Arshikra, Ranaghat - I

Arshikra is a village located in the Ranaghat - I Subdivision of Nadia district of West Bengal. The village falls in Ranaghat-I block and comes under Khisma Gram Panchayat.

As on January 2025, the current population of Arshikra is 1.2 thousands out of which 649 are males and rest 591 are females. The sex ratio of this village is 911 females per 1000 males. There are around 101 teenagers in Arshikra. It has literacy rate of 71% which means around 883 persons can read and write. Total 637 people belonging to scheduled caste and 18 scheduled tribe people live in the village. There are around 291 households in Arshikra, which means every family has 4 members on average. The village has working population of 493. The pincode of Arshikra is 741501 and there are many postoffices around the village which can used to send speed post, registered parcel etc.

• Arangahta Sub Post office
• Churni Raghunathpur Branch Post office
• Purbanowpara Branch Post office
• Barbaria Branch Post office
• Hatbahirgachi Branch Post office

Schools

Arshikra has many good schools for education and follwing are popular schools among students.

• Aranghata U.M. Institution
• Krishnagar D.C. High School
• Bahirgachi High School (High School)
• Aranghata Girls' High School
• Jugal Kishore S.S Sikshayatan (High School)

Hospitals

Arshikra has many good hospitals for treatment and follwing are popular among people.

• Kamalpur Sub-Center
• Salua Sub-Center
• Hazrapur Sub-Center
• Khosalpur Sub-Center
• Barbaria Sub-Center

Banks

Arshikra has many good banks for financial services and follwing are popular among people.

• Bandhan Bank Aranghata
• Ujjivan Small Finance Bank Purbanapura