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About Argara Village

Argara is a mid sized village in Potashpur I tehsil, in the district of Purba Medinipur, West Bengal. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,035, made up of 530 males and 505 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 953 females per 1000 males. The village covers 178.77 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 721439, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Argara Overview

Census 2011 figures for Argara village
Description Value
State West Bengal
District Purba Medinipur
Tehsil Potashpur I
Pincode 721439
Area (hectares) 178.77 hectares
Population 1,035
Male Population 530
Female Population 505
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 953
Bus Service (public) Available within <5 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Argara compares

By the 2011 count Argara is the 53rd largest of the 132 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 1,227 residents. Its 178.77 hectares work out to about 5.8 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, much in line with the tehsil average of 951.

Getting to Argara

Argara is reached by bus from a few kilometres away, with rail a longer trip. The census records public bus service for Argara 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 10+ km distance. The nearest villages by name are Ajodhyapur, Amarpur, Amarshi Kasba and Ambi. 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 Argara

As per the Census of India 2011, Argara village had a population of 1,035. That makes it the 53rd largest of the 132 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,227 residents.

Argara village has 530 males and 505 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Argara has about 953 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, much in line with the tehsil average of 951.

The pincode recorded for Argara is 721439. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Argara covers 178.77 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 5.8 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Argara falls under Potashpur I tehsil of Purba Medinipur district in West Bengal.

The census record for Argara notes the nearest railway station as Available within 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 Argara.

Argara is in Potashpur I tehsil of Purba Medinipur 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 Argara today is likely to be higher.

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