About Aruan Village

Aruan is a large village in Bhagwanpur Hat tehsil, in the district of Siwan, Bihar. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 3,111, made up of 1,572 males and 1,539 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 979 females per 1000 males. The village covers 269 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 841224, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Aruan Overview

Census 2011 figures for Aruan village
Description	Value
State	Bihar
District	Siwan
Tehsil	Bhagwanpur Hat
Pincode	841224
Area (hectares)	269 hectares
Population	3,111
Male Population	1,572
Female Population	1,539
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	979
Bus Service (public)	Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Bus Service (private)	Available within village
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 10+ km distance

How Aruan compares

By the 2011 count Aruan is the 22nd largest of the 107 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well above average, where the typical village holds 2,013 residents. Its 269 hectares work out to about 12 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, much in line with the tehsil average of 980.

Getting to Aruan

Aruan is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Aruan as Available within 5 - 10 km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within village. 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 Aruan from other places

Aruan lies about 33 km from Siwan, and the nearest railway station is Barkagaon Halt, about 6.6 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 Aruan
Tehsil headquarters	Bhagwanpur Hat	2.6 km
Nearest railway station	Barkagaon Halt	6.6 km
Nearest town	Mahārājgani	16 km
District headquarters	Siwan	33 km

Villages closest to Aruan

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Bhagwanpur Hat 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 Aruan

As per the Census of India 2011, Aruan village had a population of 3,111. That makes it the 22nd largest of the 107 villages in the tehsil, well above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 2,013 residents.

Aruan village has 1,572 males and 1,539 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Aruan has about 979 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, much in line with the tehsil average of 980.

The pincode recorded for Aruan is 841224. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Aruan covers 269 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 12 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Aruan falls under Bhagwanpur Hat tehsil of Siwan district in Bihar.

The nearest railway station to Aruan is Barkagaon Halt, about 6.6 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 village for Aruan.

Aruan is about 33 km from Siwan in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Aruan is in Bhagwanpur Hat tehsil of Siwan district. Bhagwanpur Hat is about 2.6 km away. Barkagaon Halt is about 6.6 km away. Mahārājgani is about 16 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.