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About Arjhula Village

Arjhula is a mid sized village in Sohagpur tehsil, in the district of Shahdol, Madhya Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 728, made up of 347 males and 381 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,098 females per 1000 males. The village covers 149.11 hectares hectares.

Arjhula Overview

Census 2011 figures for Arjhula village
Description Value
State Madhya Pradesh
District Shahdol
Tehsil Sohagpur
Area (hectares) 149.11 hectares
Population 728
Male Population 347
Female Population 381
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,098
Bus Service (public) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 5 - 10 km distance

How Arjhula compares

By the 2011 count Arjhula is the 160th largest of the 274 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 1,056 residents. Its 149.11 hectares work out to about 4.9 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 986.

Getting to Arjhula

Arjhula is a little way from the nearest bus route, and further still from the railway. The census records public bus service for Arjhula as Available within 5 - 10 km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within 5 - 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 Arjhula from other places

Arjhula lies about 20 km from Shahdol, and the nearest railway station is Burhar, about 5.1 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 Arjhula
Nearest railway station Burhar 5.1 km
Nearest town Dhanpuri 5.1 km
District headquarters Shahdol 20 km
Tehsil headquarters Sohagpur 23 km

Villages closest to Arjhula

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Arjhula village had a population of 728. That makes it the 160th largest of the 274 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,056 residents.

Arjhula village has 347 males and 381 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Arjhula has about 1098 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 986.

Arjhula covers 149.11 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 4.9 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Arjhula falls under Sohagpur tehsil of Shahdol district in Madhya Pradesh.

The nearest railway station to Arjhula is Burhar, about 5.1 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 5 - 10 km distance and private bus service as Available within 5 - 10 km distance for Arjhula.

Arjhula is about 20 km from Shahdol in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Arjhula is in Sohagpur tehsil of Shahdol district. Burhar is about 5.1 km away. Dhanpuri is about 5.1 km away. Shahdol is about 20 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Karkat (under 2 km), Karkati (under 2 km) and Khairbana (6.4 km).

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

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