# Argun Village, Ketugram - I, Barddhaman (West Bengal)

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Village · Ketugram - I, Barddhaman 

# Argun

Argun is a village in Ketugram - I sub-district of Barddhaman district, West Bengal. The 2011 Census counted **3,245 people in 696 households**, the 19th largest of 62 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 66.3%, close to the sub-district's rural average of 68.0%.

- 3,245people (2011)
- 696households
- 66.3%literacy
- 945females per 1,000 males

## Homes and amenities in Argun

Of every 100 households in Argun in 2011, 20 had electricity, 41 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 39 had a mobile phone, 3 a two-wheeler and 1 a car.

■ Argun · ■ Ketugram - I rural average

Electricity for lighting ****20%**

**34%

Toilet within the home ****41%**

**38%

No toilet (open defecation) ****58%**

**60%

Tap water ****1%**

**2%

Drinking water within premises ****21%**

**26%

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

**3%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****98%**

**94%

Use banking services ****22%**

**68%

Television ****18%**

**20%

Mobile phone ****39%**

**37%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****3%**

**4%

Car / jeep / van ****1%**

**1%

None of these assets ****34%**

**42%

Own their home ****95%**

**96%

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 Argun?

■ Argun · ■ Ketugram - I rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****66.3%**

**68.0%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****945**

**947

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****1008**

**955

Working population ****37.7%**

**34.1%

### Women and men

Literacy is 70.3% for men and 62.1% for women. 56% of men and 18% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 176 (14%) · **■** Farm labourers 84 (7%) · **■** Household industry 1 (0%) · **■** Other work 74 (6%) · **■** Marginal 887 (73%)

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 Ketugram - I

- Kachutia3,783 people
- Bamundi3,588 people
- Kurmadanga3,577 people
- Berugram3,489 people
- Gopalpur3,157 people
- Masundi3,153 people
- Khaspur3,149 people
- Khalipur2,974 people

[All 66 villages in Ketugram - I](https://wherepedia.org/india/west-bengal/barddhaman/ketugram-i/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the population of Argun?3,245 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Argun in?Barddhaman district (Ketugram - I sub-district), West Bengal
- What is the literacy rate of Argun?66.3% (Census 2011)