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About Arikhana Village

Arikhana is a mid sized village in Lalpur tehsil, in the district of Jamnagar, Gujarat. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 781, made up of 398 males and 383 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 962 females per 1000 males. The village covers 915.32 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 361170, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Arikhana Overview

Census 2011 figures for Arikhana village
Description Value
State Gujarat
District Jamnagar
Tehsil Lalpur
Pincode 361170
Area (hectares) 915.32 hectares
Population 781
Male Population 398
Female Population 383
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 962
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within 10+ km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within <5 km distance

How Arikhana compares

By the 2011 count Arikhana is the 53rd largest of the 72 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well below average, where the typical village holds 1,641 residents. Its 915.32 hectares work out to about 0.9 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, much in line with the tehsil average of 962.

Getting to Arikhana

Arikhana is well connected by rural standards, with buses in the village itself and a railway station close by. The census records public bus service for Arikhana as Available within village. Private bus service is recorded as Available within 10+ km distance. For rail, the census notes the nearest railway station as Available within <5 km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Arikhana from other places

Arikhana lies about 25 km from Jamnagar, and the nearest railway station is Lalpur Jam, about 8.8 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 Arikhana
Tehsil headquarters Lalpur 8.4 km
Nearest railway station Lalpur Jam 8.8 km
District headquarters Jamnagar 25 km

Villages closest to Arikhana

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Arikhana village had a population of 781. That makes it the 53rd largest of the 72 villages in the tehsil, well below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,641 residents.

Arikhana village has 398 males and 383 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Arikhana has about 962 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 962.

The pincode recorded for Arikhana is 361170. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Arikhana covers 915.32 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 0.9 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Arikhana falls under Lalpur tehsil of Jamnagar district in Gujarat.

The nearest railway station to Arikhana is Lalpur Jam, about 8.8 km away in a straight line. The 2011 census recorded it as available within <5 km distance.

The census records public bus service as Available within village and private bus service as Available within 10+ km distance for Arikhana.

Arikhana is about 25 km from Jamnagar in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Arikhana is in Lalpur tehsil of Jamnagar district. Lalpur is about 8.4 km away. Lalpur Jam is about 8.8 km away. Jamnagar is about 25 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Memana (3.0 km), Lalpur (8.4 km) and Pipartoda (8.4 km).

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

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