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About Arin Village

Arin is a mid sized village in Khandaghosh tehsil, in the district of Barddhaman, West Bengal. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 905, made up of 468 males and 437 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 934 females per 1000 males. The village covers 195.69 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 713423, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Arin Overview

Census 2011 figures for Arin village
Description Value
State West Bengal
District Barddhaman
Tehsil Khandaghosh
Pincode 713423
Area (hectares) 195.69 hectares
Population 905
Male Population 468
Female Population 437
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 934
Bus Service (public) Available within <5 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within <5 km distance

How Arin compares

By the 2011 count Arin is the 76th largest of the 107 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well below average, where the typical village holds 1,769 residents. Its 195.69 hectares work out to about 4.6 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, much in line with the tehsil average of 944.

Getting to Arin

The census records public bus service for Arin 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 <5 km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Arin from other places

Arin lies about 41 km from Barddhaman, and the nearest railway station is Patrasayer, about 9.7 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 Arin
Nearest railway station Patrasayer 9.7 km
Nearest town Sonāmukhi 17 km
Tehsil headquarters Khandaghosh 24 km
District headquarters Barddhaman 41 km

Villages closest to Arin

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Arin village had a population of 905. That makes it the 76th largest of the 107 villages in the tehsil, well below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,769 residents.

Arin village has 468 males and 437 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Arin has about 934 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, much in line with the tehsil average of 944.

The pincode recorded for Arin is 713423. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Arin covers 195.69 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 4.6 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Arin falls under Khandaghosh tehsil of Barddhaman district in West Bengal.

The nearest railway station to Arin is Patrasayer, about 9.7 km away in a straight line. The 2011 census recorded it as available within <5 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 Arin.

Arin is about 41 km from Barddhaman in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Arin is in Khandaghosh tehsil of Barddhaman district. Patrasayer is about 9.7 km away. Sonāmukhi is about 17 km away. Khandaghosh is about 24 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Khadaghosh (24 km), Amba (30 km) and Sagrai (35 km).

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

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