About Argu Village

Argu is a small village in Pachhad tehsil, in the district of Sirmaur, Himachal Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 94, made up of 45 males and 49 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,089 females per 1000 males. The village covers 56 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 173229, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Argu Overview

Census 2011 figures for Argu village
Description	Value
State	Himachal Pradesh
District	Sirmaur
Tehsil	Pachhad
Pincode	173229
Area (hectares)	56 hectares
Population	94
Male Population	45
Female Population	49
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	1,089
Bus Service (public)	Available within village
Bus Service (private)	Available within village
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 10+ km distance

How Argu compares

By the 2011 count Argu is the 199th largest of the 261 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well below average, where the typical village holds 206 residents. Its 56 hectares work out to about 1.7 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 951.

Getting to Argu

Argu is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Argu 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 Argu from other places

Argu lies about 32 km from Sirmaur, and the nearest railway station is Barog, about 7.7 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 Argu
Nearest railway station	Barog	7.7 km
Nearest town	Solan	8.6 km
Tehsil headquarters	Pachhad	32 km
District headquarters	Sirmaur	32 km

Villages closest to Argu

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Argu village had a population of 94. That makes it the 199th largest of the 261 villages in the tehsil, well below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 206 residents.

Argu village has 45 males and 49 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Argu has about 1089 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 951.

The pincode recorded for Argu is 173229. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Argu covers 56 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 1.7 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Argu falls under Pachhad tehsil of Sirmaur district in Himachal Pradesh.

The nearest railway station to Argu is Barog, about 7.7 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 Argu.

Argu is about 32 km from Sirmaur in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Argu is in Pachhad tehsil of Sirmaur district. Barog is about 7.7 km away. Solan is about 8.6 km away. Pachhad is about 32 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.