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About Arjunpur Village

Arjunpur is a large village in Pathna tehsil, in the district of Sahibganj, Jharkhand. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 2,008, made up of 1,009 males and 999 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 990 females per 1000 males. The village covers 246 hectares hectares.

Arjunpur Overview

Census 2011 figures for Arjunpur village
Description Value
State Jharkhand
District Sahibganj
Tehsil Pathna
Area (hectares) 246 hectares
Population 2,008
Male Population 1,009
Female Population 999
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 990
Bus Service (public) Available within 10+ km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within 10+ km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Arjunpur compares

By the 2011 count Arjunpur is the 9th largest of the 127 villages in the tehsil, which puts it more than twice the local average, where the typical village holds 615 residents. Its 246 hectares work out to about 8.2 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, though that is well below the tehsil average of 1030.

Getting to Arjunpur

Arjunpur is fairly remote, with both bus and rail more than ten kilometres away. The census records public bus service for Arjunpur 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 10+ km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Arjunpur from other places

Arjunpur lies about 53 km from Sahibganj, and the nearest railway station is Gumani, 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 Arjunpur
Tehsil headquarters Pathna 8.8 km
Nearest railway station Gumani 8.8 km
Nearest town Farakka 18 km
District headquarters Sahibganj 53 km

Villages closest to Arjunpur

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Arjunpur village had a population of 2,008. That makes it the 9th largest of the 127 villages in the tehsil, more than twice the local average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 615 residents.

Arjunpur village has 1,009 males and 999 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Arjunpur has about 990 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, though that is well below the tehsil average of 1030.

Arjunpur covers 246 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 8.2 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Arjunpur falls under Pathna tehsil of Sahibganj district in Jharkhand.

The nearest railway station to Arjunpur is Gumani, about 8.8 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 10+ km distance and private bus service as Available within 10+ km distance for Arjunpur.

Arjunpur is about 53 km from Sahibganj in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Arjunpur is in Pathna tehsil of Sahibganj district. Pathna is about 8.8 km away. Gumani is about 8.8 km away. Farakka is about 18 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Sahri (under 2 km), Chhota Durgapur (under 2 km) and Bathani (under 2 km).

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

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