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About Arijpur Village

Arijpur is a mid sized village in Sagardighi tehsil, in the district of Murshidabad, West Bengal. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,127, made up of 557 males and 570 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,023 females per 1000 males. The village covers 26.2 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 742226, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Arijpur Overview

Census 2011 figures for Arijpur village
Description Value
State West Bengal
District Murshidabad
Tehsil Sagardighi
Pincode 742226
Area (hectares) 26.2 hectares
Population 1,127
Male Population 557
Female Population 570
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,023
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 Arijpur compares

By the 2011 count Arijpur is the 91st largest of the 178 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 1,744 residents. Its 26.2 hectares work out to about 43 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 949.

Getting to Arijpur

Arijpur is a little way from the nearest bus route, and further still from the railway. The census records public bus service for Arijpur 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 Arijpur from other places

Arijpur lies about 44 km from Murshidabad, and the nearest railway station is Nalhati Junction, about 3.5 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 Arijpur
Nearest railway station Nalhati Junction 3.5 km
Nearest town Nalhāti 3.9 km
Tehsil headquarters Sagardighi 26 km
District headquarters Murshidabad 44 km

Villages closest to Arijpur

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Arijpur village had a population of 1,127. That makes it the 91st largest of the 178 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,744 residents.

Arijpur village has 557 males and 570 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Arijpur has about 1023 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 949.

The pincode recorded for Arijpur is 742226. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Arijpur covers 26.2 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 43 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area.

Arijpur falls under Sagardighi tehsil of Murshidabad district in West Bengal.

The nearest railway station to Arijpur is Nalhati Junction, about 3.5 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 Arijpur.

Arijpur is about 44 km from Murshidabad in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Arijpur is in Sagardighi tehsil of Murshidabad district. Nalhati Junction is about 3.5 km away. Nalhāti is about 3.9 km away. Sagardighi is about 26 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Arazi Balarambati (1.8 km), Balarmbati (1.8 km) and Ballabhbati (1.8 km).

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

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