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About Argal Village

Argal is a large village in Aali tehsil, in the district of Kendrapara, Odisha. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 4,149, made up of 1,800 males and 2,349 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,305 females per 1000 males. The village covers 617 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 755061, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Argal Overview

Census 2011 figures for Argal village
Description Value
State Odisha
District Kendrapara
Tehsil Aali
Pincode 755061
Area (hectares) 617 hectares
Population 4,149
Male Population 1,800
Female Population 2,349
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,305
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Argal compares

By the 2011 count Argal is the largest village in the tehsil by population, which puts it more than twice the local average, where the typical village holds 1,058 residents. Its 617 hectares work out to about 6.7 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 1167.

Getting to Argal

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

Argal lies about 30 km from Kendrapara, and the nearest railway station is Ratnagiri Road, about 3.5 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 Argal
Nearest railway station Ratnagiri Road 3.5 km
Nearest town Jājpur 27 km
Tehsil headquarters Aali 30 km
District headquarters Kendrapara 30 km

Villages closest to Argal

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

Common questions about Argal

As per the Census of India 2011, Argal village had a population of 4,149. That makes it the largest village in the tehsil by population, more than twice the local average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,058 residents.

Argal village has 1,800 males and 2,349 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Argal has about 1305 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 1167.

The pincode recorded for Argal is 755061. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Argal covers 617 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 6.7 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Argal falls under Aali tehsil of Kendrapara district in Odisha.

The nearest railway station to Argal is Ratnagiri Road, about 3.5 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 Argal.

Argal is about 30 km from Kendrapara in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Argal is in Aali tehsil of Kendrapara district. Ratnagiri Road is about 3.5 km away. Jājpur is about 27 km away. Aali is about 30 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Kundilo (8.8 km), Mulasahi (13 km) and Dihabarimula (18 km).

No. It is the count from the Census of India 2011, the most recent completed census. The population of Argal today is likely to be higher.

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