About Arghawa Village

Arghawa is a large village in Basopatti tehsil, in the district of Madhubani, Bihar. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 4,735, made up of 2,499 males and 2,236 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 895 females per 1000 males. The village covers 321.3 hectares hectares.

Arghawa Overview

Census 2011 figures for Arghawa village
Description	Value
State	Bihar
District	Madhubani
Tehsil	Basopatti
Area (hectares)	321.3 hectares
Population	4,735
Male Population	2,499
Female Population	2,236
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	895
Bus Service (public)	Available within village
Bus Service (private)	Available within village
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 10+ km distance

How Arghawa compares

By the 2011 count Arghawa is the 16th largest of the 33 villages in the tehsil, which puts it close to average, where the typical village holds 5,258 residents. Its 321.3 hectares work out to about 15 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, the shortfall of women against men is wide, a little below the tehsil average of 911.

Getting to Arghawa

Arghawa is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Arghawa 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 10+ km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Arghawa from other places

Arghawa lies about 20 km from Madhubani, and the nearest railway station is Jaynagar (Nepal Railways), about 13 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 Arghawa
Tehsil headquarters	Basopatti	5.9 km
Nearest railway station	Jaynagar (Nepal Railways)	13 km
Nearest town	Jainagar	13 km
District headquarters	Madhubani	20 km

Villages closest to Arghawa

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Arghawa village had a population of 4,735. That makes it the 16th largest of the 33 villages in the tehsil, close to average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 5,258 residents.

Arghawa village has 2,499 males and 2,236 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Arghawa has about 895 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, a little below the tehsil average of 911.

Arghawa covers 321.3 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 15 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Arghawa falls under Basopatti tehsil of Madhubani district in Bihar.

The nearest railway station to Arghawa is Jaynagar (Nepal Railways), about 13 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 village and private bus service as Available within village for Arghawa.

Arghawa is about 20 km from Madhubani in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Arghawa is in Basopatti tehsil of Madhubani district. Basopatti is about 5.9 km away. Jaynagar (Nepal Railways) is about 13 km away. Jainagar is about 13 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.