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About Arawa Purohitan Village

Arawa Purohitan is a small village in Pachpadra tehsil, in the district of Barmer, Rajasthan. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 262, made up of 137 males and 125 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 912 females per 1000 males. The village covers 327.34 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 344026, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Arawa Purohitan Overview

Census 2011 figures for Arawa Purohitan village
Description Value
State Rajasthan
District Barmer
Tehsil Pachpadra
Pincode 344026
Area (hectares) 327.34 hectares
Population 262
Male Population 137
Female Population 125
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 912
Bus Service (public) Available within <5 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Arawa Purohitan compares

By the 2011 count Arawa Purohitan is the 258th largest of the 276 villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 1,261 residents. Its 327.34 hectares work out to about 0.8 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, much in line with the tehsil average of 917.

Getting to Arawa Purohitan

Arawa Purohitan is reached by bus from a few kilometres away, with rail a longer trip. The census records public bus service for Arawa Purohitan as Available within <5 km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within <5 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 Arawa Purohitan from other places

Arawa Purohitan lies about 113 km from Barmer, and the nearest railway station is Jethantri, about 20 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 Arawa Purohitan
Nearest railway station Jethantri 20 km
Tehsil headquarters Pachpadra 25 km
Nearest town Balotra 31 km
District headquarters Barmer 113 km

Villages closest to Arawa Purohitan

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Pachpadra 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 Arawa Purohitan

As per the Census of India 2011, Arawa Purohitan village had a population of 262. That makes it the 258th largest of the 276 villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,261 residents.

Arawa Purohitan village has 137 males and 125 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Arawa Purohitan has about 912 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, much in line with the tehsil average of 917.

The pincode recorded for Arawa Purohitan is 344026. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Arawa Purohitan covers 327.34 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 0.8 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Arawa Purohitan falls under Pachpadra tehsil of Barmer district in Rajasthan.

The nearest railway station to Arawa Purohitan is Jethantri, about 20 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 km distance and private bus service as Available within <5 km distance for Arawa Purohitan.

Arawa Purohitan is about 113 km from Barmer in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Arawa Purohitan is in Pachpadra tehsil of Barmer district. Jethantri is about 20 km away. Pachpadra is about 25 km away. Balotra is about 31 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Sarwari (under 2 km), Chhachharlai Khurd (3.7 km) and Doli Khurd (3.7 km).

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

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