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About Argun Village

Argun is a large village in Ketugram I tehsil, in the district of Barddhaman, West Bengal. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 3,245, made up of 1,668 males and 1,577 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 945 females per 1000 males. The village covers 173.61 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 731301, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Argun Overview

Census 2011 figures for Argun village
Description Value
State West Bengal
District Barddhaman
Tehsil Ketugram I
Pincode 731301
Area (hectares) 173.61 hectares
Population 3,245
Male Population 1,668
Female Population 1,577
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 945
Bus Service (public) Available within <5 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 5 - 10 km distance

How Argun compares

By the 2011 count Argun is the 19th largest of the 62 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little above average, where the typical village holds 2,668 residents. Its 173.61 hectares work out to about 19 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, much in line with the tehsil average of 948.

Getting to Argun

Argun is reached by bus from a few kilometres away, with rail a longer trip. The census records public bus service for Argun as Available within <5 km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within <5 km distance. For rail, the census notes the nearest railway station as Available within 5 - 10 km distance. The nearest villages by name are Agardanga, Aiyapur Chak, Amgaria and Ankhona. 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.

Common questions about Argun

As per the Census of India 2011, Argun village had a population of 3,245. That makes it the 19th largest of the 62 villages in the tehsil, a little above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 2,668 residents.

Argun village has 1,668 males and 1,577 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Argun has about 945 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, much in line with the tehsil average of 948.

The pincode recorded for Argun is 731301. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Argun covers 173.61 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 19 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area.

Argun falls under Ketugram I tehsil of Barddhaman district in West Bengal.

The census record for Argun notes the nearest railway station as Available within 5 - 10 km distance.

The census records public bus service as Available within <5 km distance and private bus service as Available within <5 km distance for Argun.

Argun is in Ketugram I tehsil of Barddhaman 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.

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

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