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{{Infobox settlement
| name = Argori
| other_name =
| nickname =
| settlement_type = Census Town
| image_skyline = File:Andul Road - Argori Crossing - Howrah 20170610103210.jpg
| image_alt =
| image_caption = Andul Road (part of [[State Highway 6 (West Bengal)|SH 6]]), Argari
| pushpin_map = India West Bengal#India3
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| pushpin_map_caption = Location in West Bengal, India
| coordinates = {{coord|22.58|N|88.22|E|display=inline,title}}
| subdivision_type = Country
| subdivision_name = {{flag|India}}
| subdivision_type1 = [[States and territories of India|State]]
| subdivision_name1 = [[West Bengal]]
| subdivision_type2 = [[List of districts of India|District]]
| subdivision_name2 = [[Howrah district|Howrah]]
| established_title = 
| established_date =
| founder =
| named_for =
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| governing_body =
| unit_pref = Metric
| area_footnotes =
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| population_total = 10,715
| population_as_of = 2011
| population_rank =
| population_density_km2 = auto
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| demographics_type1 = Languages
| demographics1_title1 = Official
| demographics1_info1 = [[Bengali language|Bengali]], [[English language|English]]
| timezone1 = [[Indian Standard Time|IST]]
| utc_offset1 = +5:30
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| registration_plate = WB
| blank1_name_sec1 = [[Lok Sabha]] constituency
| blank1_info_sec1 = [[Howrah (Lok Sabha constituency)|Howrah]]
| blank2_name_sec1 = [[Vidhan Sabha]] constituency
| blank2_info_sec1 = [[Sankrail (Vidhan Sabha constituency)|Sankrail]]
| website = {{URL|howrah.gov.in/}}
| footnotes =
}}

'''Argari''' is a [[census town]] in [[Sankrail (community development block)|Sankrail]] CD Block of [[Howrah Sadar subdivision]] in [[Howrah district]] in the [[India]]n [[States and territories of India|state]] of [[West Bengal]]. It is a part of [[List of cities in West Bengal by population#Urban agglomeration|Kolkata Urban Agglomeration]].<ref>{{cite web|url=http://web.cmc.net.in/wbcensus/DataTables/01/Table-3.htm |title=District-wise list of stautory towns |publisher=Census Commission of India |access-date=2009-01-28 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20070930191128/http://web.cmc.net.in/wbcensus/DataTables/01/Table-3.htm |archive-date=2007-09-30 }}</ref>

==Geography==
Argari is located at {{coord|22.5876|N|88.22617|E|source:itwiki_region:IN|format=dms}}. It is situated between [[Andul]] and Alampur.

==Demographics==
[[File:Sebayan Nursing Home Services Private Limited - Andul Road - Howrah 2013-09-22 3166.JPG|thumb|Sebayan Nursing Home, Andul Road, Argari]]

As per [[2011 Census of India]] Argari had a total population of 10,715 of which 5,555 (52%) were males and 5,160 (48%) were females. Population below 6 years was 1,217. The total number of literates in Argari was 8,156 (85.87% of the population over 6 years).<ref name=census2011>{{cite web| url = http://censusindia.gov.in/pca/cdb_pca_census/Houselisting-housing-WB.html |title = C.D. Block Wise Primary Census Abstract Data(PCA) | work= 2011 census: West Bengal – District-wise CD Blocks|publisher= Registrar General and Census Commissioner, India | access-date = 11 May 2016}}</ref>

Argari was part of Kolkata Urban Agglomeration in 2011 census.<ref>{{cite web| url = http://censusindia.gov.in/2011-prov-results/paper2/data_files/India2/Table_4_PR_UAs_1Lakh_and_Above_Appendix.pdf | title= Provisional Population Totals, Census of India 2011 | work= Constituents of Urban Agglomeration Having Population Above 1 Lakh |publisher= Census of India 2011 | access-date = 11 May 2016}}</ref>

{{As of|2001}} India [[census]],<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.censusindia.net/results/town.php?stad=A&state5=999|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20040616075334/http://www.censusindia.net/results/town.php?stad=A&state5=999|archive-date=2004-06-16|title= Census of India 2001: Data from the 2001 Census, including cities, villages and towns (Provisional)|access-date=2008-11-01|publisher= Census Commission of India}}</ref> Argari had a population of 9525. Males constitute 52% of the population and females 48%. Argari has an average literacy rate of 66%, higher than the national average of 59.5%; with 54% of the males and 46% of females literate. 13% of the population is under 6 years of age.

==Transport==
Andul Road (part of [[Grand Trunk Road]]/[[State Highway 6 (West Bengal)|State Highway 6]])<ref>{{cite web| url = http://www.wbtrafficpolice.com/state-highways.php |title = List of State Highways in West Bengal | publisher= West Bengal Traffic Police | access-date = 15 October 2016}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=https://pincode.net.in/WEST_BENGAL/HOWRAH/A/ANDUL_ROAD|title=Pin Code: ANDUL ROAD, HOWRAH, WEST BENGAL, India, Pincode.net.in|website=pincode.net.in|access-date=2018-12-22}}</ref> is the artery of the town.

===Bus===
====Private Bus====
* 61 Alampur - [[Howrah Station]]

====Mini Bus====
* 13 Ranihati - [[Rajabazar, Kolkata|Rajabazar]]
* 13A Fatikgachi - [[Rajabazar, Kolkata|Rajabazar]]
* 20 Alampur - [[Bidhannagar Road|Ultadanga Station]]

====Bus Routes Without Numbers====
* [[Mourigram railway station]] - [[Barrackpur Cantonment]]

===Train===
[[Andul railway station]] and [[Mourigram railway station]] on [[Howrah-Kharagpur line]] are the nearest railway stations of Argari.

==References==
{{Reflist}}

{{Howrah District}}

[[Category:Cities and towns in Howrah district]]
[[Category:Neighbourhoods in Kolkata]]
[[Category:Kolkata Metropolitan Area]]

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