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About Aroan Village

Aroan is a small village in Dubrajpur tehsil, in the district of Birbhum, West Bengal. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 467, made up of 244 males and 223 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 914 females per 1000 males. The village covers 76.49 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 731124, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Aroan Overview

Census 2011 figures for Aroan village
Description Value
State West Bengal
District Birbhum
Tehsil Dubrajpur
Pincode 731124
Area (hectares) 76.49 hectares
Population 467
Male Population 244
Female Population 223
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 914
Bus Service (public) Available within 10+ km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Aroan compares

By the 2011 count Aroan is the 135th largest of the 191 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well below average, where the typical village holds 954 residents. Its 76.49 hectares work out to about 6.1 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, a little below the tehsil average of 951.

Getting to Aroan

Aroan is reached by bus from a few kilometres away, with rail a longer trip. The census records public bus service for Aroan 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 10+ km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Aroan from other places

Aroan lies about 61 km from Birbhum, and the nearest railway station is Chinpai, about 11 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 Aroan
Nearest railway station Chinpai 11 km
Tehsil headquarters Dubrajpur 12 km
Nearest town Dubrājpur 12 km
District headquarters Birbhum 61 km

Villages closest to Aroan

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Aroan village had a population of 467. That makes it the 135th largest of the 191 villages in the tehsil, well below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 954 residents.

Aroan village has 244 males and 223 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Aroan has about 914 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, a little below the tehsil average of 951.

The pincode recorded for Aroan is 731124. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Aroan covers 76.49 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 6.1 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Aroan falls under Dubrajpur tehsil of Birbhum district in West Bengal.

The nearest railway station to Aroan is Chinpai, about 11 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 10+ km distance and private bus service as Available within <5 km distance for Aroan.

Aroan is about 61 km from Birbhum in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Aroan is in Dubrajpur tehsil of Birbhum district. Chinpai is about 11 km away. Dubrajpur is about 12 km away. Dubrājpur is about 12 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Naoadangal (under 2 km), Khosnagar (under 2 km) and Chakamulia (under 2 km).

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

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