# Arkama Village, Khatra, Bankura (West Bengal) – Population

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Village · Khatra, Bankura 

# Arkama

Arkama is a village in Khatra sub-district of Bankura district, West Bengal. The 2011 Census counted **1,947 people in 434 households**, the 5th largest of 146 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 70.9%, close to the sub-district's rural average of 70.3%.

- 1,947people (2011)
- 434households
- 70.9%literacy
- 901females per 1,000 males

## Homes and amenities in Arkama

Of every 100 households in Arkama in 2011, 29 had electricity, 14 a toilet at home and 2 cooked with LPG; 28 had a mobile phone, 7 a two-wheeler and 1 a car.

■ Arkama · ■ Khatra rural average

Electricity for lighting ****29%**

**30%

Toilet within the home ****14%**

**9%

No toilet (open defecation) ****86%**

**90%

Tap water ****1%**

**10%

Drinking water within premises ****14%**

**9%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****2%**

**3%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****97%**

**89%

Use banking services ****80%**

**57%

Television ****12%**

**13%

Mobile phone ****28%**

**28%

Computer with internet ****2%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****7%**

**7%

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

**1%

None of these assets ****33%**

**29%

Own their home ****99%**

**98%

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 Arkama?

■ Arkama · ■ Khatra rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****70.9%**

**70.3%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****901**

**948

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****711**

**940

Working population ****40.3%**

**39.5%

### Women and men

Literacy is 83.0% for men and 57.9% for women. 51% of men and 28% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 151 (19%) · **■** Farm labourers 125 (16%) · **■** Household industry 2 (0%) · **■** Other work 63 (8%) · **■** Marginal 443 (57%)

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 Khatra

- Supur3,198 people
- Dhahala2,681 people
- Panpara2,592 people
- Kandnasol2,289 people
- Nagri1,764 people
- Muragram1,762 people
- Bheduara1,739 people
- Senapatia1,722 people

[All 153 villages in Khatra](https://wherepedia.org/india/west-bengal/bankura/khatra/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the population of Arkama?1,947 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Arkama in?Bankura district (Khatra sub-district), West Bengal
- What is the literacy rate of Arkama?70.9% (Census 2011)