About Arapur Village

Arapur is a large village in English Bazar tehsil, in the district of Maldah, West Bengal. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 3,634, made up of 1,719 males and 1,915 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,114 females per 1000 males. The village covers 138.7 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 732143, 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	Maldah
Tehsil	English Bazar
Pincode	732143
Area (hectares)	138.7 hectares
Population	3,634
Male Population	1,719
Female Population	1,915
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	1,114
Bus Service (public)	Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Bus Service (private)	Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 5 - 10 km distance

How Arapur compares

By the 2011 count Arapur is the 20th largest of the 108 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well above average, where the typical village holds 2,248 residents. Its 138.7 hectares work out to about 26 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 980.

Getting to Arapur

Arapur is a little way from the nearest bus route, and further still from the railway. The census records public bus service for Arapur as Available within 5 - 10 km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within 5 - 10 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 Arapur from other places

Arapur lies about 36 km from Maldah, and the nearest railway station is Khaltipur, about 13 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 Arapur
Nearest railway station	Khaltipur	13 km
Nearest town	Farakka	14 km
Tehsil headquarters	English Bazar	24 km
District headquarters	Maldah	36 km

Villages closest to Arapur

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in English Bazar 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.

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Common questions about Arapur

As per the Census of India 2011, Arapur village had a population of 3,634. That makes it the 20th largest of the 108 villages in the tehsil, well above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 2,248 residents.

Arapur village has 1,719 males and 1,915 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Arapur has about 1114 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 980.

The pincode recorded for Arapur is 732143. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Arapur covers 138.7 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 26 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area.

Arapur falls under English Bazar tehsil of Maldah district in West Bengal.

The nearest railway station to Arapur is Khaltipur, about 13 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 5 - 10 km distance and private bus service as Available within 5 - 10 km distance for Arapur.

Arapur is about 36 km from Maldah in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Arapur is in English Bazar tehsil of Maldah district. Khaltipur is about 13 km away. Farakka is about 14 km away. English Bazar is about 24 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.