About Arani Village

Arani is a mid sized village in Goalpokhar II tehsil, in the district of Uttar Dinajpur, West Bengal. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 863, made up of 461 males and 402 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 872 females per 1000 males. The village covers 104.4 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 733208, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Arani Overview

Census 2011 figures for Arani village
Description	Value
State	West Bengal
District	Uttar Dinajpur
Tehsil	Goalpokhar II
Pincode	733208
Area (hectares)	104.4 hectares
Population	863
Male Population	461
Female Population	402
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	872
Bus Service (public)	Available within 10+ km distance
Bus Service (private)	Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 10+ km distance

How Arani compares

By the 2011 count Arani is the 120th largest of the 169 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well below average, where the typical village holds 1,723 residents. Its 104.4 hectares work out to about 8.3 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 938.

Getting to Arani

Arani is a little way from the nearest bus route, and further still from the railway. The census records public bus service for Arani as Available within 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 Arani from other places

Arani lies about 3.6 km from Uttar Dinajpur, and the nearest railway station is Surja Kama, about 10 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 Arani
Tehsil headquarters	Goalpokhar II	3.6 km
District headquarters	Uttar Dinajpur	3.6 km
Nearest railway station	Surja Kama	10 km
Nearest town	Kishanganj	17 km

Villages closest to Arani

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

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Common questions about Arani

As per the Census of India 2011, Arani village had a population of 863. That makes it the 120th largest of the 169 villages in the tehsil, well below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,723 residents.

Arani village has 461 males and 402 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Arani has about 872 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 938.

The pincode recorded for Arani is 733208. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Arani covers 104.4 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 8.3 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Arani falls under Goalpokhar II tehsil of Uttar Dinajpur district in West Bengal.

The nearest railway station to Arani is Surja Kama, about 10 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 10+ km distance and private bus service as Available within 5 - 10 km distance for Arani.

Arani is about 3.6 km from Uttar Dinajpur in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Arani is in Goalpokhar II tehsil of Uttar Dinajpur district. Goalpokhar II is about 3.6 km away. Uttar Dinajpur is about 3.6 km away. Surja Kama is about 10 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.