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About Arma Village

Arma is a small village in Binpur I tehsil, in the district of Paschim Medinipur, West Bengal. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 318, made up of 154 males and 164 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,065 females per 1000 males. The village covers 108.46 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 721141, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Arma Overview

Census 2011 figures for Arma village
Description Value
State West Bengal
District Paschim Medinipur
Tehsil Binpur I
Pincode 721141
Area (hectares) 108.46 hectares
Population 318
Male Population 154
Female Population 164
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,065
Bus Service (public) Available within 10+ km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Arma compares

By the 2011 count Arma is the 138th largest of the 381 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 373 residents. Its 108.46 hectares work out to about 2.9 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 1004.

Getting to Arma

Arma is reached by bus from a few kilometres away, with rail a longer trip. The census records public bus service for Arma as Available within 10+ 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 10+ km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Arma from other places

Arma lies about 24 km from Paschim Medinipur, and the nearest railway station is Jangalmahal Bhadutala, about 8.9 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 Arma
Nearest railway station Jangalmahal Bhadutala 8.9 km
Nearest town Medinīpur 12 km
Tehsil headquarters Binpur I 24 km
District headquarters Paschim Medinipur 24 km

Villages closest to Arma

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Binpur I 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 Arma

As per the Census of India 2011, Arma village had a population of 318. That makes it the 138th largest of the 381 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 373 residents.

Arma village has 154 males and 164 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Arma has about 1065 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 1004.

The pincode recorded for Arma is 721141. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Arma covers 108.46 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 2.9 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Arma falls under Binpur I tehsil of Paschim Medinipur district in West Bengal.

The nearest railway station to Arma is Jangalmahal Bhadutala, about 8.9 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 10+ km distance and private bus service as Available within <5 km distance for Arma.

Arma is about 24 km from Paschim Medinipur in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Arma is in Binpur I tehsil of Paschim Medinipur district. Jangalmahal Bhadutala is about 8.9 km away. Medinīpur is about 12 km away. Binpur I is about 24 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Chanda Bila (9.2 km), Chandra (9.2 km) and Chandramohanpur (9.2 km).

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

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