About Arga Village

Arga is a large village in Karwar tehsil, in the district of Uttara Kannada, Karnataka. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 4,861, made up of 3,202 males and 1,659 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 518 females per 1000 males. The village covers 710.39 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 581324, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Arga Overview

Census 2011 figures for Arga village
Description	Value
State	Karnataka
District	Uttara Kannada
Tehsil	Karwar
Pincode	581324
Area (hectares)	710.39 hectares
Population	4,861
Male Population	3,202
Female Population	1,659
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	518
Bus Service (public)	Available within village
Bus Service (private)	Available within village
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 5 - 10 km distance

How Arga compares

By the 2011 count Arga is the 4th largest of the 49 villages in the tehsil, which puts it more than twice the local average, where the typical village holds 1,489 residents. Its 710.39 hectares work out to about 6.8 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 1019.

Getting to Arga

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

How far is Arga from other places

Arga lies about 44 km from Uttara Kannada, and the nearest railway station is Karwar, about 6.0 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 Arga
Nearest railway station	Karwar	6.0 km
District headquarters	Uttara Kannada	44 km

Villages closest to Arga

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Arga village had a population of 4,861. That makes it the 4th largest of the 49 villages in the tehsil, more than twice the local average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,489 residents.

Arga village has 3,202 males and 1,659 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Arga has about 518 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 1019.

The pincode recorded for Arga is 581324. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Arga covers 710.39 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 6.8 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Arga falls under Karwar tehsil of Uttara Kannada district in Karnataka.

The nearest railway station to Arga is Karwar, about 6.0 km away in a straight line. The 2011 census recorded it as available within 5 - 10 km distance.

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

Arga is about 44 km from Uttara Kannada in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Arga is in Karwar tehsil of Uttara Kannada district. Karwar is about 6.0 km away. Uttara Kannada is about 44 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.