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About Arapanch Village

Arapanch is a large village in Sonarpur tehsil, in the district of South Twenty Four Parganas, West Bengal. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 2,451, made up of 1,209 males and 1,242 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,027 females per 1000 males. The village covers 134 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 700150, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Arapanch Overview

Census 2011 figures for Arapanch village
Description Value
State West Bengal
District South Twenty Four Parganas
Tehsil Sonarpur
Pincode 700150
Area (hectares) 134 hectares
Population 2,451
Male Population 1,209
Female Population 1,242
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,027
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within <5 km distance

How Arapanch compares

By the 2011 count Arapanch is the 26th largest of the 64 villages in the tehsil, which puts it close to average, where the typical village holds 2,716 residents. Its 134 hectares work out to about 18 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 962.

Getting to Arapanch

Arapanch 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 Arapanch as Available within village. Private bus service is recorded as Available within village. For rail, the census notes the nearest railway station as Available within <5 km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Arapanch from other places

Arapanch lies about 31 km from South Twenty Four Parganas, and the nearest railway station is Bidyadharpur, about 2.1 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 Arapanch
Nearest railway station Bidyadharpur 2.1 km
Tehsil headquarters Sonarpur 4.1 km
Nearest town Rajpur Sonarpur 4.1 km
District headquarters South Twenty Four Parganas 31 km

Villages closest to Arapanch

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Arapanch village had a population of 2,451. That makes it the 26th largest of the 64 villages in the tehsil, close to average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 2,716 residents.

Arapanch village has 1,209 males and 1,242 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Arapanch has about 1027 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 962.

The pincode recorded for Arapanch is 700150. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Arapanch covers 134 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 18 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area.

Arapanch falls under Sonarpur tehsil of South Twenty Four Parganas district in West Bengal.

The nearest railway station to Arapanch is Bidyadharpur, about 2.1 km away in a straight line. The 2011 census recorded it as available within <5 km distance.

The census records public bus service as Available within village and private bus service as Available within village for Arapanch.

Arapanch is about 31 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.

Arapanch is in Sonarpur tehsil of South Twenty Four Parganas district. Bidyadharpur is about 2.1 km away. Sonarpur is about 4.1 km away. Rajpur Sonarpur is about 4.1 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Gopal Pur (under 2 km), Natagachhi (under 2 km) and Hasanpur (under 2 km).

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

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