About Arthagaon Village

Arthagaon is a mid sized village in Raiganj tehsil, in the district of Uttar Dinajpur, West Bengal. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,416, made up of 724 males and 692 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 956 females per 1000 males. The village covers 139.61 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 733156, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Arthagaon Overview

Census 2011 figures for Arthagaon village
Description	Value
State	West Bengal
District	Uttar Dinajpur
Tehsil	Raiganj
Pincode	733156
Area (hectares)	139.61 hectares
Population	1,416
Male Population	724
Female Population	692
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	956
Bus Service (public)	Available within village
Bus Service (private)	Available within village
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 10+ km distance

How Arthagaon compares

By the 2011 count Arthagaon is the 108th largest of the 221 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 1,874 residents. Its 139.61 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, a little above the tehsil average of 941.

Getting to Arthagaon

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

Arthagaon lies about 15 km from Uttar Dinajpur, and the nearest railway station is Sudhani, about 12 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 Arthagaon
Nearest railway station	Sudhani	12 km
District headquarters	Uttar Dinajpur	15 km
Tehsil headquarters	Raiganj	24 km
Nearest town	Rāiganj	24 km

Villages closest to Arthagaon

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Arthagaon village had a population of 1,416. That makes it the 108th largest of the 221 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,874 residents.

Arthagaon village has 724 males and 692 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Arthagaon has about 956 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, a little above the tehsil average of 941.

The pincode recorded for Arthagaon is 733156. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Arthagaon covers 139.61 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 10 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Arthagaon falls under Raiganj tehsil of Uttar Dinajpur district in West Bengal.

The nearest railway station to Arthagaon is Sudhani, about 12 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 Arthagaon.

Arthagaon is about 15 km from Uttar Dinajpur in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Arthagaon is in Raiganj tehsil of Uttar Dinajpur district. Sudhani is about 12 km away. Uttar Dinajpur is about 15 km away. Raiganj is about 24 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.