# Arddhagram, Mejhia, Bankura – Population & Literacy

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Village · Mejhia, Bankura 

# Arddhagram

Arddhagram is a village in [Mejhia](https://wherepedia.org/india/west-bengal/bankura/mejhia/) sub-district of [Bankura](https://wherepedia.org/india/west-bengal/bankura/) district, [West Bengal](https://wherepedia.org/india/west-bengal/). The 2011 Census counted **1,189 people in 254 households**, the 27th largest of 72 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 61.9%, below the sub-district's rural average of 66.8%.

- 1,189people (2011)
- 254households
- 61.9%literacy
- 978females per 1,000 males

## Homes and amenities in Arddhagram

Of every 100 households in Arddhagram in 2011, 56 had electricity, 18 a toilet at home and 7 cooked with LPG; 36 had a mobile phone, 12 a two-wheeler and 0 a car.

■ Arddhagram · ■ Mejhia rural average

Electricity for lighting ****56%**

**47%

Toilet within the home ****18%**

**16%

No toilet (open defecation) ****82%**

**84%

Tap water ****0%**

**9%

Drinking water within premises ****25%**

**14%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****7%**

**4%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****28%**

**52%

Use banking services ****34%**

**36%

Television ****27%**

**25%

Mobile phone ****36%**

**36%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****12%**

**10%

Car / jeep / van ****0%**

**1%

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

**27%

Own their home ****90%**

**97%

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 Arddhagram?

■ Arddhagram · ■ Mejhia rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****61.9%**

**66.8%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****978**

**934

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****1091**

**937

Working population ****37.9%**

**35.3%

### Women and men

Literacy is 71.9% for men and 51.4% for women. 56% of men and 19% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

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**■** Cultivators 9 (2%) · **■** Farm labourers 56 (12%) · **■** Household industry 14 (3%) · **■** Other work 295 (65%) · **■** Marginal 77 (17%)

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 Mejhia

- Jugibag1,264 people
- Jangpur1,252 people
- Ghusra1,247 people
- Chuaberia1,224 people
- Ikra1,129 people
- Lakshmanbandi1,125 people
- Purunia1,031 people
- Jalanpur982 people

[All 75 villages in Mejhia](https://wherepedia.org/india/west-bengal/bankura/mejhia/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the population of Arddhagram?1,189 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Arddhagram in?Bankura district (Mejhia sub-district), West Bengal
- What is the literacy rate of Arddhagram?61.9% (Census 2011)