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About Argoopur Kalan Village

Argoopur Kalan is one of the larger villages in Shahganj tehsil, in the district of Jaunpur, Uttar Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 8,560, made up of 4,328 males and 4,232 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 978 females per 1000 males. The village covers 787.44 hectares hectares.

Argoopur Kalan Overview

Census 2011 figures for Argoopur Kalan village
Description Value
State Uttar Pradesh
District Jaunpur
Tehsil Shahganj
Area (hectares) 787.44 hectares
Population 8,560
Male Population 4,328
Female Population 4,232
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 978
Bus Service (public) Available within 10+ km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within village

How Argoopur Kalan compares

By the 2011 count Argoopur Kalan is among the largest villages in the tehsil, which puts it more than twice the local average, where the typical village holds 1,400 residents. Its 787.44 hectares work out to about 11 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, though that is a little below the tehsil average of 1012.

Getting to Argoopur Kalan

Argoopur Kalan is well connected by rural standards, with buses in the village itself and a railway station close by. The census records public bus service for Argoopur Kalan as Available within 10+ km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within village. For rail, the census notes the nearest railway station as Available within village. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Argoopur Kalan from other places

Argoopur Kalan lies about 41 km from Jaunpur, and the nearest railway station is Khanja, about 4.9 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 Argoopur Kalan
Nearest railway station Khanja 4.9 km
Tehsil headquarters Shahganj 10 km
Nearest town Shāhganj 10 km
District headquarters Jaunpur 41 km

Villages closest to Argoopur Kalan

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Shahganj 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 Argoopur Kalan

As per the Census of India 2011, Argoopur Kalan village had a population of 8,560. That makes it among the largest villages in the tehsil, more than twice the local average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,400 residents.

Argoopur Kalan village has 4,328 males and 4,232 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Argoopur Kalan has about 978 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, though that is a little below the tehsil average of 1012.

Argoopur Kalan covers 787.44 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 11 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Argoopur Kalan falls under Shahganj tehsil of Jaunpur district in Uttar Pradesh.

The nearest railway station to Argoopur Kalan is Khanja, about 4.9 km away in a straight line. The 2011 census recorded it as available within village.

The census records public bus service as Available within 10+ km distance and private bus service as Available within village for Argoopur Kalan.

Argoopur Kalan is about 41 km from Jaunpur in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Argoopur Kalan is in Shahganj tehsil of Jaunpur district. Khanja is about 4.9 km away. Shahganj is about 10 km away. Shāhganj is about 10 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Ashokpur Kalan (under 2 km), Bheurha Kalan (under 2 km) and Dehari (under 2 km).

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

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