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About Arusta Village

Arusta is a small village in Vijaypur tehsil, in the district of Sheopur, Madhya Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 235, made up of 119 males and 116 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 975 females per 1000 males. The village covers 220 hectares hectares.

Arusta Overview

Census 2011 figures for Arusta village
Description Value
State Madhya Pradesh
District Sheopur
Tehsil Vijaypur
Area (hectares) 220 hectares
Population 235
Male Population 119
Female Population 116
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 975
Bus Service (public) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Arusta compares

By the 2011 count Arusta is the 85th largest of the 93 villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 1,366 residents. Its 220 hectares work out to about 1.1 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, well above the tehsil average of 846.

Getting to Arusta

Arusta is a little way from the nearest bus route, and further still from the railway. The census records public bus service for Arusta 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 10+ km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Arusta from other places

Arusta lies about 86 km from Sheopur, and the nearest railway station is Rampahari, about 15 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 Arusta
Tehsil headquarters Vijaypur 6.2 km
Nearest railway station Rampahari 15 km
Nearest town Sabalgarh 17 km
District headquarters Sheopur 86 km

Villages closest to Arusta

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Arusta village had a population of 235. That makes it the 85th largest of the 93 villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,366 residents.

Arusta village has 119 males and 116 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Arusta has about 975 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, well above the tehsil average of 846.

Arusta covers 220 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 1.1 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Arusta falls under Vijaypur tehsil of Sheopur district in Madhya Pradesh.

The nearest railway station to Arusta is Rampahari, about 15 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 - 10 km distance for Arusta.

Arusta is about 86 km from Sheopur in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Arusta is in Vijaypur tehsil of Sheopur district. Vijaypur is about 6.2 km away. Rampahari is about 15 km away. Sabalgarh is about 17 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Bardula (1.8 km), Gota (1.9 km) and Dord (2.0 km).

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

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