About Argandi Village

Argandi is a mid sized village in Barhait tehsil, in the district of Sahibganj, Jharkhand. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,017, made up of 523 males and 494 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 945 females per 1000 males. The village covers 592 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 816102, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Argandi Overview

Census 2011 figures for Argandi village
Description	Value
State	Jharkhand
District	Sahibganj
Tehsil	Barhait
Pincode	816102
Area (hectares)	592 hectares
Population	1,017
Male Population	523
Female Population	494
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	945
Bus Service (public)	Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Bus Service (private)	Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 10+ km distance

How Argandi compares

By the 2011 count Argandi is the 44th largest of the 192 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well above average, where the typical village holds 595 residents. Its 592 hectares work out to about 1.7 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, well below the tehsil average of 1008.

Getting to Argandi

Argandi is a little way from the nearest bus route, and further still from the railway. The census records public bus service for Argandi as Available within 5 - 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 Argandi from other places

Argandi lies about 18 km from Sahibganj, and the nearest railway station is Taljhari, about 6.1 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 Argandi
Nearest railway station	Taljhari	6.1 km
Nearest town	Rājmahal	15 km
Tehsil headquarters	Barhait	18 km
District headquarters	Sahibganj	18 km

Villages closest to Argandi

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Argandi village had a population of 1,017. That makes it the 44th largest of the 192 villages in the tehsil, well above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 595 residents.

Argandi village has 523 males and 494 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Argandi has about 945 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, well below the tehsil average of 1008.

The pincode recorded for Argandi is 816102. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Argandi covers 592 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.

Argandi falls under Barhait tehsil of Sahibganj district in Jharkhand.

The nearest railway station to Argandi is Taljhari, about 6.1 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 5 - 10 km distance for Argandi.

Argandi is about 18 km from Sahibganj in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Argandi is in Barhait tehsil of Sahibganj district. Taljhari is about 6.1 km away. Rājmahal is about 15 km away. Barhait is about 18 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.