Skip to main content

About Araldihi Village

Araldihi is a large village in Indpur tehsil, in the district of Bankura, West Bengal. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 2,273, made up of 1,155 males and 1,118 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 968 females per 1000 males. The village covers 408.42 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 722121, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Araldihi Overview

Census 2011 figures for Araldihi village
Description Value
State West Bengal
District Bankura
Tehsil Indpur
Pincode 722121
Area (hectares) 408.42 hectares
Population 2,273
Male Population 1,155
Female Population 1,118
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 968
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Araldihi compares

By the 2011 count Araldihi is among the largest villages in the tehsil, which puts it more than twice the local average, where the typical village holds 798 residents. Its 408.42 hectares work out to about 5.6 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, a little above the tehsil average of 952.

Getting to Araldihi

Araldihi is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Araldihi as Available within village. 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 Araldihi from other places

Araldihi lies about 20 km from Bankura, and the nearest railway station is Bankura Jn., 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 Araldihi
Tehsil headquarters Indpur 11 km
Nearest railway station Bankura Jn. 20 km
District headquarters Bankura 20 km
Nearest town Bānkura 20 km

Villages closest to Araldihi

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Araldihi village had a population of 2,273. That makes it among the largest villages in the tehsil, more than twice the local average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 798 residents.

Araldihi village has 1,155 males and 1,118 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Araldihi has about 968 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, a little above the tehsil average of 952.

The pincode recorded for Araldihi is 722121. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Araldihi covers 408.42 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 5.6 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Araldihi falls under Indpur tehsil of Bankura district in West Bengal.

The nearest railway station to Araldihi is Bankura Jn., 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 village and private bus service as Available within village for Araldihi.

Araldihi is about 20 km from Bankura in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Araldihi is in Indpur tehsil of Bankura district. Indpur is about 11 km away. Bankura Jn. is about 20 km away. Bankura is about 20 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Madunia (under 2 km), Jugibad (under 2 km) and Jugibaid (under 2 km).

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

Our Blogs Blogs

Explore the beauty of india and villages of india with our blog.