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About Arahansa Village

Arahansa is a small village in Balarampur tehsil, in the district of Puruliya, West Bengal. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 313, made up of 157 males and 156 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 994 females per 1000 males. The village covers 160.26 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 723143, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Arahansa Overview

Census 2011 figures for Arahansa village
Description Value
State West Bengal
District Puruliya
Tehsil Balarampur
Pincode 723143
Area (hectares) 160.26 hectares
Population 313
Male Population 157
Female Population 156
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 994
Bus Service (public) Available within <5 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Arahansa compares

By the 2011 count Arahansa is the 79th largest of the 88 villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 1,284 residents. Its 160.26 hectares work out to about 2.0 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, well above the tehsil average of 948.

Getting to Arahansa

Arahansa is reached by bus from a few kilometres away, with rail a longer trip. The census records public bus service for Arahansa as Available within <5 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 10+ km distance. The nearest villages by name are Amaru, Amruhasa, Atebela and Baghadih. 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.

Common questions about Arahansa

As per the Census of India 2011, Arahansa village had a population of 313. That makes it the 79th largest of the 88 villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,284 residents.

Arahansa village has 157 males and 156 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Arahansa has about 994 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, well above the tehsil average of 948.

The pincode recorded for Arahansa is 723143. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Arahansa covers 160.26 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 2.0 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Arahansa falls under Balarampur tehsil of Puruliya district in West Bengal.

The census record for Arahansa notes the nearest railway station as Available within 10+ km distance.

The census records public bus service as Available within <5 km distance and private bus service as Available within <5 km distance for Arahansa.

Arahansa is in Balarampur tehsil of Puruliya 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.

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

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