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About Arifpur Village

Arifpur is a mid sized village in Behat tehsil, in the district of Saharanpur, Uttar Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 666, made up of 336 males and 330 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 982 females per 1000 males. The village covers 117.14 hectares hectares.

Arifpur Overview

Census 2011 figures for Arifpur village
Description Value
State Uttar Pradesh
District Saharanpur
Tehsil Behat
Area (hectares) 117.14 hectares
Population 666
Male Population 336
Female Population 330
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 982
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 Arifpur compares

By the 2011 count Arifpur is the 191st largest of the 260 villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 1,853 residents. Its 117.14 hectares work out to about 5.7 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, well above the tehsil average of 895.

Getting to Arifpur

Arifpur is reached by bus from a few kilometres away, with rail a longer trip. The census records public bus service for Arifpur 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 Arifpur from other places

Arifpur lies about 39 km from Saharanpur, and the nearest railway station is Kalanour, 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 Arifpur
Nearest town Pāonta Sāhib 14 km
Tehsil headquarters Behat 16 km
Nearest railway station Kalanour 36 km
District headquarters Saharanpur 39 km

Villages closest to Arifpur

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Arifpur village had a population of 666. That makes it the 191st largest of the 260 villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,853 residents.

Arifpur village has 336 males and 330 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Arifpur has about 982 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, well above the tehsil average of 895.

Arifpur covers 117.14 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 5.7 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Arifpur falls under Behat tehsil of Saharanpur district in Uttar Pradesh.

The nearest railway station to Arifpur is Kalanour, 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 <5 km distance and private bus service as Available within <5 km distance for Arifpur.

Arifpur is about 39 km from Saharanpur in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Arifpur is in Behat tehsil of Saharanpur district. Pāonta Sāhib is about 14 km away. Behat is about 16 km away. Kalanour 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 Faizabad (under 2 km), Tanda (1.9 km) and Husainpur (3.3 km).

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

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