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About Ararpai Village

Ararpai is a small village in Majhgaon tehsil, in the district of Pashchimi Singhbhum, Jharkhand. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 60, made up of 30 males and 30 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,000 females per 1000 males. The village covers 110 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 833214, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Ararpai Overview

Census 2011 figures for Ararpai village
Description Value
State Jharkhand
District Pashchimi Singhbhum
Tehsil Majhgaon
Pincode 833214
Area (hectares) 110 hectares
Population 60
Male Population 30
Female Population 30
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,000
Bus Service (public) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Ararpai compares

By the 2011 count Ararpai is among the smallest villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 837 residents. Its 110 hectares work out to about 0.5 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, though that is a little below the tehsil average of 1023.

Getting to Ararpai

Ararpai is reached by bus from a few kilometres away, with rail a longer trip. The census records public bus service for Ararpai as Available within 5 - 10 km distance. 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 Ararpai from other places

Ararpai lies about 55 km from Pashchimi Singhbhum, and the nearest railway station is Māluka, about 21 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 Ararpai
Tehsil headquarters Majhgaon 4.1 km
Nearest railway station Māluka 21 km
Nearest town Rairangpur 36 km
District headquarters Pashchimi Singhbhum 55 km

Villages closest to Ararpai

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Ararpai village had a population of 60. That makes it among the smallest villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 837 residents.

Ararpai village has 30 males and 30 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Ararpai has about 1000 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, though that is a little below the tehsil average of 1023.

The pincode recorded for Ararpai is 833214. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Ararpai covers 110 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 0.5 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Ararpai falls under Majhgaon tehsil of Pashchimi Singhbhum district in Jharkhand.

The nearest railway station to Ararpai is Māluka, about 21 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 km distance for Ararpai.

Ararpai is about 55 km from Pashchimi Singhbhum in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Ararpai is in Majhgaon tehsil of Pashchimi Singhbhum district. Majhgaon is about 4.1 km away. Māluka is about 21 km away. Rairangpur is about 36 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Tarapai (under 2 km), Baliyapada (2.1 km) and Ulihatu (2.7 km).

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

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