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About Arbi Ki Gafan Village

Arbi Ki Gafan is a mid sized village in Chohtan tehsil, in the district of Barmer, Rajasthan. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,230, made up of 669 males and 561 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 839 females per 1000 males. The village covers 1732 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 344702, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Arbi Ki Gafan Overview

Census 2011 figures for Arbi Ki Gafan village
Description Value
State Rajasthan
District Barmer
Tehsil Chohtan
Pincode 344702
Area (hectares) 1732 hectares
Population 1,230
Male Population 669
Female Population 561
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 839
Bus Service (public) Available within 10+ km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Arbi Ki Gafan compares

By the 2011 count Arbi Ki Gafan is the 120th largest of the 420 villages in the tehsil, which puts it close to average, where the typical village holds 1,145 residents. Its 1732 hectares work out to about 0.7 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 901.

Getting to Arbi Ki Gafan

Arbi Ki Gafan is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Arbi Ki Gafan as Available within 10+ km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within village. 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 Arbi Ki Gafan from other places

Arbi Ki Gafan lies about 69 km from Barmer, and the nearest railway station is Gagariya, about 36 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 Arbi Ki Gafan
Tehsil headquarters Chohtan 26 km
Nearest railway station Gagariya 36 km
District headquarters Barmer 69 km
Nearest town Bārmer 69 km

Villages closest to Arbi Ki Gafan

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Chohtan 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 Arbi Ki Gafan

As per the Census of India 2011, Arbi Ki Gafan village had a population of 1,230. That makes it the 120th largest of the 420 villages in the tehsil, close to average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,145 residents.

Arbi Ki Gafan village has 669 males and 561 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Arbi Ki Gafan has about 839 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 901.

The pincode recorded for Arbi Ki Gafan is 344702. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Arbi Ki Gafan covers 1732 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 0.7 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Arbi Ki Gafan falls under Chohtan tehsil of Barmer district in Rajasthan.

The nearest railway station to Arbi Ki Gafan is Gagariya, about 36 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 village for Arbi Ki Gafan.

Arbi Ki Gafan is about 69 km from Barmer in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Arbi Ki Gafan is in Chohtan tehsil of Barmer district. Chohtan is about 26 km away. Gagariya is about 36 km away. Barmer is about 69 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Beendoniyon Ki Dhani (under 2 km), Jani Ki Basti (under 2 km) and Lidiyala (3.4 km).

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

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