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About Arjani Village

Arjani is a small village in Goharganj tehsil, in the district of Raisen, Madhya Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 465, made up of 245 males and 220 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 898 females per 1000 males. The village covers 449.43 hectares hectares.

Arjani Overview

Census 2011 figures for Arjani village
Description Value
State Madhya Pradesh
District Raisen
Tehsil Goharganj
Area (hectares) 449.43 hectares
Population 465
Male Population 245
Female Population 220
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 898
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 Arjani compares

By the 2011 count Arjani is the 113th largest of the 217 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 719 residents. Its 449.43 hectares work out to about 1.0 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, the shortfall of women against men is wide, much in line with the tehsil average of 911.

Getting to Arjani

Arjani is fairly remote, with both bus and rail more than ten kilometres away. The census records public bus service for Arjani 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 Arjani from other places

Arjani lies about 24 km from Raisen, and the nearest railway station is Barkhera, about 35 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 Arjani
District headquarters Raisen 24 km
Tehsil headquarters Goharganj 25 km
Nearest railway station Barkhera 35 km

Villages closest to Arjani

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Arjani village had a population of 465. That makes it the 113th largest of the 217 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 719 residents.

Arjani village has 245 males and 220 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Arjani has about 898 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, much in line with the tehsil average of 911.

Arjani covers 449.43 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 1.0 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Arjani falls under Goharganj tehsil of Raisen district in Madhya Pradesh.

The nearest railway station to Arjani is Barkhera, about 35 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 Arjani.

Arjani is about 24 km from Raisen in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Arjani is in Goharganj tehsil of Raisen district. Raisen is about 24 km away. Goharganj is about 25 km away. Barkhera is about 35 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Karaghati (3.3 km), Bamhori (4.6 km) and Khapariya Khapa (5.5 km).

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

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