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About Aral Basti Village

Aral Basti is a mid sized village in Murarai II tehsil, in the district of Birbhum, West Bengal. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,208, made up of 606 males and 602 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 993 females per 1000 males. The village covers 21.13 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 731219, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Aral Basti Overview

Census 2011 figures for Aral Basti village
Description Value
State West Bengal
District Birbhum
Tehsil Murarai II
Pincode 731219
Area (hectares) 21.13 hectares
Population 1,208
Male Population 606
Female Population 602
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 993
Bus Service (public) Available within 10+ km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 5 - 10 km distance

How Aral Basti compares

By the 2011 count Aral Basti is the 54th largest of the 66 villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 3,216 residents. Its 21.13 hectares work out to about 57 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, a little above the tehsil average of 965.

Getting to Aral Basti

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

How far is Aral Basti from other places

Aral Basti lies about 34 km from Birbhum, and the nearest railway station is Banshlai Bridge, about 3.3 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 Aral Basti
Nearest railway station Banshlai Bridge 3.3 km
Nearest town Pakur 16 km
Tehsil headquarters Murarai II 34 km
District headquarters Birbhum 34 km

Villages closest to Aral Basti

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Murarai 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 Aral Basti

As per the Census of India 2011, Aral Basti village had a population of 1,208. That makes it the 54th largest of the 66 villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 3,216 residents.

Aral Basti village has 606 males and 602 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Aral Basti has about 993 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, a little above the tehsil average of 965.

The pincode recorded for Aral Basti is 731219. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Aral Basti covers 21.13 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 57 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area.

Aral Basti falls under Murarai II tehsil of Birbhum district in West Bengal.

The nearest railway station to Aral Basti is Banshlai Bridge, about 3.3 km away in a straight line. The 2011 census recorded it as available within 5 - 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 Aral Basti.

Aral Basti is about 34 km from Birbhum in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Aral Basti is in Murarai II tehsil of Birbhum district. Banshlai Bridge is about 3.3 km away. Pakur is about 16 km away. Murarai II is about 34 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Gopnandigram (under 2 km), Bipra Nandigram (under 2 km) and Amritapur (1.9 km).

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

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