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About Arak Bari Village

Arak Bari is a mid sized village in Khejuri II tehsil, in the district of Purba Medinipur, West Bengal. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,389, made up of 683 males and 706 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,034 females per 1000 males. The village covers 209.36 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 721431, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Arak Bari Overview

Census 2011 figures for Arak Bari village
Description Value
State West Bengal
District Purba Medinipur
Tehsil Khejuri II
Pincode 721431
Area (hectares) 209.36 hectares
Population 1,389
Male Population 683
Female Population 706
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,034
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 Arak Bari compares

By the 2011 count Arak Bari is the 39th largest of the 96 villages in the tehsil, which puts it close to average, where the typical village holds 1,449 residents. Its 209.36 hectares work out to about 6.6 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 958.

Getting to Arak Bari

Arak Bari is a little way from the nearest bus route, and further still from the railway. The census records public bus service for Arak Bari 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. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Arak Bari from other places

Arak Bari lies about 19 km from Purba Medinipur, and the nearest railway station is Haldia, about 5.8 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 Arak Bari
Nearest town Monoharpur 3.5 km
Nearest railway station Haldia 5.8 km
District headquarters Purba Medinipur 19 km
Tehsil headquarters Khejuri II 30 km

Villages closest to Arak Bari

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Khejuri 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 Arak Bari

As per the Census of India 2011, Arak Bari village had a population of 1,389. That makes it the 39th largest of the 96 villages in the tehsil, close to average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,449 residents.

Arak Bari village has 683 males and 706 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Arak Bari has about 1034 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 958.

The pincode recorded for Arak Bari is 721431. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Arak Bari covers 209.36 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 6.6 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Arak Bari falls under Khejuri II tehsil of Purba Medinipur district in West Bengal.

The nearest railway station to Arak Bari is Haldia, about 5.8 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 5 - 10 km distance and private bus service as Available within 5 - 10 km distance for Arak Bari.

Arak Bari is about 19 km from Purba Medinipur in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Arak Bari is in Khejuri II tehsil of Purba Medinipur district. Monoharpur is about 3.5 km away. Haldia is about 5.8 km away. Purba Medinipur is about 19 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Alichak (under 2 km), Dakshin Ali Chak (2.8 km) and Dakshin Pankhai (2.8 km).

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

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