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About Arkali Village

Arkali is a mid sized village in Jhalda II tehsil, in the district of Puruliya, West Bengal. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 812, made up of 434 males and 378 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 871 females per 1000 males. The village covers 98.48 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 723213, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Arkali Overview

Census 2011 figures for Arkali village
Description Value
State West Bengal
District Puruliya
Tehsil Jhalda II
Pincode 723213
Area (hectares) 98.48 hectares
Population 812
Male Population 434
Female Population 378
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 871
Bus Service (public) Available within <5 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within <5 km distance

How Arkali compares

By the 2011 count Arkali is the 58th largest of the 117 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 1,153 residents. Its 98.48 hectares work out to about 8.2 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 960.

Getting to Arkali

The census records public bus service for Arkali 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 km distance. The nearest villages by name are Adardi, Amra, Bagda and Bamania. 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 Arkali

As per the Census of India 2011, Arkali village had a population of 812. That makes it the 58th largest of the 117 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,153 residents.

Arkali village has 434 males and 378 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Arkali has about 871 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 960.

The pincode recorded for Arkali is 723213. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Arkali covers 98.48 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 8.2 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Arkali falls under Jhalda II tehsil of Puruliya district in West Bengal.

The census record for Arkali notes the nearest railway station as Available within <5 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 Arkali.

Arkali is in Jhalda II tehsil of Puruliya 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 Arkali today is likely to be higher.

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