Arkama, Khatra-I
Arkama is a village located in the Khatra Subdivision of Bankura district of West Bengal. The village falls in Khatra-I block and comes under Dhanara Gram Panchayat.
As on May 2024, the current population of Arkama is 2.1 thousands out of which 1.1 thousands are males and rest 1 thousands are females. The sex ratio of this village is 902 females per 1000 males. There are around 255 teenagers in Arkama. It has literacy rate of 62% which means around 1.3 thousands persons can read and write. Total 1.3 thousands people belonging to scheduled caste and 407 scheduled tribe people live in the village. There are around 474 households in Arkama, which means every family has 4 members on average. The village has working population of 856. The pincode of Arkama is 722140 and there are many postoffices around the village which can used to send speed post, registered parcel etc.
- Khatra Sub Post office
- Arkama Branch Post office
- Baidyanathpur Branch Post office
- Darsole Branch Post office
- Dhadanga Branch Post office
Schools
Arkama has many good schools for education and follwing are popular schools among students.
- Kangsabati Sishu Vidyalaya.(High School)
- Khatra Girls High School
- Khatra High School
- Baidyanathpur High School(High School)
- Kankradara S.S.Vidyalaya
Hospitals
Arkama has many good hospitals for treatment and follwing are popular among people.
- Khatra Block Primary Health Center
- Supur Sub-Center
- Baidyanathpur Sub-Center
- Sikrabaid Sub-Center
- Sindurpeti Sub-Center
Banks
Arkama has many good banks for financial services and follwing are popular among people.