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About Aripara Village

Aripara is a mid sized village in Budge Budge II tehsil, in the district of South Twenty Four Parganas, West Bengal. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,722, made up of 868 males and 854 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 984 females per 1000 males. The village covers 59.13 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 743377, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Aripara Overview

Census 2011 figures for Aripara village
Description Value
State West Bengal
District South Twenty Four Parganas
Tehsil Budge Budge II
Pincode 743377
Area (hectares) 59.13 hectares
Population 1,722
Male Population 868
Female Population 854
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 984
Bus Service (public) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Aripara compares

By the 2011 count Aripara is the 33rd largest of the 61 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 2,217 residents. Its 59.13 hectares work out to about 29 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, a little above the tehsil average of 959.

Getting to Aripara

Aripara is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Aripara as Available within 5 - 10 km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within village. 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 Aripara from other places

Aripara lies about 30 km from South Twenty Four Parganas, and the nearest railway station is Joka, about 15 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 Aripara
Nearest town Pujali 14 km
Nearest railway station Joka 15 km
Tehsil headquarters Budge Budge II 30 km
District headquarters South Twenty Four Parganas 30 km

Villages closest to Aripara

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Aripara village had a population of 1,722. That makes it the 33rd largest of the 61 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 2,217 residents.

Aripara village has 868 males and 854 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Aripara 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 959.

The pincode recorded for Aripara is 743377. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Aripara covers 59.13 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 29 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area.

Aripara falls under Budge Budge II tehsil of South Twenty Four Parganas district in West Bengal.

The nearest railway station to Aripara is Joka, about 15 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 village for Aripara.

Aripara is about 30 km from South Twenty Four Parganas in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Aripara is in Budge Budge II tehsil of South Twenty Four Parganas district. Pujali is about 14 km away. Joka is about 15 km away. Budge Budge II is about 30 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Majherhat (under 2 km), Chak Himmatkhan (under 2 km) and Barea (under 2 km).

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

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