About Arkama Village

Arkama is a mid sized village in Khatra tehsil, in the district of Bankura, West Bengal. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,947, made up of 1,024 males and 923 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 901 females per 1000 males. The village covers 291.42 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 722154, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Arkama Overview

Census 2011 figures for Arkama village
Description	Value
State	West Bengal
District	Bankura
Tehsil	Khatra
Pincode	722154
Area (hectares)	291.42 hectares
Population	1,947
Male Population	1,024
Female Population	923
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	901
Bus Service (public)	Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Bus Service (private)	Available within village
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 10+ km distance

How Arkama compares

By the 2011 count Arkama is among the largest villages in the tehsil, which puts it more than twice the local average, where the typical village holds 722 residents. Its 291.42 hectares work out to about 6.7 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, well below the tehsil average of 958.

Getting to Arkama

Arkama is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Arkama as Available within 5 - 10 km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within village. For rail, the census notes the nearest railway station as Available within 10+ km distance. The nearest villages by name are Amdiha, Amdoba, Bagakhulia and Bagjabra. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

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 Arkama

As per the Census of India 2011, Arkama village had a population of 1,947. That makes it among the largest villages in the tehsil, more than twice the local average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 722 residents.

Arkama village has 1,024 males and 923 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Arkama has about 901 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, well below the tehsil average of 958.

The pincode recorded for Arkama is 722154. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Arkama covers 291.42 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 6.7 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Arkama falls under Khatra tehsil of Bankura district in West Bengal.

The census record for Arkama notes the nearest railway station 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 village for Arkama.

Arkama is in Khatra tehsil of Bankura district. The district and tehsil pages linked from here list the neighbouring villages, which is usually the quickest way to place it on a map.