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About Arjundarha Village

Arjundarha is a small village in Hemgir tehsil, in the district of Sundargarh, Odisha. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 408, made up of 210 males and 198 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 943 females per 1000 males. The village covers 656 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 770013, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Arjundarha Overview

Census 2011 figures for Arjundarha village
Description Value
State Odisha
District Sundargarh
Tehsil Hemgir
Pincode 770013
Area (hectares) 656 hectares
Population 408
Male Population 210
Female Population 198
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 943
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 Arjundarha compares

By the 2011 count Arjundarha is the 44th largest of the 104 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 573 residents. Its 656 hectares work out to about 0.6 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, a little below the tehsil average of 973.

Getting to Arjundarha

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

Arjundarha lies about 37 km from Sundargarh, and the nearest railway station is Hemagir, about 6.5 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 Arjundarha
Tehsil headquarters Hemgir 3.6 km
Nearest railway station Hemagir 6.5 km
Nearest town Belpahar 17 km
District headquarters Sundargarh 37 km

Villages closest to Arjundarha

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Arjundarha village had a population of 408. That makes it the 44th largest of the 104 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 573 residents.

Arjundarha village has 210 males and 198 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Arjundarha has about 943 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, a little below the tehsil average of 973.

The pincode recorded for Arjundarha is 770013. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Arjundarha covers 656 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 0.6 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Arjundarha falls under Hemgir tehsil of Sundargarh district in Odisha.

The nearest railway station to Arjundarha is Hemagir, about 6.5 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 Arjundarha.

Arjundarha is about 37 km from Sundargarh in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Arjundarha is in Hemgir tehsil of Sundargarh district. Hemgir is about 3.6 km away. Hemagir is about 6.5 km away. Belpahar 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 Kamalaga (2.4 km), Budhajharia (3.5 km) and Hemgir (3.6 km).

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

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