About Arkeikela Village

Arkeikela is a small village in Banei tehsil, in the district of Sundargarh, Odisha. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 357, made up of 175 males and 182 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,040 females per 1000 males. The village covers 164 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 770040, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Arkeikela Overview

Census 2011 figures for Arkeikela village
Description	Value
State	Odisha
District	Sundargarh
Tehsil	Banei
Pincode	770040
Area (hectares)	164 hectares
Population	357
Male Population	175
Female Population	182
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	1,040
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 Arkeikela compares

By the 2011 count Arkeikela is the 36th largest of the 73 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 480 residents. Its 164 hectares work out to about 2.2 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, much in line with the tehsil average of 1029.

Getting to Arkeikela

Arkeikela is a little way from the nearest bus route, and further still from the railway. The census records public bus service for Arkeikela 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 Arkeikela from other places

Arkeikela lies about 98 km from Sundargarh, and the nearest railway station is Gaganaposh, about 14 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 Arkeikela
Tehsil headquarters	Banei	2.4 km
Nearest railway station	Gaganaposh	14 km
Nearest town	Deogarh	40 km
District headquarters	Sundargarh	98 km

Villages closest to Arkeikela

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

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Common questions about Arkeikela

As per the Census of India 2011, Arkeikela village had a population of 357. That makes it the 36th largest of the 73 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 480 residents.

Arkeikela village has 175 males and 182 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Arkeikela has about 1040 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, much in line with the tehsil average of 1029.

The pincode recorded for Arkeikela is 770040. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Arkeikela covers 164 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 2.2 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Arkeikela falls under Banei tehsil of Sundargarh district in Odisha.

The nearest railway station to Arkeikela is Gaganaposh, about 14 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 Arkeikela.

Arkeikela is about 98 km from Sundargarh in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Arkeikela is in Banei tehsil of Sundargarh district. Banei is about 2.4 km away. Gaganaposh is about 14 km away. Deogarh is about 40 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.