About Arkhali Village

Arkhali is a large village in Amdanga tehsil, in the district of North Twenty Four Parganas, West Bengal. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 4,033, made up of 2,040 males and 1,993 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 977 females per 1000 males. The village covers 179.81 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 743221, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Arkhali Overview

Census 2011 figures for Arkhali village
Description	Value
State	West Bengal
District	North Twenty Four Parganas
Tehsil	Amdanga
Pincode	743221
Area (hectares)	179.81 hectares
Population	4,033
Male Population	2,040
Female Population	1,993
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	977
Bus Service (public)	Available within village
Bus Service (private)	Available within village
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 5 - 10 km distance

How Arkhali compares

By the 2011 count Arkhali is the 7th largest of the 79 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well above average, where the typical village holds 2,342 residents. Its 179.81 hectares work out to about 22 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, a little above the tehsil average of 943.

Getting to Arkhali

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

Arkhali lies about 50 km from North Twenty Four Parganas, and the nearest railway station is Hemanta Mukhopadhyay, about 2.0 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 Arkhali
Nearest railway station	Hemanta Mukhopadhyay	2.0 km
Nearest town	Kolkata	7.8 km
Tehsil headquarters	Amdanga	34 km
District headquarters	North Twenty Four Parganas	50 km

Villages closest to Arkhali

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Arkhali village had a population of 4,033. That makes it the 7th largest of the 79 villages in the tehsil, well above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 2,342 residents.

Arkhali village has 2,040 males and 1,993 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Arkhali has about 977 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, a little above the tehsil average of 943.

The pincode recorded for Arkhali is 743221. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Arkhali covers 179.81 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 22 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area.

Arkhali falls under Amdanga tehsil of North Twenty Four Parganas district in West Bengal.

The nearest railway station to Arkhali is Hemanta Mukhopadhyay, about 2.0 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 Arkhali.

Arkhali is about 50 km from North Twenty Four Parganas in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Arkhali is in Amdanga tehsil of North Twenty Four Parganas district. Hemanta Mukhopadhyay is about 2.0 km away. Kolkata is about 7.8 km away. Amdanga is about 34 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.