About Argoal Village

Argoal is a large village in Potashpur II tehsil, in the district of Purba Medinipur, West Bengal. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 2,377, made up of 1,218 males and 1,159 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 952 females per 1000 males. The village covers 234.16 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 721456, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Argoal Overview

Census 2011 figures for Argoal village
Description	Value
State	West Bengal
District	Purba Medinipur
Tehsil	Potashpur II
Pincode	721456
Area (hectares)	234.16 hectares
Population	2,377
Male Population	1,218
Female Population	1,159
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	952
Bus Service (public)	Available within village
Bus Service (private)	Available within village
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 10+ km distance

How Argoal compares

By the 2011 count Argoal is the 21st largest of the 142 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well above average, where the typical village holds 1,219 residents. Its 234.16 hectares work out to about 10 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, much in line with the tehsil average of 940.

Getting to Argoal

Argoal is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Argoal 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 10+ km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Argoal from other places

Argoal lies about 26 km from Purba Medinipur, and the nearest railway station is Nachinda, about 16 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 Argoal
Nearest town	Egra	13 km
Nearest railway station	Nachinda	16 km
Tehsil headquarters	Potashpur II	26 km
District headquarters	Purba Medinipur	26 km

Villages closest to Argoal

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Potashpur II 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 Argoal

As per the Census of India 2011, Argoal village had a population of 2,377. That makes it the 21st largest of the 142 villages in the tehsil, well above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,219 residents.

Argoal village has 1,218 males and 1,159 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Argoal has about 952 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 940.

The pincode recorded for Argoal is 721456. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Argoal covers 234.16 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 10 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Argoal falls under Potashpur II tehsil of Purba Medinipur district in West Bengal.

The nearest railway station to Argoal is Nachinda, about 16 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 village and private bus service as Available within village for Argoal.

Argoal is about 26 km from Purba Medinipur in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Argoal is in Potashpur II tehsil of Purba Medinipur district. Egra is about 13 km away. Nachinda is about 16 km away. Potashpur II is about 26 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.