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About Arui Village

Arui is a large village in Raina II tehsil, in the district of Barddhaman, West Bengal. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 3,322, made up of 1,697 males and 1,625 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 958 females per 1000 males. The village covers 612.7 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 713421, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Arui Overview

Census 2011 figures for Arui village
Description Value
State West Bengal
District Barddhaman
Tehsil Raina II
Pincode 713421
Area (hectares) 612.7 hectares
Population 3,322
Male Population 1,697
Female Population 1,625
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 958
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 Arui compares

By the 2011 count Arui is the 10th largest of the 87 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well above average, where the typical village holds 1,740 residents. Its 612.7 hectares work out to about 5.4 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, much in line with the tehsil average of 949.

Getting to Arui

The census records public bus service for Arui 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. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Arui from other places

Arui lies about 1.9 km from Barddhaman, and the nearest railway station is Barddhaman Junction, about 1.6 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 Arui
Nearest railway station Barddhaman Junction 1.6 km
Tehsil headquarters Raina II 1.9 km
District headquarters Barddhaman 1.9 km
Nearest town Barddhamān 1.9 km

Villages closest to Arui

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Raina II 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 Arui

As per the Census of India 2011, Arui village had a population of 3,322. That makes it the 10th largest of the 87 villages in the tehsil, well above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,740 residents.

Arui village has 1,697 males and 1,625 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Arui has about 958 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, much in line with the tehsil average of 949.

The pincode recorded for Arui is 713421. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Arui covers 612.7 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 5.4 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Arui falls under Raina II tehsil of Barddhaman district in West Bengal.

The nearest railway station to Arui is Barddhaman Junction, about 1.6 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 10+ km distance and private bus service as Available within <5 km distance for Arui.

Arui is about 1.9 km from Barddhaman in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Arui is in Raina II tehsil of Barddhaman district. Barddhaman Junction is about 1.6 km away. Raina II is about 1.9 km away. Barddhaman is about 1.9 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Chak Fakirpur (3.1 km), Chhota Fakirpur (3.1 km) and Sanko Narayanpur (4.0 km).

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

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