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About Arapur Village

Arapur is a small village in Indus tehsil, in the district of Bankura, West Bengal. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 364, made up of 183 males and 181 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 989 females per 1000 males. The village covers 42.18 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 722205, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Arapur Overview

Census 2011 figures for Arapur village
Description Value
State West Bengal
District Bankura
Tehsil Indus
Pincode 722205
Area (hectares) 42.18 hectares
Population 364
Male Population 183
Female Population 181
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 989
Bus Service (public) Available within 10+ km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within <5 km distance

How Arapur compares

By the 2011 count Arapur is the 116th largest of the 129 villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 1,316 residents. Its 42.18 hectares work out to about 8.6 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, a little above the tehsil average of 955.

Getting to Arapur

The census records public bus service for Arapur as Available within 10+ 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 <5 km distance. The nearest villages by name are Abdulpur, Adilpur, Adparakumrul and Akui. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

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 Arapur

As per the Census of India 2011, Arapur village had a population of 364. That makes it the 116th largest of the 129 villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,316 residents.

Arapur village has 183 males and 181 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Arapur has about 989 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, a little above the tehsil average of 955.

The pincode recorded for Arapur is 722205. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Arapur covers 42.18 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 8.6 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Arapur falls under Indus tehsil of Bankura district in West Bengal.

The census record for Arapur notes the nearest railway station as Available within <5 km distance.

The census records public bus service as Available within 10+ km distance and private bus service as Available within <5 km distance for Arapur.

Arapur is in Indus tehsil of Bankura district. The district and tehsil pages linked from here list the neighbouring villages, which is usually the quickest way to place it on a map.

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

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