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About Arjuni Village

Arjuni is a mid sized village in Kanker tehsil, in the district of Uttar Bastar Kanker, Chhattisgarh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 673, made up of 315 males and 358 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,137 females per 1000 males. The village covers 196.11 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 494334, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Arjuni Overview

Census 2011 figures for Arjuni village
Description Value
State Chhattisgarh
District Uttar Bastar Kanker
Tehsil Kanker
Pincode 494334
Area (hectares) 196.11 hectares
Population 673
Male Population 315
Female Population 358
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,137
Bus Service (public) Available
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Arjuni compares

By the 2011 count Arjuni is the 53rd largest of the 96 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 881 residents. Its 196.11 hectares work out to about 3.4 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 1036.

Getting to Arjuni

Arjuni is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Arjuni as Available. 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 Arjuni from other places

Arjuni lies about 27 km from Uttar Bastar Kanker, and the nearest railway station is Antagarh, about 43 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 Arjuni
Tehsil headquarters Kanker 3.0 km
Nearest town Kānker 3.0 km
District headquarters Uttar Bastar Kanker 27 km
Nearest railway station Antagarh 43 km

Villages closest to Arjuni

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Arjuni village had a population of 673. That makes it the 53rd largest of the 96 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 881 residents.

Arjuni village has 315 males and 358 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Arjuni has about 1137 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 1036.

The pincode recorded for Arjuni is 494334. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Arjuni covers 196.11 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 3.4 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Arjuni falls under Kanker tehsil of Uttar Bastar Kanker district in Chhattisgarh.

The nearest railway station to Arjuni is Antagarh, about 43 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 and private bus service as Available within <5 km distance for Arjuni.

Arjuni is about 27 km from Uttar Bastar Kanker in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Arjuni is in Kanker tehsil of Uttar Bastar Kanker district. Kanker is about 3.0 km away. Kānker is about 3.0 km away. Uttar Bastar Kanker is about 27 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Bhirawahi (under 2 km), Govindpur (under 2 km) and Turakhar (1.9 km).

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

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