About Arit Village

Arit is a large village in Daspur II tehsil, in the district of Paschim Medinipur, West Bengal. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 3,100, made up of 1,580 males and 1,520 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 962 females per 1000 males. The village covers 135.14 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 721148, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Arit Overview

Census 2011 figures for Arit village
Description	Value
State	West Bengal
District	Paschim Medinipur
Tehsil	Daspur II
Pincode	721148
Area (hectares)	135.14 hectares
Population	3,100
Male Population	1,580
Female Population	1,520
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	962
Bus Service (public)	Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Bus Service (private)	Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 10+ km distance

How Arit compares

By the 2011 count Arit is the 28th largest of the 87 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little above average, where the typical village holds 2,743 residents. Its 135.14 hectares work out to about 23 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, much in line with the tehsil average of 960.

Getting to Arit

Arit is a little way from the nearest bus route, and further still from the railway. The census records public bus service for Arit 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 10+ km distance. The nearest villages by name are Adampur, Ajurya, Alipur and Benai. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

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 Arit

As per the Census of India 2011, Arit village had a population of 3,100. That makes it the 28th largest of the 87 villages in the tehsil, a little above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 2,743 residents.

Arit village has 1,580 males and 1,520 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Arit has about 962 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 960.

The pincode recorded for Arit is 721148. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Arit covers 135.14 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 23 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area.

Arit falls under Daspur II tehsil of Paschim Medinipur district in West Bengal.

The census record for Arit notes the nearest railway station as Available within 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 Arit.

Arit is in Daspur II tehsil of Paschim Medinipur district. The district and tehsil pages linked from here list the neighbouring villages, which is usually the quickest way to place it on a map.