About Arapur Village

Arapur is a small village in Nawa Bazar tehsil, in the district of Palamu, Jharkhand. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 478, made up of 257 males and 221 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 860 females per 1000 males. The village covers 518 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 822124, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Arapur Overview

Census 2011 figures for Arapur village
Description	Value
State	Jharkhand
District	Palamu
Tehsil	Nawa Bazar
Pincode	822124
Area (hectares)	518 hectares
Population	478
Male Population	257
Female Population	221
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	860
Bus Service (public)	Available within 10+ km distance
Bus Service (private)	Available within 10+ km distance
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 5 - 10 km distance

How Arapur compares

By the 2011 count Arapur is the 30th largest of the 44 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well below average, where the typical village holds 1,088 residents. Its 518 hectares work out to about 0.9 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 938.

Getting to Arapur

Arapur is a little way from the nearest bus route, and further still from the railway. The census records public bus service for Arapur as Available within 10+ km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within 10+ km distance. For rail, the census notes the nearest railway station as Available within 5 - 10 km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Arapur from other places

Arapur lies about 27 km from Palamu, and the nearest railway station is Chichaki, about 4.4 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 Arapur
Nearest railway station	Chichaki	4.4 km
Nearest town	Barki Saria	12 km
Tehsil headquarters	Nawa Bazar	27 km
District headquarters	Palamu	27 km

Villages closest to Arapur

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Nawa Bazar 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 Arapur

As per the Census of India 2011, Arapur village had a population of 478. That makes it the 30th largest of the 44 villages in the tehsil, well below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,088 residents.

Arapur village has 257 males and 221 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Arapur has about 860 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 938.

The pincode recorded for Arapur is 822124. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Arapur covers 518 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.

Arapur falls under Nawa Bazar tehsil of Palamu district in Jharkhand.

The nearest railway station to Arapur is Chichaki, about 4.4 km away in a straight line. The 2011 census recorded it as available within 5 - 10 km distance.

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

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

Arapur is in Nawa Bazar tehsil of Palamu district. Chichaki is about 4.4 km away. Barki Saria is about 12 km away. Nawa Bazar is about 27 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.