# Argara Village, Patrasayer, Bankura (West Bengal) – Population

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Village · Patrasayer, Bankura 

# Argara

Argara is a village in Patrasayer sub-district of Bankura district, West Bengal. The 2011 Census counted **708 people in 157 households**, the 92nd largest of 151 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 53.6%, below the sub-district's rural average of 64.9%.

- 708people (2011)
- 157households
- 53.6%literacy
- 1,133females per 1,000 males

## Homes and amenities in Argara

Of every 100 households in Argara in 2011, 17 had electricity, 6 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 23 had a mobile phone, 4 a two-wheeler and 0 a car.

■ Argara · ■ Patrasayer rural average

Electricity for lighting ****17%**

**35%

Toilet within the home ****6%**

**21%

No toilet (open defecation) ****94%**

**78%

Tap water ****2%**

**15%

Drinking water within premises ****9%**

**22%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****0%**

**3%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****100%**

**81%

Use banking services ****14%**

**44%

Television ****10%**

**18%

Mobile phone ****23%**

**35%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****4%**

**7%

Car / jeep / van ****0%**

**1%

None of these assets ****10%**

**19%

Own their home ****96%**

**99%

Source: [Census of India 2011, Houselisting and Housing Census – households by amenities and assets (HH-14)](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog).

## What is the population of Argara?

■ Argara · ■ Patrasayer rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****53.6%**

**64.9%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****1133**

**966

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****1333**

**946

Working population ****48.9%**

**43.1%

### Women and men

Literacy is 65.2% for men and 43.0% for women. 57% of men and 42% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

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**■** Cultivators 35 (10%) · **■** Farm labourers 141 (41%) · **■** Other work 15 (4%) · **■** Marginal 155 (45%)

Source: [Census of India 2011, Primary Census Abstract (town, village and ward level), all districts](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog).

## Other villages of similar size in Patrasayer

- Satgechhe760 people
- Tilpur724 people
- Dharmapur720 people
- Maukuchi710 people
- Salna694 people
- Baikunthapur692 people
- Dayalpur667 people
- Kastha Sanga658 people

[All 160 villages in Patrasayer](https://wherepedia.org/india/west-bengal/bankura/patrasayer/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the population of Argara?708 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Argara in?Bankura district (Patrasayer sub-district), West Bengal
- What is the literacy rate of Argara?53.6% (Census 2011)