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About Arjunchuan Village

Arjunchuan is a mid sized village in Lahunipara tehsil, in the district of Sundargarh, Odisha. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 554, made up of 267 males and 287 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,075 females per 1000 males. The village covers 485 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 770040, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Arjunchuan Overview

Census 2011 figures for Arjunchuan village
Description Value
State Odisha
District Sundargarh
Tehsil Lahunipara
Pincode 770040
Area (hectares) 485 hectares
Population 554
Male Population 267
Female Population 287
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,075
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 Arjunchuan compares

By the 2011 count Arjunchuan is the 33rd largest of the 94 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little above average, where the typical village holds 454 residents. Its 485 hectares work out to about 1.1 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, a little above the tehsil average of 1038.

Getting to Arjunchuan

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

Arjunchuan lies about 102 km from Sundargarh, and the nearest railway station is Gaganaposh, 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 Arjunchuan
Nearest railway station Gaganaposh 5.1 km
Tehsil headquarters Lahunipara 6.9 km
Nearest town Raurkela Industrial Township 36 km
District headquarters Sundargarh 102 km

Villages closest to Arjunchuan

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Arjunchuan village had a population of 554. That makes it the 33rd largest of the 94 villages in the tehsil, a little above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 454 residents.

Arjunchuan village has 267 males and 287 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Arjunchuan has about 1075 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, a little above the tehsil average of 1038.

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

Arjunchuan covers 485 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.

Arjunchuan falls under Lahunipara tehsil of Sundargarh district in Odisha.

The nearest railway station to Arjunchuan is Gaganaposh, about 5.1 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 Arjunchuan.

Arjunchuan is about 102 km from Sundargarh in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Arjunchuan is in Lahunipara tehsil of Sundargarh district. Gaganaposh is about 5.1 km away. Lahunipara is about 6.9 km away. Raurkela Industrial Township is about 36 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Ghusuriposh (under 2 km), Tetengagilla (2.4 km) and Lauposh (2.7 km).

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

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