siwan district in Bihar.

The nearest railway station to Arakpur is Karchhue, about 11 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 Arakpur.

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

Arakpur is in Andar tehsil of Siwan district. Andar is about 10 km away. Karchhue is about 11 km away. Mairwa is about 12 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.