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About Arita Village

Arita is a large village in Purulia II tehsil, in the district of Puruliya, West Bengal. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 2,216, made up of 1,117 males and 1,099 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 984 females per 1000 males. The village covers 486.03 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 723126, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Arita Overview

Census 2011 figures for Arita village
Description Value
State West Bengal
District Puruliya
Tehsil Purulia II
Pincode 723126
Area (hectares) 486.03 hectares
Population 2,216
Male Population 1,117
Female Population 1,099
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 984
Bus Service (public) Available within <5 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within <5 km distance

How Arita compares

By the 2011 count Arita is the 26th largest of the 100 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well above average, where the typical village holds 1,574 residents. Its 486.03 hectares work out to about 4.6 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, a little above the tehsil average of 963.

Getting to Arita

Arita is well connected by rural standards, with buses in the village itself and a railway station close by. The census records public bus service for Arita as Available within <5 km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within village. For rail, the census notes the nearest railway station as Available within <5 km distance. The nearest villages by name are Agoa, Amjora, Anai and Andhuli. 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 Arita

As per the Census of India 2011, Arita village had a population of 2,216. That makes it the 26th largest of the 100 villages in the tehsil, well above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,574 residents.

Arita village has 1,117 males and 1,099 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Arita has about 984 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, a little above the tehsil average of 963.

The pincode recorded for Arita is 723126. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Arita covers 486.03 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 4.6 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Arita falls under Purulia II tehsil of Puruliya district in West Bengal.

The census record for Arita notes the nearest railway station as Available within <5 km distance.

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

Arita is in Purulia II 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 Arita today is likely to be higher.

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