# Arra Village, Simlapal, Bankura (West Bengal) – Population

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Village · Simlapal, Bankura 

# Arra

Arra is a village in Simlapal sub-district of Bankura district, West Bengal. The 2011 Census counted **979 people in 211 households**, the 43rd largest of 191 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 69.9%, close to the sub-district's rural average of 68.4%.

- 979people (2011)
- 211households
- 69.9%literacy
- 923females per 1,000 males

## Homes and amenities in Arra

Of every 100 households in Arra in 2011, 23 had electricity, 13 a toilet at home and 5 cooked with LPG; 37 had a mobile phone, 12 a two-wheeler and 0 a car.

■ Arra · ■ Simlapal rural average

Electricity for lighting ****23%**

**39%

Toilet within the home ****13%**

**10%

No toilet (open defecation) ****87%**

**90%

Tap water ****0%**

**4%

Drinking water within premises ****30%**

**18%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****5%**

**2%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****92%**

**84%

Use banking services ****38%**

**52%

Television ****16%**

**16%

Mobile phone ****37%**

**34%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****12%**

**9%

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

**1%

None of these assets ****42%**

**24%

Own their home ****95%**

**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 Arra?

■ Arra · ■ Simlapal rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****69.9%**

**68.4%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****923**

**960

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****1093**

**960

Working population ****39.4%**

**40.6%

### Women and men

Literacy is 80.7% for men and 57.9% for women. 51% of men and 27% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 51 (13%) · **■** Farm labourers 221 (57%) · **■** Household industry 3 (1%) · **■** Other work 53 (14%) · **■** Marginal 58 (15%)

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 Simlapal

- Kukrakhondar1,044 people
- Tentulia1,035 people
- Bansi1,027 people
- Krishnapur989 people
- Jugidangra976 people
- Patharkhamar963 people
- Talda947 people
- Mandalgram899 people

[All 202 villages in Simlapal](https://wherepedia.org/india/west-bengal/bankura/simlapal/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the population of Arra?979 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Arra in?Bankura district (Simlapal sub-district), West Bengal
- What is the literacy rate of Arra?69.9% (Census 2011)